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Auckland
8 - 12 March 2001
New Zealand won the toss and elected to field. Pakistan added 46 runs in the first hour before New Zealand struck twice, dismissing Elahi (24) and Farhat (23) to have Pakistan 2 for 52 before they recovered to go to lunch at 2 for 75. The afternoon session mirrored the morning session as Pakistan again batted for an hour before losing Youhana (51) and Misbah-ul-Haq (28) to go to tea at 4 for 156. Pakistan consolidated their position as New Zealand missed their two opportunities in the evening session. Pakistan batted through until stumps without further loss, moving the total to 4 for 270 scoring at 3 runs per over.
Rain delayed play on the second morning. When play eventually got underway almost an hour late, New Zealand caught Younis Khan (91) and Faisal Iqbal (42) in the first over. Showers then had the players on and off the field and by Lunch New Zealand had claimed another two wickets as Pakistan moved to 8 for 294. New Zealand were unable to break through and finish the Pakistan innings until a further 52 runs were added for a total of 346. Tuffey (4 for 96 off 34 overs) and Martin (4 for 106 off 22 overs) shared the bowling honours for New Zealand. In reply, New Zealand lost both openers before they had added a second run. With further showers interupting play, New Zealand ended the day at 2 for 65 needing another 82 runs to pass the follow on target.
Pakistan broke through twice on the third morning to dismiss Sinclair (34) and Astle (0) as New Zealand struggled slowly to 4 for 137 at the lunch break. Pakistan maintained the pressure in the afternoon session while sending McMillan (54), Fleming (86) and Franklin back to the pavilion. At tea, New Zealand had safely avoided the follow on target and was 7 for 7 for 221. Shortly after the break the final three wickets fell as the innings ended for a total of 252 runs giving Pakistan a 94 run first innings lead. Saqlain Mushtaq was the most successful bowler with 4 for 48 off 20 overs. New Zealand struck three times before stumps dismissing Elahi (7), Misbah-ul-Haq (10) and Farhat (63) as Pakistan ended the day at 3 for 98 and a 192 run lead.
On the fourth morning New Zealand quickly removed night watchman Saqlain (2) and later Youhana (42) but Pakistan increased their lead to 323 runs at lunch when they were 5 for 229 and seemingly in an unbeatable position. Pakistan continued through the afternoon session before declaring at 5 for 336 with Younis Kahn not out on 149 and Iqbal not out on 52 and an overall lead of 430 runs. Tuffey was the best of the New Zealand bowlers with 3 for 43 of 17 overs. New Zealand batted out the final session of the day with the loss of Bell (28). With one day to play, New Zealand need another 326 runs for victory with nine wickets in hand, or to bat out another 103 overs for a draw.
New Zealand resumed on the final morning and lost Richardson (59) in the first over. While New Zealand struggled to the drinks break at 5 for 127 it was all over ten minutes before lunch. Pakistan dismissed New Zealand for 131 and took the last 8 Kiwi wickets for just 10 runs as New Zealand lost the Test by 299 runs. Sami was the best of the Pakistani bowlers with 5 for 36 off 15 overs.
Second Test
Christchurch
15 - 19 March 2001
Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first. New Zealand started competently making 31 in the first hour without loss having benefited from a dropped catch early on. By lunch they moved the score to 0 for 75 to win the first session honours. Pakistan dismissed Richardson (46) after lunch but failed to take any further wickets as New Zealand went to tea at 1 for 157. Pakistan had more success in the afternoon session catching Bell (75) in the first hour and then running out Fleming (32) and catching Astle (6) and Bradburn (0) as New Zealand finished the day well placed at 5 for 284 with Sinclair not out on 100.
Pakistan caught McMillan (20) midway through the second morning as New Zealand continued to graft a large first innings total. At lunch, New Zealand had added 83 runs to be 6 for 367. New Zealand batted without loss through the first hour after lunch and passed the 400 mark. However, Pakistan applied the brakes by trapping both Parore (46) and Tuffey (13) leg before to have New Zealand 8 for 459 at tea. Pakistan took the final two wickets shortly after tea as New Zealand was all out for 476. This left Sinclair stranded on 205 having set the highest individual score for New Zealand against Pakistan. Younis (3 for 114 off 34 overs), Fazl-e-Akbar (3 for 87 off 32) and Saqlain Mushtaq (3 for 134 off 48 overs) shared the bowling honours for Pakistan. Pakistan slumped to 2 for 25 after Farhat (4) was caught and Ahmed (11) out hit wicket. At stumps they were 2 for 65 needing another 212 to avoid the follow on.
Pakistan batted through the third morning session without losing a wicket and moved the score to 2 for 131 at lunch. New Zealand finally broke through half way through the afternoon session when they dismissed Faisal (63) to have Pakistan 3 for 157 just 120 short of the follow on target. However, this was the only wicket to fall in the session. New Zealand broke through three times in the evening session to dismiss Inzamam-ul-Haq (130), Younis Khan (0) and Moin Khan (28). However, Pakistan passed the follow on target and at stumps they were 6 for 341 and still 135 runs in arrears.
The only chance of a result occurring in this Test would be if Pakistan only needed to bat once. On the fourth morning this is clearly what Pakistan intended to do. Pakistan batted through the first session without loss and at lunch they were 6 for 395. New Zealand had no success in the afternoon session either as Pakistan piled on the runs to be 6 for 504. In the evening session New Zealand finally took the wicket of Youhana (203) as Pakistan were 7 for 552. This proved to be their only success of the day as Pakistan was 7 for 561 at stumps with an 85 run first innings lead.
The final morning saw Saqlain Mushtaq (101*) reach his first Test century before Younis (12) was caught triggering a Pakistani declaration on 8 for 571 and a 95 run first innings lead. Tuffey (2 for 152 off 49 overs) and Martin (2 for 153 off 41 overs) shared the bowling honours. New Zealand played out the rest of the day losing Bell (40) after lunch and when stumps were drawn the score was 1 for 196 with Richardson (73*) and Sinclair (50*) at the crease. Younis Khan was the only successful bowler with 1 for 47 off 21 overs.
Third Test
Hamilton
27 - 31 March 2001
New Zealand won the toss and elected to field first. After scoring 28 runs in the first five overs the wheels suddenly fell off. Pakistan lost five wickets for 10 runs and crashed to 5 for 38. After a short consolidation, Pakistan lost three more quick wickets in the half hour before lunch and staggered to the break at 8 for 103. The innings ended when top scorer Younis Khan (36) was the last man out in the second over after play resumed. Tuffey (4 for 39 off 10.5 overs) and Martin (4 for 52 off 10 overs) shared the bowling honours for New Zealand. New Zealand took full advantage of their earlier work and batted through to the tea break to be 78 without loss. In the evening session New Zealand passed the Pakistan total and by stumps was 0 for 160 with a 57 run lead.
There was no play on day two due to heavy rain and play was delayed until after an early lunch break on day three for the same reason. When play did resume, Bell (105) brought up his century before being trapped in front when the total was 1 for 181. New Zealand later went to tea at 1 for 211. Sinclair (27) was caught in the evening session as New Zealand continued to build their lead and by stumps they were 2 for 260 having extended their first innings lead to 156 runs
Pakistan claimed the wicket of Richardson (106) in the first over before New Zealand went hunting for quick runs to set up a declaration. Scoring at over 6 runs per over, New Zealand declared shortly before lunch when McMillan (98) was caught with the total 4 declared for 407 leaving Fleming (51*) with yet another half century. It is worth noting that McMillan set the world record for most runns of one over (26) involving five fours and one six - an over Younis Khan might want to forget. Fazl-e-Akbar was the best of the bowlers with 3 for 85 off 27.2 overs. Pakistan batted through the 4 overs before lunch to be 0 for 7 at the break.
New Zealand carried their momentum into the afternoon session as the Pakistani batting fell apart again. Pakistan lost Imran Farhat (1) and Iqbal (5) in the hour after lunch and then Ahmed (17 and Inzamam-ul-Haq (20) in the next hour. At tea they had slumped to 4 for 69 and in real danger of an innings defeat. New Zealand struck consistently through the evening session as Youhana (16), Younis Khan (4) and Humayan Farhat (26) all returned to the pavilion by the time they had moved the total to 97 runs. The innings ended soon afterwards for a total of 118 runs giving New Zealand victory by an innings and 185 runs. Frankin was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 26 off 9.5 overs.
