Pakistan complete 10-wicket win in first test v NZ

Openers Taufeeq Umar and Mohammad Hafeez guided Pakistan to their 10-wicket win.

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.

Openers Taufeeq Umar and Mohammad Hafeez guided Pakistan to their 10-wicket win.

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)