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PAK win 3 - 0 PAK gains 19 points; NZ loses 19 points
Draw 1.5 - 1.5 NZ gains 4 points; PAK loses 4 points
NZ win 3 - 0 NZ gains 26 points; PAK loses 26 points
Hamilton
19 - 23 December 2003
Pakistan won the toss and sent New Zealand in to bat first.� Pakistan made on early breakthrough when they dismissed Vincent (8) at 1 for 16.� However, that was Pakistan?s only wicket before New Zealand batted through to be 1 for 98 at lunch.� Half an hour after lunch, Pakistan ran out Richardson (44) at 2 for 117.Again, that was Pakistan's only wicket for the session and at tea, New Zealand were gaining control of the match at 2 for 192.� However, during the evening session, Pakistan dismissed Styris (33), McMillan (22), Cairns (11) and Oram (6) in the space of 57 runs while Fleming posted his 6th Test century.� At stumps, New Zealand had a slight edge at 6 for 295.
New Zealand continued to pile on the runs on the second morning.� Pakistan was only able to dismiss Hart (10) during a morning session that saw 128 runs added as New Zealand batted through to be 7 for 423 at lunch.� During the afternoon session, Pakistan trapped Fleming (192) in front of his wicket when the score was 8 for 439.� However, Vettori went on to record his first Test century before Tuffy (35) was dismissed.� Eventually, Butler (7) was caught, leaving Vettori not out on 137 in an innings of 563.� Shabbir Ahmed was the best of the bowlers with 5 for 117 off 43.2 overs.� Tea was taken between innings after which Pakistan began their reply.� Imran Farhat (20) was caught at 1 for 47 in the eighth over and Taufeeq Umar (27) was out soon afterwards at 2 for 55.� By stumps, the scoring rate had halved to around four runs per over and Pakistan was 2 for 118, needing a further 246 to avoid following on.
New Zealand dismissed Yousuf Youhana (28) in the fifth over of the third morning to have Pakistan 3 for 134.� However, Pakistan then batted through to be 3 for 205 at lunch.� After lunch, New Zealand dismissed Yasir Hameed (80) during the more overs that were possible before drizzle and bad light prevented further play.� When play was finally abandoned for the day, Pakistan was 4 for 209, still needing a further 137 more runs to avoid the risk of following on.
Overnight rain delayed play for 90 minutes on the fourth morning and when play began, New Zealand dropped Inzamam-ul-Haq off the first ball.� With enforcing the follow on the only chance of a result in the Test, a breakthrough at that time would have ramped up the pressure on Pakistan and the miss saw them able to bat through to lunch without loss of wickets.� Inzamam (51) eventually fell at 5 for 256 and Abdul Razzaq (48) fell eight overs later at 6 for 285.� Pakistan then passed the follow on target before losing their final four wickets of Mohammad Sami (25), Moin Khan (137), Shabbir Ahmed (8) and Umar Gul (3) in the space of 26 runs to be all out for 463 runs at tea.� Tuffey was the best of the bowlers with 5 for 87 off 33 overs.� After tea, New Zealand added four runs to their 100 runs first innings lead before rain swept in and play was abandoned for the day.
Pakistan saw a chance on the final morning for an unlikely result if they could take early wickets quickly.� New Zealand started slowly and after ten overs had added only nine runs before the first disaster struck.� Mohammad Sami dismissed Vincent (4) and Fleming (0) in the same over to have New Zealand 2 for 13.� Half an hour later and with 42 runs on the board, Sami dismissed Styris (20).� In the next over Umar Gul dismissed Rischardson (15) and Cairns (0) in successive balls and suddenly New Zealand were in deep trouble at 5 for 42.� McMillan (2) was run out five runs later and Hart (0) at 7 for 52.� With a lead of only 152 runs, Pakistan could see a victory that looked out of the picture at the beginning of the day, provided they could finish the tail and had time to bat.� New Zealand held them out for the remainder of the session and at tea, the score was 7 for 87.� Pakistan dismissed Vettori (20) soon after tea, however, the following over saw bad light stop play with 36 overs remaining and the score 8 for 96. Play was unable to resume and a draw delcared when light rain began falling.
Second Test
Wellington
26 - 30 December 2003
On a rain interrupted first morning, New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first.� The decision proved disastrous after Vincent (0) and Fleming (0) fell in the third over at 2 for 1.� Pakistan dismissed Jones (16) at 3 for 41 and, with three hours having been lost, New Zealand limped to tea at 3 for 79 off 33 overs.� During the evening session, Pakistan dismissed Styris (36) and McMillan (26) before New Zealand ended the sat at 5 for 151 from 71 overs.
New Zealand continued their recovery on the second morning.� Pakistan dismissed Hart (19) and Richardson (82) before the home side wet to lunch at 7 for 252.� New Zealand's stubborn resistance continued through the afternoon as the added 107 more runs for the loss of Oram (97) to be 8 for 359 at tea.� During the evening session, Pakistan finally dismissed Vettori (44) and Butler (4) to have New Zealand all out for an impressive 366 considering their start.� Shoaib Akhtar was the best of the bowlers with 5 for 48 off 20.3 overs.� Pakistan began their reply and promptly lost Imran Farhat (20) and Yasir Hameed (3) to be 2 for 30.� By stumps, Pakistan was 2 for 52, still needing 115 runs to avoid following on.
Pakistan resumed on the third morning and lost Taufeeq Umar (16) and Inzamam-ul-Haq (34) before Pakistan went to lunch.� New Zealand dismissed Yousuf Youhana (60) at 5 for 168 before taking the new ball and Butler smashed the tail, taking 6 for 28 in five overs.� Butler dismissed Abdul Razzaq (26), Mohammad Sami (4), Shoaib Akhtar (0), Moin Khan (19) and Danish Kaneria (0) as Pakistan was all out for 196.� Butler's final figures were 6 for 46 off 20 overs.� New Zealand then began adding to their 170 run first innings lead, but again lost Vincent (4) early and then Fleming (24) and Jones (7) followed as they ended the day at 3 for 75 and an overall lead of 245 runs.
New Zealand resumed on the fourth morning and tool the total to 95 before disaster struck in the form of Shoaib Akhtar.� Richardson (41) was caught behind and then Styris (0), Tuffey (13), Oram (3), Vettori (0), Hart (0) and Butler (0) were all dismissed in the space of only eight runs as New Zealand collapsed for 103 runs.� Shoaib Akhtar was the best of the bowlers with 6 for 30 off 18 overs.� Pakistan began theor chase for the 274 runs that would provide victory in both the match and the series.� Pakistan lost Imran Farhat (14) at 1 for 37 and Taufeeq Umar (34) at 2 for 75.� However, New Zealand failed to keep their momentum going as Pakistan blunted the attack.� Yasir Hameed (59) was the only other batsman dismissed at 3 for 156 as Pakistan sailed toward victory.� At stumps, Pakistan was 3 for 246, needing only another 28 more runs for victory on the final morning.
Pakistan completed the task without further loss of wickets on the final morning to secure a victory by seven wickets.
