Shane Bond helps Kiwis win on comeback

29 November,2009 06:51 AM IST |   |  PA Sport

A match-winning performance from fast bowler Shane Bond propelled New Zealand to a tense 32-run win against Pakistan in the first Test here on Saturday


Shane Bond

A match-winning performance from fast bowler Shane Bond propelled New Zealand to a tense 32-run win against Pakistan in the first Test here on Saturday.


Playing in his first Test in more than two years, Bond took three for 46 on the final day at University Oval to add to his first-innings five-wicket bag as the Black Caps battled to a first Test victory since defeating Bangladesh in Chittagong in October 2008.

The 34-year-old ended the match with figures of eight for 153, which included the crucial wickets of Mohammad Yousuf and Umar Akmal in the first innings and the match-turning wicket of Umar in Pakistan's second-innings run-chase.
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