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Pakistan v New Zealand

1st Test, Abu Dhabi

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Ajaz Patel scripts stunning four-run win for NZ

The debutant left-arm spinner took five wickets as Pakistan collapsed around Azhar Ali in a chase of 176

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Stats -The fifth-narrowest win in Test cricket

New Zealand won by four runs, handing Pakistan their closest defeat in Test cricket

Ajaz Patel: teenage left-arm seamer to Test-grade left-arm spinner

Ajaz spun New Zealand to a narrow win in the first Test against Pakistan, picking a five-for in the second innings

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    Struggling Sarfraz laments "soft, cheap dismissals"

    The Pakistan captain pointed to Babar Azam's run out as the turning point, while admitting to being disappointed with the shot he himself played to get out

    Abu Dhabi win ranks as 'one of our best' - Williamson

    Kane Williamson was delighted with the fighting spirit his charges showed as they snatched a dramatic four-run win in the first Test in Abu Dhabi against Pakistan

    The five narrowest Test wins

    Pakistan lost their last six wickets for just 24 runs, to succumb to a narrow defeat in Abu Dhabi

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    The captain urged her team to hold their nerve in light of the dearth of runs, and a slipshod show in the field against West Indies

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    West Indies squeezed out England in a thrilling finish at the Daren Sammy Stadium to claim top spot in Group A and a semi-final against Australia

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      'No team is weak at home' - Shastri

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