HAMILTON, New Zealand, (Reuters) – Pakistan completed a thumping 10-wicket victory in the first test over New Zealand inside three days after they had bowled the hosts out for just 110 in their second innings after the tea break yesterday.
The visitors had been given a victory target of just 19 runs after they established a 92-run first innings lead earlier yesterday. Left-arm spinner Abdul Rehman was again the principle tormenter of New Zealand’s batsmen, taking three wickets for 24 runs and creating enormous pressure.
Rehman, who was named man of the match, also combined magnificently with left-arm pace bowler Wahab Riaz, who ended with three for 38, while Umar Gul mopped up the tail to finish three for 28. Mohamam Hafeez and Taufeeq Umar then wrapped up the victory in just 3.4 overs to guide the visitors to 21-0 and a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. The second test begins in Wellington next Saturday. New Zealand had gone to tea at 33 for no loss, however they crumbled after the break, losing seven wickets for 35 runs.
Tim McIntosh, who was dropped by Taufeeq at first slip off Umar Gul and survived two confident lbw appeals before tea, was the first to go when he danced down the wicket to Rehman only to see the ball slide past his outside edge and be stumped by Adnan Akmal for three. Brendon McCullum was next to go, though he could be considered unlucky when he was given out by umpire Rod Tucker for 35 caught by Akmal down the leg side off a Wahab delivery.
Television replays, however, showed he had not hit the ball with the delivery deflecting off his thigh pad. Coincidentally McCullum was given not out in the first innings when replays suggested the ball had brushed his gloves.
SCOREBOARD
New Zealand first innings (275)
Pakistan first innings (overnight 235-4)
M. Hafeez c McIntosh
b Martin 0
T. Umar c Williamson
b Arnel 54
A. Ali c Young b Martin 24
Y. Khan c & b Arnel 23
Misbah-ul-haq lbw b Arnel 62
A. Shafiq lbw b Southee 83
A. Akmal c Ryder
b Southee 44
A. Rehman b Arnel 28
U. Gul lbw b Vettori 17
T. Ahmed c Southee
b Martin 18
W. Riaz not out 0
Extras: (nb-3 w-1 lb-6 b-4) 14
Total: (all out, 122.1 overs) 367
Fall of wickets: 1-0 2-72 3-104 4-107 5-256 6-256 7-332 8-332 9-365 10-367
Bowling: Martin 25.1-7-86-3 (w-1, nb-2), Southee 32-10-82-2, Arnel 28-6-95-4, Vettori 29-12-48-1 (nb-1), Williamson 6-0-33-0, Guptill 2-0-13-0.
New Zealand second innings
T. McIntosh st Akmal
b Rehman 3
B. McCullum c Akmal
b Wahab 35
M. Guptill c Taufeeq
b Rehman 11
R. Taylor run out 8
J. Ryder lbw b Wahab 0
K. Williamson c Hafeez
b Wahab 1
R. Young c Azhar b Gul 12
D. Vettori lbw b Rehman 3
T. Southee c sub b Gul 17
B. Arnel not out 7
C. Martin c Misbah b Gul 8
Extras: (nb-5) 5
Total: (all out, 38.3 overs) 110
Fall of wickets: 1-36 2-44 3-60 4-60 5-61 6-61 7-71 8-90 9-96 10-110
Bowling: Gul 8.3-3-28-3 (nb-1), Tanvir 4-1-20-0 (nb-1), Rehman 15-6-24-3, Wahab 11-1-38-3 (nb-3)
Pakistan second innings
M. Hafeez not out 9
T. Umar not out 12
Total: (for no wickets, 3.4 overs) 21
Bowling: Martin 2-0-11-0, Southee 1.4-0-10-0.
Result: Pakistan won by 10 wickets
Man of the match: Abdul Rehman (Pakistan)
Next match: Basin Reserve, Wellington (Jan. 15-19)
