Date-stamped : 13 Jan96 - 18:33 Test # 1316 New Zealand v Pakistan, Only Test. Lancaster Park, Christchurch. 8,9,10,11,12 December 1995. ====> Day 1, 8 Dec 95 Pakistanis fail to profit from early assault - Don Cameron First day of five: New Zealand are 98-3 in reply to Pakistan`s 208 all out THE brave new world that New Zealand cricket is seeking was still just the faint glow beyond the horizon after the first day of the one-off Test against Pakistan at Lancaster Park yesterday. Since the grisly deeds during the centennial season last summer that so harmed cricket`s public image, New Zealand have tried to re-form. They have a new administration and Glenn Turner, the former Worcestershire and New Zealand batsman, is now chairman of selectors, coach and the driving force of the home Test side. For two hours yesterday everything seemed just as bad as it used to be. Pakistan were sent in on a harmless pitch and Amir Sohail, with 88 from 94 balls, and Ramiz Raja, 54 from 72 deliveries, launched such a humiliating assault that they had scored 135 to- gether with lunch still 14 minutes away. Chris Cairns then removed both of them before the interval, and in the two hours afterwards Pakistan slipped into one of those slides New Zealanders know so well. In a little under two hours Pakistan, on a comfortable pitch and under a blazing sun, lost eight wickets for 60 runs and their in- nings finished at 208. In the remaining 35 overs New Zealand scored 98 for three wick- ets, led spiritedly by an innings of 40 from a new opener, Craig Spearman. New Zealand have lost Martin Crowe to injury and Ken Rutherford to South Africa, whence he has recently written a book which offers vitriolic comment about many present New Zealand players and officials. So now New Zealand are relying on new players like Roger Twose, formerly of Warwickshire, and Spearman and on a fledgling wicket- keeper and captain, Lee Germon. But Turner is very much the power behind New Zealand`s modest cricketing throne and his aims already seem curious. In his playing days Turner developed a new dimension of ultra- caution. Now he is encouraging the New Zealanders to attack from the start, to be positive, to think of five-day Tests as an ex- tension of the one-day game. The Turner plan does make for cricket fun. Pakistan scored their 208 from 54 overs, New Zealand their 98 from 35. The coming days will tell whether Turner`s entertainment brings success. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk) Contributed by The Management (help@cricinfo.com) ====> Day 1, more Test in N.Z. evenly balanced as Pakistan collapse - Qamar Ahmed There was no rhyme or reason for yet another Pakistan batting collapse in the one-off Test against New Zealand being played at the Lancaster Park here. The pattern set from the start of this twin-tour continues to haunt their batting which cannot really afford to boast about its strength or the lack of it which remains unreliable and unpredictable. The least one would have expected after they had been put in, and their openers Aamir Sohail and Ramiz Raja had shared a stand of 135, was a score well over 350 runs. But it was not to be. In- stead they collapsed and crashed to 208 runs in their first in- nings, losing their last eight wickets after lunch for the addi- tion of only 60 runs. And this was a pathetic performance. Pakistan`s plight could have been much more devastating had Aamir Sohail, who made a blistering 88, was given out hit wicket when he tripped on to his wicket and dislodged a bail when 29. As luck would have it, it went unnoticed and no one even appealed. Sohail`s dismissal later after he had struck fifteen four in 94 balls was in much the same manner. He was wrapped on the pads by Chris Cairns, got unbalanced and shattered his stumps behind him with his back leg. That was after his partner Ramiz Raja, was leg before to Cairns having made an attractive 54 when their stand had taken them to 135. Cairns was their main destroyer with 4 for 51. With 98 for 3 in reply by the close of the first day, New Zealand surely must have taken a sign of relief for their reprieve. Aamir Sohail and Ramiz Raja had no difficulty on a wicket of even bounce and pace to take the score past fifty in only 36 minutes batting. Danny Morrison and Chris Cairns were as much on the re- ceiving end as were Dion Nash and Gavin Larsen as Sohail and Raja carved the field, picking up boundaries. In the first hour 85 runs were scored and Sohail had reached his 13th fifty in Tests not much later with the help of eight fours and with only 51 balls. Ramiz Raja had his half century soon after in 98 minutes batting having hit five four. But by lunch both had gone to Chris Cairns with Pakistan on 148 for 2. After resumption, it was a complete reversal of fortunes as wickets tumbled and Pakistan batting perished. Inzamam-ul-Haq was leg before to Cairns while playing back and Salim Malik, it was thought, was a victim of a poor decision by umpire Steve Dunne who adjudged him leg before off the medium- pacer Dion Nash even before he was off the mark. Malik was aston- ished and stayed for a while at the crease before parting. Suddenly Cairns had taken 3 for three runs in 21 balls and Nash was also in the hunt. Basit Ali, still in poor form, was caught at the wicket by Lee German off an outgoing delivery from Gavin Larsen for 5 and Ijaz Ahmed, who had defied for 98 minutes to provide a little sanity to the crumbling batting line-up, then hooked straight into the hands of long leg when Larsen sent a bouncer and tempted him. Ijaz`s 30 was one of the four double- figure scores in Pakistan innings. Rashid Latif was taken at third slip by Craig Spearman off Morrison and Wasim Akram was caught low down in the second slip by Bryan Young off the same bowler. There was no stopping as the rot continued and Mushtaq Ahmed and Ata-ur-Rehman also fell at the stroke of tea. Later New Zealand openers Bryan Young and 23-year-old debutante Craig Spearman put on 48 runs for the first wicket. Young edged one from Ata-ur-Rehman to the keeper when 16 and Spearman played some handsome- looking shots for his 40 before being beaten by Mushtaq`s top-spinner. He hit a six off Mushtaq and five fours during his 105 minutes at the crease. Adam Parore`s was the other wicket to fall off Rehman when 9 but Stephen Fleming and Roger saw the day off without any further damage. Source :: Dawn Wire Service Contributed by The Management (help@cricinfo.com) ====> Day 2, 9 Dec 95 Wasim swings the balance - Don Cameron Second day of five: Pakistan (208 & 138-1) lead New Zealand (286) by 60 runs PAKISTAN captain Wasim Akram opened the way for a Pakistan win in this one-off Test when he ripped through the second half of the New Zealand first innings to finish with five wickets for 53 and hold the hosts to a lead of 78. New Zealand made 286 in reply to Pakistan`s 208 and by stumps, 33 overs later, the tourists were 138 for one wicket. With three days to play and the pitch holding together, they have almost taken control. Wasim`s tally in 67 Tests is now 289 wickets and, judging by the collection of miracles he performed in yesterday`s sunshine, he may well reach 300 before his partner, Waqar Younis, takes his 38-Test tally from 199 to 200. Afterwards Wasim ran through all the reasons why he should not have had such an impact yesterday. He had not yet regained full fitness after a throat infection, the pitch had been easy-paced and, he thought, would get slower. The ball was old and the Pakistanis were faced by a stubborn Roger Twose, the transplanted Englishman who scored a solid 59 in his first real Test innings. Luck was also against Pakistan: Chris Cairns, who was dropped at 30, caught from a no ball at 41 and went on to 76, added 102 for the fifth wicket with Twose. Wasim, meantime, had bowled 14 overs, conceded 39 runs and not really looked like taking a wicket. But suddenly he seemed to discover the reverse swing that he can gain from a well-used ball and he slipped a quicker one through Twose`s defence and into his pads. Four overs later Wasim had New Zealand captain Lee Germon taken at the wicket. Cairns was bowled at 265 for seven, Dipak Patel was caught from a short-pitched flier at 269 and Dion Nash was demolished at 283. In 57 balls Wasim had taken five wickets for 12 runs. Finally, Mustaq Ahmed, the little leg-spinner, put Danny Morrison into the record books. Morrison and the Indian Bhagwat Chan- drasekhar now share the Test high of 23 ducks. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk) Contributed by The Management (help@*ogi.edu) ====> Day 2, more Pakistan strikes back in Test against N.Z. - Qamar Ahmed The one-off Test being played at the Lancaster Park is unarguably poised for a result. Balance in the last two days has swung from one side to another, and Pakistan, after conceding a substantial first innings 78-run lead to New Zealand, have played themselves back in the game to finish the second day`s play on a much hap- pier note. Having wiped out the deficit, they now lead by 60 runs on the second innings by virtue of an impressive 138 for one and if one could trust the way in which Ijaz Ahmed and Inzamam-ul-Haq have batted to share an unbroken stand of 83 for the second wicket and score a half century each, then surely Pakistan seemed to have taken control of the match. One could only wish that there is not another collapse as was in the first innings. Two hundred more runs and that could be unassailable because New Zealand have to bat last which does not bode well for them. Despite dropped catches and disappointing fielding, Pakistan did manage to bowl New Zealand out for 286 runs in the first innings through Wasim Akram 5 for 53, and Mushtaq Ahmed having a haul of 3 for 115. They were lucky too that despite running high fever Wasim Akram in his last spell of ten overs bagged 5 wickets for only 14 runs or else things may have been rather gloomy. There is not much Pakistan can afford when they take the field for the last time in the Test after a sizeable lead is taken be- cause they remember it well too that in the 1993-94 Test at this venue New Zealand chasing a target of 325 against Pakistan had reached it through centuries by Shane Thomson and Bryan Young. There will be no room for complacency if they have to keep the grip on the game. After Ramiz Raja was hit on his right forearm while missing a hook shot off Danny Morrison and had to retire, both Ijaz Ahmed and Inzamam-ul-Haq have shown that with a little bit of determination and gritty batting a big score can be reached. Aamir Sohail`s dismissal at 55 off a quicker delivery from the off- spinner Dipak Patel when he had made 30 was the only success that New Zealanders had in the afternoon. Both Ijaz and Inzamam batted magnificently to frustrate the bowlers. Ijaz, who was off the mark with a four to long-leg off Patel, was the first to get his half century in 116 minutes batting, having hit nine fours in 71 balls. When 35, Inazamam also reached the landmark of 2,000 runs in his 30th Test. With two blistering hits, one an off-drive and another a thundering pull off Morrison, Inzamam was past his fifty, his 14th in Tests. In sixty deliveries he had struck nine fours and it took him only 59 minutes to reach it. Ijaz Ahmed is on 54 and Inzamam on 52 and a lot will depend on how long the two stay in the middle when play gets underway to- morrow. Earlier during the day Pakistan bowlers had a frustrating session in the field as New Zealand resuming at their overnight 98 for 3 added 81 more runs to the score to go to lunch. The only batsman out was Stephen Fleming who was smartly stumped by Rashid Latif for 25 off leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed after he had put on 46 runs with Roger Twose for the fourth wicket. Chris Cairns was lucky to survive a leg before appeal off Mushtaq when 0 and even luckier when Ramiz Raja dropped a sitter at mid- on off the same bowler when Cairns was 30. He made full use of that lapse in the field to share 102 runs for the fifth wicket with Twose. But it was not him but Twose who was the first man out after lunch when Wasim Akram trapped him in front of the wicket for 59 made in 210 minutes with five fours. Wickets started to tumble at the other end but Cairns, who reached his fifty with six fours in 80 balls, continued to cane the Pakistan bowling, Akram being an exception. Lee Germon was caught at the wicket off him for 21, adding 41 runs with Cairns for the sixth wicket. Cairns was bowled for 76. Patel was taken at short leg by Sohail off a lifting ball and Dion Nash edged one to the keeper to com- plete Akram`s five wickets tally in a Test innings for the 20th time. And when Mushtaq bowled Morrison for 0, a record of 24 ducks in Test, he equalled Bhagwat Chandrashekhar of India`s who had been the proud possessor of the previous record. Source :: Dawn Wire Service Contributed by The Management (help@*ogi.edu) ====> Day 3, 10 Dec 95 Pakistan crawl to healthy position - Don Cameron Third day of five: Pakistan (208 & 369-7) lead New Zealand (286) by 381 runs NEW ZEALAND could not quite press home their new tight-fisted bowling policy and now face the possibility of defeat in the one-off Test against Pakistan at Lancaster Park. By the end of yesterday`s third day Pakistan were 369 for seven in their second innings after a splendid century by Ijaz Ahmed and accompanying innings from Inzama-ul-Haq (82) and Ramiz Raja (62) and thus entered the last two days 291 runs in profit. The three two-hour sessions brought Pakistan 77, 75 and 79 runs - a slow pace which illustrated the new bowling strategy being en- couraged by Glenn Turner, the New Zealand coach. Ever the real- ist, Turner does not see Chris Cairns, Danny Morrison or Dion Nash removing a top Test batting side on such a genial pitch. So his motto is "containment can be attacking", and he wants his bowlers to so tighten their length and line that the Pakistanis will become frustrated, almost runless, and throw their wickets away through impatience. Larsen, in particular, carried out his orders well, conceding only 44 runs from 24 overs. But New Zealand picked up only six wickets and put down two very hard chances, from Ijaz and his brother-in-law Salim Malik. Two years ago, on this ground, the hosts scored 324 runs for five to beat Pakistan on the fifth day, and very likely they will face a similarly tall hurdle. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk) Contributed by The Management (help@*ogi.edu) ====> Day 3, more Pakistan in commanding position against N.Z. - Qamar Ahmed Pakistan with a commanding lead of 291 on the second innings end- ed the third day`s play in the one-off Test with a firm hold on the game against New Zealand at the Lancaster Park. At close they were 369 for 7 with Wasim Akram and Mushtaq Ahmed at the wicket. With two days remaining, there is plenty of time for Pakistan to try and add another 40 runs to make the lead look more impres- sive. As it is, Pakistan looks a firm favourite. For this the frontline batsmen will have to make sizeable scores as did Ijaz Ahmed who made 103, a very valuable century, and Inzamam-ul-Haq who hit an enthralling 82 to share a partnership of 140 runs for the second wicket with Ijaz. Later during the day Ramiz Raja who scored 62, his second score of over fifty in the match and Rashid Latif who while making 39 added 74 runs with him for the sixth wicket were as much respon- sible for Pakistan`s healthy score. It was heartening to see a change in the attitude of the Pakistan batsmen who appeared much more keen and enthusiastic to ensure a challenging lead. That they lasted the day`s play to pass a score of 300 for the first time in a Test on this tour was itself an achievement. Ijaz Ahmed`s fourth Test century and his second in the last three Tests and Inzamam`s authoritative batting had a lot to do with the imposing score. Having resumed the third day`s play at 138 for 1, Ijaz Ahmed and Inzamam had taken the score to 195 before they were parted. In a space of half an hour Ijaz hit two towering sixes off Chris Cairns and Dipak Patel to add to his overnight 54 and Inzamam also played some handsome-looking drives through covers to pass the fence. A catch in the first slip by Stephen Fleming off Dion Nash ended Inzamam`s innings of 82 after he had batted for 156 minutes and had hit 13 fours. Ijaz was lucky to be dropped when 81 at point when he cut Danny Morrison hard and chest high to Adam Parore. At lunch Pakistan with 215 for 2 were well in control of the situa- tion. After resumption with only nine runs added Salim Malik, who came in facing a pair just before lunch, was caught at the wicket by Lee Germon off Morrison for 21 but Ijaz unruffled by the dismis- sal kept his head down to concentrate hard and reach his fourth Test century and the first against New Zealand. At 89 he hit three scorching fours off Morrison and Cairns to get to three figures in 292 minutes batting in which he faced 197 balls and hit 13 fours and 2 sixes. Just before tea he was caught at the wicket off Nash when 10 and Basit Ali had an ignominious exit before he had scored. Shuf- fling across to Cairns he was trapped in front of the wicket. Ramiz Raja, who had retired on the second day after being hit on the forearm by Morrison, came at the fall of Salim`s wicket and held his end intact to play steadily and with a lot of patience to get to his second fifty in the match with seven fours. Rashid Latif, his partner at tea, was as much meticulous. The two put on 74 runs for the sixth wicket in a stand which meant a lot for Pakistan. Ramiz was leg before to Morrison step- ping back to an incoming ball when 62 and Rashid Latif, who had batted for two and half hours for his 39, edged one from Cairns to the keeper with stumps only a few minutes away. But he had done his job with gusto. For his 11 runs Wasim Akram stayed there till the close batting for an hour to make sure that when he and his bowlers take on the New Zealand batting in the second innings, they are fresh and raring to go. Source :: Dawn Wire Service Contributed by The Management (help@*ogi.edu) ====> Day 4, 11 Dec 95 Mushtaq takes control - Don Cameron Fourth day of five:New Zealand (286 & 158-7) require 199 runs to beat Pakistan (208 & 434) MUSHTAQ AHMED, 25, the Pakistan leg-spin bowler, gave thanks to Somerset after he shredded the New Zealand second innings in the one-off Test against New Zealand at Lancaster Park yesterday. By the time Mushtaq had taken five for 43 into a stiff wind, New Zealand had withered away to 158 for seven after making a bold start towards the target of 357. So New Zealand enter the last day still 198 runs behind and how- ever solidly Roger Twose defends his patch, a Pakistan victory on the last day can only really be denied by rain. Yesterday Mushtaq, after his best effort in 21 Tests, spoke of the hard physical training, the reorganisation of his action and the season with Somerset that put the final polish on his recovery from a back injury. "That full season with Somerset was the turning point in my confidence," he said. "I went through the whole season without missing a match, remo- delled my whole bowling action in the process, and took 95 wick- ets." In the first hour of the New Zealand innings Bryan Young and Craig Spearman seemed comfortable on the easy-paced pitch and Spearman even drove consecutive balls from Waqar Younis for four. In the next hour, however, New Zealand went from 50 for no wicket to 75 for five, four of the wickets to the magical Mushtaq. Twose then led a rearguard action which took New Zealand to 158 for seven, batting 190 minutes for his 44 not out. He stayed at the crease for 31/2 hours in the New Zealand first innings and may exceed that in the second, showing his new coun- trymen how a hardened county professional can use his experience to counter a clever spinner of the ball like Mushtaq. Sadly few of his team-mates have the wit, or ability to follow his direc- tion. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk) Contributed by The Management (help@*ogi.edu) ====> Day 4, more Pakistan on course to win New Zealand Test - Qamar Ahmed Pakistan is well set for a victory in the one-off Test against New Zealand. Having taken a formidable second innings lead of 356, their bowlers had reduced New Zealand to 158 for 7. Tomorrow, of the final day, the match may be over within an hour because still 199 runs are to be scored if New Zealand is to win but with only three wickets remaining there is no hope for them. The Pakistan bowlers will be fresh and leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed, who devastated a rather poor batting line-up that New Zealand has on offer by taking another haul of five wickets, will be looking for more. Waqar Younis, who was unlucky not to have bagged his 200th Test victim because of two dropped catches by Wasim Akram and Ijaz Ahmed off his howling, may also fulfil his dream of joining the club of those who have taken 200 and more in Test matches. If he does tomorrow then he would be the youngest at 24 years and 26 days to reach that landmark. Wasim Akram dropped a difficult chance at gully and later when Roger Twos, who was unbeaten at close with 44, hit a full toss to mid-on, Ijaz Ahmed a safe fielder, dropped an easy catch. The fourth day`s play was fully dominated by Pakistan who resumed at 369 for 7 with an already handsome lead of 291 runs. The last three wickets added 65 valuable runs before Pakistan were all out for 434 in an hour and half play in the morning. Though Wasim was out for 19 off Chris Cairns when Stephen Fleming caught him in the first slip in the fourth over of the day, Mushtaq Ahmed and Waqar Younis hammered the bowling to the tune of 41 runs for the ninth wicket. Dropped at 11 by Cairns off his own bowling, Mushtaq was caught at the wicket by Lee Germon off Larsen for 24 and Waqar Younis, the last man out, was leg before to the same bowler for 34, his highest score in Tests which also included seven lusty boun- daries. There was not much resistance by New Zealand batsmen once the opening partnership between Bryan Young and Craig Spearman, which yielded 50 runs, was broken. Wickets fell at regular intervals and by tea time New Zealand were five wickets down for 85. With Waqar not being able to find his line and direction, the two openers Young and Spearman who had resumed after lunch on one without loss had posted the fifty of the innings in 58 minutes. The introduction of Mushtaq and later that of Ata-ur-Rehman changed all that. Ata-ur-Rehman, bowling within his limits, res- tricted the freedom with which the two batsmen were scoring and Mushtaq taking advantage of that lured the batsmen into making mistakes. Young was caught at the wicket by Rashid Latif when 18. Adam Parole was leg before while attempting a sweep off Mushtaq and Stephen Fleming played across an incoming delivery from Ata-ur- Rehman before he had scored. Mushtaq Ahmed then picked up two more wickets that of Spearman and Chris Cairns to reduce New Zea- land to 75 for 5 from being none for 50. Spearman for his 33 had battled for 95 minutes. Going down the wicket he edged Mushtaq into the slip to Aamir Sohail and Cairns drove straight into the hands of Salim Malik at mid-on when 8. It seemed that the match would be over by the end of the day when Lee Germon, the captain, was run out off a throw from Ijaz from mid-wicket after Roger Twos went for a run and Germon could not make it to the crease, the television umpire had to be consulted. When Dipak Patel went for a sweep and was bowled round his leg by Mushtaq, the bowler had taken his third five-wicket haul in three successive Tests and that was really a good effort. Waqar Younis then had the disappointment of watching two catches dropped off him. Source :: Dawn Wire Service Contributed by The Management (help@*ogi.edu) ====> Day 5, 12 Dec 95 Mushtaq wraps up victory Fifth day of five: Pakistan (208 & 434) beat New Zealand (286 & 195) by 161 runs Mushtaq Ahmed span Pakistan to a convincing 161 runs victory over New Zealand in the one-off Test in Christchurch today. Leg-spinner Mushtaq claimed seven second innings wickets to wrap up the triumph in just over an hour on the final day. New Zealand began the day on 158 for seven requiring 357 for vic- tory, but lost overnight batsman Gavin Larsen to the 14th ball of the day, caught at slip off Mushtaq. Former Warwickshire batsman Roger Twose was the only player to defy Mushtaq, but his second 50 in the match came in a marathon 247 minutes off 162 balls. It was a promising start for Twose, who was recently recruited into the New Zealand line-up. He began the day on 44 and was 51 not out at the end of play having scored 59 in New Zealand`s first innings. Dion Nash chimed in with a dashing 22, before he was bowled by Waqar Younis to became the paceman`s 200th test victim - becoming the youngest bowler to reached the milestone. Mushtaq finished off the innings, having Danny Morrison caught at deep mid-on for one. He was awarded man of the match for the second time in succession after his performance against Australia in Sydney and his seven for 56 off 34.4 overs were his best Test figures. "He is much more patient now and he is one of the best spinners around," enthused Pakistan captain Wasim Akram. The teams now head for Dunedin for the first one-day internation- al in a four-match series, to be played on Friday. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk) Contributed by The Management (help@*ogi.edu) ====> Day 5, more Pakistan wraps up Test win in New Zealand - Qamar Ahmed The final day`s play in the one-off Test at Lancaster Park was only a formality. Pakistan, needing the last three wickets, wrapped up the match in just over an hour and a half to record success against New Zealand by 161 runs. With only 37 more runs added to their overnight 158 for 7 the New Zealand second innings folded at 195 but not before Waqar Younis, the Pakistan pacer reached the landmark of 200 wickets. His victim was medium pacer Dion Nash who after having made 22 runs was foxed by a slower delivery from Waqar. Nash had put on 29 runs for the ninth wicket with Roger Twose and had already hit four boundaries three for which had come off Waqar Younis. Not in any trouble against harmless deliveries from the Pakistan bowler, Nash missed a freighted off-spinner to be bowled. Waqar Younis, who had bowled 19 overs on the fourth day without any success, had at last bagged the elusive wicket and attained the target. In elation or in frustration, he dived on the floor in his follow through after bowling Nash to vent his feelings. He is the fourth Pakistan bowler beside Imran Khan (362) Abdul Qadir (236), and Wasim Akram (289) to take 200 wickets or over in Test matches and the 32nd in the history of the game but being 24 years and 26 days old he also became the youngest to reach the milestone. Had injuries not hindered his progress in this game, he could easily have beaten Clarie Grimmett`s record of reaching the tar- get in only 36 Test matches. This was Waqar`s 38 Test and the toughest one too because he finished the match taking only one wicket for 113 runs. His meteoric rise to the pinnacle of fast bowler`s league had begun with his first fifty wicket in only his tenth Test, his hundredth in his 20th and now his tally of anoth- er hundred wickets had come in the last 18 Tests a marvellous achievement by any standards. The morning was also made memorable by the fact that Mushtaq Ahmed, the leg-spinner with 7 for 56 finished the match with 10 wickets for 171. For the first time he had a tally of ten wickets in the match to be named the Man of the Match a magnificent per- formance with the ball to add to his 18 wickets in the last two Tests against Australia. New Zealand had started the final day`s play at 158 for 7, need- ing 199 more runs to win. A rather impossible task. In the third over of the match and in his second of the day Mushtaq Ahmed had Cavin Larsen caught in the slip by Aamir Sohail for 13. Larsen had added only five to his overnight score before edging one from Mushtaq in the only slip. He had put on 32 runs for the eighth wicket with Roger Twose. Left-handed Twose, an Englishman and a county professional for Warwickshire dogged as he was wouldn t take any chances. From 44 overnight in 35 minutes he deservedly reached his second fifty of the match soon after Waqar Younis had shattered Dion Nash`s stumps. Twose had batted for just over four hours and hit four boundaries. Danny Morrison, who had equalled the record of Bhagwat Cha- drashekahar of India in the first innings by being out for the 23rd time for a duck, needed another for a record but he picked up a single and was later caught at long-on by Salim Malik off Mushtaq Ahmed as Pakistan completed their second Test win in the last 12 days. Source :: Dawn Wire Service Contributed by The Management (help@*ogi.edu)