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Man of the Match on debut, and a disappointing first for Yasir

Colin de Grandhomme became the fourth New Zealand player to be named Man of the Match on debut, while Yasir Shah finished wicketless for the first time in Tests

Bharath Seervi
20-Nov-2016
File photo - Yasir Shah had averaged 55 overs per Test before this match but bowled only 13.3 overs in Christchurch  •  AFP

File photo - Yasir Shah had averaged 55 overs per Test before this match but bowled only 13.3 overs in Christchurch  •  AFP

4 New Zealand players who have won Man-of-the-Match awards on their Test debut - Colin de Grandhomme became the fourth. The first three were Stephen Fleming, Matthew Sinclair and Mark Craig. Overall, only two others have achieved this while making a debut against Pakistan - RP Singh and Kyle Abbott.
0 Wickets for Yasir Shah in this Test - the first wicketless match in his Test career. He bowled only 13.3 overs in this match, having averaged about 55 overs per Test before this one began.
7 Consecutive Test series in which Pakistan had not lost the first Test, before facing a defeat in this match. Their previous defeat in the first match of a series was in Sri Lanka in 2014. Since then they won five and drew two in the first Tests of seven series.
2 Instances of Pakistan losing two consecutive Tests against New Zealand. They had lost their last match against New Zealand in Sharjah in 2014-15. Previously they lost consecutive Tests in the 1984-85 series - in Auckland and Dunedin - which was also the last time Pakistan lost a series to New Zealand.
0 Previous instances of all 30 wickets in the first three innings of a Test in New Zealand falling to fast bowlers. There have been seven instances of 29 of the 30 dismissals falling to fast bowlers, the most recent one involving England in Wellington in 2007-08.
4 Catches taken by Jeet Raval in this Test - the most by a New Zealand non-wicketkeeper on his Test debut. Five players had taken three catches each on their debuts, the last of whom was Hamish Rutherford in 2012-13.

Bharath Seervi is stats sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo. @SeerviBharath