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Pakistan resisted. But in the end the fight did not last. Extremely dramatic, New Zealand won the first round of the Mount Munganui series by 101 races.
The whole game was great. In the absence of the last half hour of the last day, the game was decided. Pakistan could have tied this game if they had hit just 4.3 overs. But Pakistan lost to the New Zealand bowlers to win the match. Pakistan’s last innings were down to 261 runs.
The hosts set a huge 363 run goal against Pakistan in the final innings to win the match. Pakistan’s first four batters missed, but Fahad Alam and Mohammad Rizwan put up resistance in the middle order. Fahad Alam scored a 102-run century. This is Fahad Alam’s second century since he made his testing debut in 2009. Rizwan scored half a century in the second inning and in the first. The duo added 175 runs for the fifth wicket. From the way the two fought throughout the day, it seemed like Pakistan could defend this match. At the start of the last session on the last day of the match, Pakistan’s score was 215 runs over 4 wickets. New Zealand needed 6 wickets in the last session to win the match. Pakistan’s resistance was shattered when Fahad Alam was deposed shortly after the century. Rizwan was also fired for two more races. Pakistan can only spend some time in the last four fields. But he couldn’t save the game.
New Zealand won the draw and chose the field.
New Zealand took a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series.
Short scores: New Zealand 431 and 180/5 declared. Pakistan 239 and 261. Result: New Zealand won by 101 runs. Best match: Ken Williamson.
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