De Grandhomme stars in wickets-fest

Nov 18, 2016

Play finally got under way on a sunny day two in Christchurch. Colin de Grandhomme (left) was one of two debutants for New Zealand•Getty Images

Jeet Raval - New Zealand's second new face - pouched the other opener, Sami Aslam, at second slip •Getty Images

... Misbah went after quick runs and holed out off Trent Boult, caught at mid-off•Getty Images

Sohail Khan got the big wicket of Kane Williamson, caught at first slip, not long after, and the hosts were reduced to 15 for 2•Getty Images

Henry Nicholls too went to stumps unbeaten, on 29; the partnership had grown to 64 by then, with New Zealand 104 for 3•Getty Images

New Zealand had to wait over 12 overs for their first breakthrough, and it came courtesy the debutant: de Grandhomme flattened Azhar Ali's off stump•Getty Images

The batsmen were thoroughly tested thereafter, and few passed the test•Getty Images

De Grandhomme was destroyer-in-chief, finishing with the best figures by a New Zealand player on Test debut: 6 for 41. Pakistan had folded for 133•Getty Images

But then debutant Jeet Raval saw off the new ball efficiently to steady the innings•AFP

Misbah-ul-Haq looked like he had settled in in making 31, but with wickets falling quickly at the other end...•AFP

New Zealand did not get off to the start they would have wanted: Mohammad Amir had Tom Latham lbw for 1•Getty Images

Raval ended the day not out on 55•Getty Images