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Relive Lance Cairns' gritty and disciplined bowling performance from the 3rd Test at Dunedin in February 1985.
In Pakistan’s first innings, Cairns delivered 22 overs, 4 maidens, and picked up 2 crucial wickets — the prized scalps of Zaheer Abbas and Salim Malik.

With his trademark heavy action and relentless accuracy, Cairns kept the pressure on throughout his spell, forcing batters into mistakes and creating breakthroughs when New Zealand needed them the most.

Watch these key moments and enjoy a slice of vintage 1980s Test cricket!

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00:00In this footage, Lance Keynes delivered one of his classic workhorse spells in the third
00:05test at Dunedin in February 1985, bowling with trademark heavy shoulder action.
00:10He finished with 2 for 41 from 22 hours, including four tight medians in Pakistan first innings.
00:16On a surface that offered just a hint of movement, Lance Keynes kept pounding the same nagging
00:21channels forcing the batters to play more than they wanted to.
00:25First, he removed the great Zaheer Abbas, a prize wicket for any baller.
00:29Then came Saleem Malik, another quality player undone by Lance Keynes' discipline.
00:34A touch of seam, a bit of pressure and Lance Keynes had struck again.
00:39Let's roll the footage and watch how Lance Keynes crafted these wickets with great accuracy
00:44and old school fast medium skills.
00:59Have a look at this LBW decision.
01:04Or rather a streaky stroke, but he's got to get away with it. In fact, a good four runs, Saleem Malik.
01:13Three for four.
01:14Kairns to Saleem Malik.
01:15Oh, it is balding.
01:16Oh, it is balding.
01:17Lance Keynes has bowled Saleem Malik.
01:18Lance Keynes has bowled Saleem Malik.
01:20That's a vital blow.
01:21And Malik is out for nine.
01:22And Pakistan lose their fifth round.
01:23It is balding.
01:24It is balding.
01:25It is balding.
01:26It is balding.
01:27It is balding.
01:28It is balding.
01:29It is balding.
01:30It is balding.
01:34It is balding.
01:35Xiao, it is balding.
01:36Three for four.
01:37Kairns to Saleem Malik.
01:38It is balding.
01:39daran sat by growing out.
01:40It is balding.
01:42bipolar.
01:43Two at free for four.
01:57Lance Cairns was never the loudest or the fastest, but he was the sort of baller every
02:20captain trusted when the game needed control.
02:23His ability to ball long, tireless spells, create pressure out of nothing and chip out
02:28key wickets made him a cornerstone of a New Zealand attack through the early 1980s and
02:34his big hitting camos with the bat and you get a cricketer who left a distinctive, unforgettable
02:39mark on KV Cricket.
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