SHARJAH: New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry grabbed 4-45 as Pakistan were bowled out for 252 in the second One-day International at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium here on Friday.

Henry struck twice in his opening spell to reduce Pakistan to 20-3, then removed top-scorer Mohammad Hafeez, who made 76, and captain Misbah-ul-Haq, for 47.

Opener Hafeez featured in two productive stands, adding 77 runs with Haris Sohail, and 66 with Misbah, but was dismissed just before the second batting powerplay.

Mitchell McClenaghan got the key wicket of Younis Khan, and ended Pakistan’s innings in the 49th over with two wickets in three balls to finish with 3-56.

Pakistan have won all their 10 previous ODIs against Kiwis in Sharjah, but the match is also on the same pitch where New Zealand won the third Test two weeks ago.

Henry had opener Ahmed Shehzad caught behind for a duck in the first over, and clean bowled Asad Shafiq between bat and pad as the batsman tried to flick the fast bowler.

In between Henry’s strikes, McClenaghan bowled an eventful second over when he had Younis lbw for a duck, only to see the batsman recalled by the umpire because the fast bowler bowled a no-ball. Younis lasted only three more deliveries before edging McClenaghan to first slip, giving Ross Taylor one of his three catches.

Hafeez steadied the innings with Haris (33), who scored a match-winning half-century in the first ODI. Haris then pulled Corey Anderson’s short-pitched delivery straight to Taylor at midwicket at 97-4.

Matt Henry celebrates after taking the wicket of Ahmed Shehzad.—AFP

Hafeez hit nine fours a six in his 92-ball knock, until Henry returned and had him caught in the deep at 163-5, and Misbah was caught behind down the leg side two overs later after hitting two fours and two sixes.

Shahid Afridi briefly looked threatening in scoring 27 off 14 balls. He hoisted Adam Milne for two successive sixes but his skied his third attempt to Daniel Vettori at mid off, wasting his wicket with more than nine overs left, at 209-7.

New Zealand did well in the last 10 overs in allowing Pakistan only 55 runs, before McClenaghan, one of the three changes to the team, finished off the innings.

Scoreboard PAKISTAN:

Mohammad Hafeez c Latham b Henry76 Ahmed Shehzad c Ronchi b Henry0 Younis Khan c Taylor b McClenaghan6 Asad Shafiq b Henry1 Haris Sohail c Taylor b Anderson33 Misbah-ul Haq c Ronchi b Henry47 Sarfraz Ahmed c Latham b McClenaghan23 Shahid Afridi c Vettori b Milne27 Wahab Riaz c Taylor b Milne14 Sohail Tanvir lbw b McClenaghan14 Mohammad Irfan not out0

EXTRAS (LB-1, NB-1, W-9)11

TOTAL (all out, 48.3 overs)252

FALL OF WKTS: 1-1, 2-11, 3-20, 4-97, 5-163, 6-172, 7-209, 8-231, 9-248.

BOWLING: Henry 10-0-45-4 (3w); McClenaghan 9.3-0-56-3 (1nb, 5w); Milne 10-0-53-2 (1w); Vettori 10-0-48-0; Devcich 2-0-14-0; Anderson 7-0-35-1.

NEW ZEALAND: K. Williamson, A. Devcich, D. Brownlie, R. Taylor, T. Latham, C. Anderson, L. Ronchi, D. Vettori, A. Milne, M. Hnery, M. McClenaghan.

UMPIRES: Ahsan Raza (Pakistan) and Richard Illingworth (England).

TV UMPIRE: Joel Wilson (West Indies)

MATCH REFEREE: Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka).

Published in Dawn, December 13th, 2014