Abu Dhabi: New Zealand beat Pakistan by four runs in a sensational finish to the fourth day in Abu Dhabi on Monday, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Set 176 to win, Pakistan were bowled out for 171 with debutant left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel finishing with 5-59 and fast bowler Neil Wagner taking 2-27.
Azhar Ali top-scored with 65 while Asad Shafiq made 45.
Scoreboard
New Zealand 1st innings
Jeet Raval c Sarfraz Ahmed b Mohammad Abbas 7
Tom Latham c Mohammad Hafeez b Yasir Shah 13
Kane Williamson c Sarfraz Ahmed b Hasan Ali 63
Ross Taylor c Sarfraz Ahmed b Yasir Shah 2
Henry Nicholls c Sarfraz Ahmed b Mohammad Abbas 28
BJ Watling lbw Haris Sohail 10
Colin de Grandhomme lbw Hasan Ali 0
Ish Sodhi lbw Haris Sohail 4
Neil Wagner c Asad Shafiq b Bilal Asif 12
Ajaz Patel lbw Yasir Shah 6
Trent Boult Not Out 4
Extras 0b 4lb 0nb 0pen 0w 4
Total: 153 all out (66.3 overs)
Fall of Wickets: 1-20 Raval, 2-35 Latham, 3-39 Taylor, 4-111 Nicholls, 5-123 Williamson, 6-123 de Grandhomme, 7-128 Sodhi, 8-133 Watling, 9-149 Wagner, 10-153 Patel
Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex
Mohammad Abbas 12 7 13 2 1.08
Hasan Ali 16 6 38 2 2.38
Bilal Asif 13 1 33 1 2.54
Yasir Shah 16.3 2 54 3 3.27
Haris Sohail 8 2 11 2 1.38
Mohammad Hafeez 1 1 0 0 0.00
Pakistan 1st innings
Imam ul-Haq c Kane Williamson b Colin de Grandhomme 6
Mohammad Hafeez c Kane Williamson b Trent Boult 20
Azhar Ali c BJ Watling b Trent Boult 22
Haris Sohail c Tom Latham b Ish Sodhi 38
Asad Shafiq b Trent Boult 43
Babar Azam c BJ Watling b Trent Boult 62
Sarfraz Ahmed c Neil Wagner b Ajaz Patel 2
Bilal Asif st BJ Watling b Ajaz Patel 11
Yasir Shah c BJ Watling b Neil Wagner 9
Hasan Ali c Ross Taylor b Colin de Grandhomme 4
Mohammad Abbas Not Out 0
Extras 4b 4lb 1nb 0pen 1w 10
Total: 227 all out (83.2 overs)
Fall of Wickets: 1-27 ul-Haq, 2-27 Hafeez, 3-91 Sohail, 4-91 Ali, 5-174 Shafiq, 6-177 Ahmed, 7-195 Asif, 8-220 Shah, 9-227 Ali, 10-227 Azam
Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex
Trent Boult 18.2 6 54 4 2.95
Colin de Grandhomme 13 6 30 2 2.31
Ajaz Patel 24 4 64 2 2.67
Neil Wagner 18 5 30 1 1.67 1w 1nb
Ish Sodhi 10 0 41 1 4.10
New Zealand 2nd innings
Jeet Raval c Sarfraz Ahmed b Hasan Ali 46
Tom Latham b Hasan Ali 0
Kane Williamson b Yasir Shah 37
Ross Taylor lbw Hasan Ali 19
Henry Nicholls c Sarfraz Ahmed b Yasir Shah 55
BJ Watling lbw Yasir Shah 59
Colin de Grandhomme lbw Yasir Shah 3
Ish Sodhi b Hasan Ali 18
Neil Wagner b Yasir Shah 0
Ajaz Patel Not Out 6
Trent Boult c Mohammad Hafeez b Hasan Ali 0
Extras 4b 0lb 1nb 0pen 1w 6
Total: 249 all out (100.4 overs)
Fall of Wickets: 1-0 Latham, 2-86 Williamson, 3-105 Taylor, 4-108 Raval, 5-220 Nicholls, 6-224 de Grandhomme, 7-227 Watling, 8-227 Wagner, 9-249 Sodhi, 10-249 Boult
Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex
Mohammad Abbas 22 10 31 0 1.41
Hasan Ali 17.4 3 45 5 2.55 1w 1nb
Yasir Shah 37 6 110 5 2.97
Haris Sohail 7 1 12 0 1.71
Bilal Asif 14 3 43 0 3.07
Mohammad Hafeez 3 1 4 0 1.33
Pakistan 2nd innings
Imam ul-Haq lbw Ajaz Patel 27
Mohammad Hafeez c Colin de Grandhomme b Ish Sodhi 10
Azhar Ali lbw Ajaz Patel 65
Haris Sohail c&b Ish Sodhi 4
Asad Shafiq c BJ Watling b Neil Wagner 45
Babar Azam Run Out Ish Sodhi 13
Sarfraz Ahmed c BJ Watling b Ajaz Patel 3
Bilal Asif b Ajaz Patel 0
Yasir Shah c Ross Taylor b Neil Wagner 0
Hasan Ali c (Sub) b Ajaz Patel 0
Mohammad Abbas Not Out 0
Extras 4b 0lb 0nb 0pen 0w 4
Total: 171 all out (58.4 overs)
Fall of Wickets: 1-40 ul-Haq, 2-44 Hafeez, 3-48 Sohail, 4-130 Shafiq, 5-147 Azam, 6-154 Ahmed, 7-154 Asif, 8-155 Shah, 9-164 Ali, 10-171 Ali
Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex
Trent Boult 7 0 29 0 4.14
Colin de Grandhomme 3 0 15 0 5.00
Ajaz Patel 23.4 4 59 5 2.49
Ish Sodhi 12 0 37 2 3.08
Neil Wagner 13 4 27 2 2.08
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Ian Gould
Video: Paul Reiffel
Match Referee: Javagal Srinath