The Kiwis (as the New Zealand sports teams were fondly called then) made their first-ever visit to Pakistan in the autumn of 1955. Led by Henry Cave, they were a young and enthusiastic side, perhaps the most sporting to have ever visited Pakistan. They lost the series 2-0 with rain coming to their rescue in the final Test at Lahore, when Pakistan was racing against the clock for victory, the New Zealanders actually ran between and after overs in order to save time, a sporting gesture not often seen afterwards in cricket.

1955-56 New Zealand in Pakistan
It was Pakistan's first-ever series victory after gaining Test status in 1952-53. For a change, it was not the pace and swing of Fazal Mahmood or Khan Mohammad but the off-spin of Zulfiqar Ahmed (11 wickets in the first Test) that proved to be the undoing of the Kiwis. He was ably supported by the left-arm spinning duo of Shujauddin and skipper Abdul Hafeez Kardar. New Zealand players, inexperienced in batting on a matting wicket, were dismissed for 164 (Poore 43, MacGibbon 33) and 124 (Leggat 39, P.Z. Harris 21 and Cave 21). In the match, Zulfiqar Ahmed bowled 84 overs (40 being maidens) and took 11 wickets for 79 runs.

The second Test played at Lahore will always be remembered for a magnificent 308 runs record seventh-wickets stand between Waqar Hasan and Imtiaz Ahmed. They came together when Pakistan was reeling at 111-6 in reply to New Zealand's handsome first innings total of 348. Waqar Scored 189 and Imtiaz 209. Useful contributions by the lower-order batsmen took the score to 561. New Zealand made 328 in its second innings - Reid 86, Hardford 64, McGregor 43, MacGibbon 40. Pakistan won the Test (and the series) by four wickets, scoring the 117 runs required in 90 minutes for the loss of six wickets.

Rain prevented any play on the first two days of the third Test at Dacca. On a wet matting wicket, New Zealand fared badly, MacGibbon (29 not out) and J. Guy (11) alone reaching double figures in a total of 70 runs. In reply, Pakistan made 195 for six wickets declared (Hanif Mohammad 103, Wallis Mathias 41 not out). After six wickets were lost for 56 runs in New Zealand's second innings, Guy and MacGibbon defended successfully to take the total to 69 and so draw the game.

1964-65 Pakistan in New Zealand
It took Pakistan another nine years to pay a return a visit. The Pakistanis led by Hanif Mohammad played three Tests, all of them ending in a stalemate. From Pakistan, Hanif Mohammad was the sole survivor of the 1955-56 rubber played in Pakistan whereas the Kiwis had as many as four players from that rubber in the shape of skipper John Reid, McGregor, Harris and wicketkeeper Dick. The Pakistanis escaped the clutches of defeat in the first Test by a narrow margin thanks mainly to a lanky youngster named Asif Iqbal who scored an unbeaten 52 and resisted the bowlers till the very end. Asif Iqbal was Pakistan's bowling hero too, claiming 18 wickets in the rubber, a feat not achieved by any Pakistani bowlers since the heady days of Fazal Mahmood and Khan Mohammad. Hanif Mohammad scored the only hundred of the rubber at Christchurch, while New Zealand's leading run-getters were skipper Reid and Morgan.

In the first Test at Wellington, the first innings of New Zealand produced 266 runs, the last five wickets falling for only five runs. Reid batted aggressively for 97 in two hours, Sinclair made 65 and Congdon 42. Asif Iqbal took five wickets for 48 runs. Pakistan replied with 187, Abdul Kadir (46), Asif (30) and Intikhab Alam (28) retrieving the position after six wickets had fallen for 64 runs. New Zealand batted very cautiously for five hours before its second innings was declared closed at 179 for seven wickets (McGregor 37 not out). Pakistan needed 259 runs to win with three hours of play remaining, but began badly, five wickets being lost for 19 runs. Hanif (25) was bowled at 64 and the seventh fell at 104. However, Asif (52 not out) and Intikhab Alam (13 not out) denied the New Zealand bowlers any further success, and added 36 runs in the last 35 minutes of the match.

In a keenly contested second Test match at Auckland, Pakistan made 266, Javed Burki 63 and Intikhab Alam 45. Yuile bowled 54 overs with 38 maidens to take four wickets for 43 runs. F.J. Cameron also took four wickets for 36 runs. New Zealand scored 214, Morgan 66 in his first innings in a Test and Reid 52. Asif Iqbal took five wickets for 52 runs. Abdul Kadir batted throughout Pakistan's second innings of 207 to make 58 runs in 5.25 hours - a dour and tedious display. Cameron took five wickets for 34 runs. Dowling (62) and Congdon (42) made a good start in New Zealand's second innings and the total reached 102 for 2 wickets. In the next ten minutes - and without addition to the score - Pervez dismissed four batsmen (Reid, P.Z. Harris, McGregor, Motz) to shatter New Zealand's hopes of victory. One more wicket fell before the match ended with New Zealand's score at 166 for seven wickets, Pervez taking five wickets for 42 runs.

Pakistan made 206 (Mohammad Ilyas 88) in its first innings of the third Test at Christchurch, and New Zealand replied with 202 - Sinclair a plucky 46, having been forced to retire temporarily when he was hit on the face. When Hanif reached 100 not out which included 18 fours, Pakistan closed its second innings at 309 for eight wickets to which Saeed contributed valuable 87 runs. New Zealand could not force the pace to score the 314 runs required to win in four hours, but battled soundly to make 223 runs for five wickets before the match ended. Morgan played an attractive innings of 97 in 3.5 hours and Yuile also batted well for 42 runs.

1964-65 New Zealand in Pakistan
Immediately after the conclusion of the series in New Zealand, both the sides headed to Pakistan to play a return rubber. In fact there was only a gap of 35 days between the conclusion of the third Test at Christchurch and the first Test of the rubber in Pakistan played at Rawalpindi. This time Pakistan emerged series victors with a convincing 2-0 margin.

The first Test played on lively track, the visitors were routed by an innings margin inside three days. Pervez Sajjad, the left-arm spinner, had match figures of 28-13-47-8. New Zealand made 175 runs - B.R. Taylor 76 in 88 minutes in which he hit one six and 13 fours. Pervez took 4 wickets for 42 runs. Pakistan made 318 - Mohammad Ilyas 56, Saeed 68, Asif Iqbal 51, Mohammad Farooq 47 (9 fours). New Zealand failed dismally in its second innings, making only 79 runs and losing the match by an innings and 64 runs. Pervez bowled 12 overs, 8 maidens, 5 runs, 4 wickets. The next two Tests were played on better pitches and saw some sparkling exhibitions of batsmanship from both the sides.

In the second, Hanif made an unbeaten double hundred at Lahore and his partnership with Majid Khan realised 217 runs. Pakistan's highest sixth-wicket partnership in all Test matches. New Zealand made the significant reply of 482 for six wickets declared - its highest score in Test matches against Pakistan, to which Sinclair contributed 130, Reid 88, Dowling 83, Jarvis 55 and Morgan 50. Dowling and Jarvis shared a partnership of 136 for the first wicket, Reid and Sinclair made 178 runs together for the third wicket. In the four hours of play, which remained, Pakistan scored 194 for eight wickets - Majid Khan 44, Asif Iqbal 43 and the match was drawn.

New Zealand lost the third Test match at Karachi by eight wickets. In New Zealand's total of 285, Reid made 128 (3 sixes, 15 fours) and Dick 33. Pakistan declared its first innings closed at 307 for eight wickets, Saeed 172. New Zealand toiled hard to score 223 in its second innings, Reid 76 and Congdon 57. Intikhab Alam took seven wickets in the whole match for 92 runs. Pakistan made 202 runs for two wickets to gain a comfortable and merited victory. Naushad Ali (39) and Mohammad Ilyas scored runs easily in an opening partnership of 121. Ilyas went on to make 126 (15 fours) before he was out at 198. John Reid was once again the leading Kiwi run-getter scoring 296 (avg 59.20) in three Test matches.

1969-70 New Zealand in Pakistan
After tours to England and India, New Zealand - G.T. Dowling, Captain, led his team to play four matches, including three Tests, in Pakistan. New Zealand won the 1969-70 rubber. Brilliant fielding and the astute captaincy of Graham Dowling were the two factors, which contributed to the Kiwi's success. Hanif Mohammad made his final Test appearance in the first Test.

The first Test match, which was played on a tricky pitch at Karachi, was drawn. It was in the same Test that Zaheer Abbas and Sadiq Mohammad made their Test debuts. Another important feature of the drawn Karachi Test was the brilliant performance of another debutant Mohammad Nazir who took 7-99 in New Zealand's first innings, six of his victims being clean bowled. Pakistan made 220 - Sadiq Mohammad 69 in 6.25 hours, Howarth taking five wickets for 80 runs. New Zealand's first innings produced 274 runs - D.R. Hadlee 56, Murray 50, Dowling 40 and Yuile 47 not out. Pakistan took 8.5 hours to score 283 for eight wickets declared - Younis 62, Intikhab 47, Sadiq 37 and Hanif 35. New Zealand's task of scoring 230 runs for victory in 3.25 hours became more difficult when the first three wickets fell for 11 runs and fourth at 44. Burgess attacked the bowling with some success, scoring 45 runs (one six and five fours) before he was out with the total at 92 for five. Pollard (28 not out) and Yuile held out for nearly an hour, the match ending with New Zealand's score at 112 for five wickets. Pervez took all five wickets for 33 runs from 24 overs.

Pakistan's first collapse at Lahore provided New Zealand with a golden opportunity, which they cashed in with great aplomb. Pakistan batted first in the second Test at Lahore on a placid pitch, which presented many difficulties to the batsmen and made 114. Pollard took three wickets for 27 runs from 20 overs and Howarth three wickets for 35 from 21.4 overs - magnificent bowling, which was well supported by excellent fielding. New Zealand made 241 - Murray 90, Hastings 80, not out. Pervez took seven wickets for 74 runs. Shafqat Rana played a memorable innings of 95 (one six and seven fours) in Pakistan's second innings of 208. Needing to win, New Zealand lost three wickets for 29 runs, Pervez taking two of these for six runs from nine overs. However, a bold and aggressive attitude by Burgess and Hastings paid off. Pervez conceded 32 runs in his next five overs and the runs required were made for the loss of five wickets, Burgess being 29 not out; and so New Zealand gained its first Test match victory against Pakistan. A third wicket stand of 101 between Murray and Hastings proved to be the foundation stone for victory. Though Pervez Sajjad bowled magnificently (7/74 & 2/38) a combined Pakistani total of 332 runs in the two innings was a shade too little to defend.

Pakistan had an excellent chance of squaring the series at Dhaka when they had the Kiwis in a tight corner early on the last day. The pitch for the third Test match at Dacca also favoured the bowlers with its uncertain, but generally patient, bounce. New Zealand made 273 - Turner a patient, watchful and invaluable 110 and Burgess a resolute 59. Intikhab Alam took five wickets for 91 runs. Pakistan closed its innings at 290 for seven wickets - Asif Iqbal with a masterly 92 and Shafqat Rana an elegant 20 or more runs. Howarth obtained four wickets for 85 runs. In its second innings when eight wickets were lost for 101 runs, New Zealand was in danger of defeat, having a lead of only 84 runs with 4.5 hours of play left. The skilful batting of Burgess and the unwavering determination of Cunis saved the situation. In two hours, they added 96 runs - a record for the ninth wicket in all Test matches played by New Zealand. Cunis made 23 (3 fours) and Burgess 119 not out (12 fours). The innings ended at 200. Pakistan needed 184 runs to win in 140 minutes. Four wickets were lost for 51 runs, Cunis taking all of them for 21 runs. With just over an hour of play left, the crowd invaded the ground, the match was abandoned as a draw and so New Zealand won a series of Test matches for the first time in forty years of Test cricket.

1972-73 Pakistan in New Zealand
In 1972-73 Pakistanis went to New Zealand immediately after being subjected to a humiliating 3-0 white-wash in Australia. Intikhab's side was able to restore some of their pride and also avenge their 1969-70 defeat in Pakistan by winning the rubber 1-0. Pakistan's batting powerhouse clicked in all the Tests and the leg-spinning prowess of Intikhab Alam and Mushtaq Mohammad played the decisive winning role. The burly duo claimed 18 New Zealand wickets in the Dunedin Test. Mushtaq also had the distinction of scoring a double hundred in the same Test and featured in a 350 runs fourth wicket stand with Asif Iqbal. From the New Zealand side Brian Hastings and Richard Collinge created a world Test record for the tenth wicket with their 151 runs stand at Auckland. Rodney Redmond made an excellent debut in the final Test scoring 107 and 56, but never appeared in a Test match again. It was Pakistan's first-ever victory in away series. It also marked the beginning of the illustrious career of Sir Richard Hadlee who made a rather modest debut at Wellington.

New Zealand held its own in the first Test at Wellington. Sadiq Mohammad made 166 of Pakistan's 357 and New Zealand replied with 325 (Turner 43, Hastings 72, Burgess 79, Richard Hadlee 46) Pakistan then scored 290 for 6 declared, and New Zealand was left with only two hours to bat. There were three quick ducks, but Turner and Burgess batted out the rest of the day.

Pakistan enjoyed a sweeping victory at Dunedin. Mushtaq and Asif, making light of the New Zealand bowling, set an all-country Test record for Pakistan with 350 for fourth wicket. Mushtaq made 201, Asif 175, Sadiq 61 as Pakistan raced to 507 for six declared. New Zealand was humbled by the leg-spin of genial Intikhab Alam, who took 11 wickets in the match. Mushtaq, also with leg-breaks and googlies, had seven as New Zealand fell for 146 and 185. New Zealand's top scorers were Ken Wadsworth, with 45 in the first innings, Pollard with 61 in the second.

The final match was drawn, but it was full of interest. Majid made a century, and Pakistan totalled 402. Rodney Redmond, playing what was to be his only Test match, shared an opening stand of 159 with Turner and New Zealand passed 200 with only two wickets down. Back came the Pakistan spinners: New Zealand 251 for nine. But Hastings was still there, and Richard Collinge came in to play the innings of his life. He made 68 not out, Hastings 110, as they added 151, a world record for the last wicket in Tests. So the scores were tied. New Zealand held the upper hand on the last day but could not get Pakistan out quickly enough to have firm hopes of victory. But Redmond had time to make his Test debut quite memorable-107 and 56.

1976-77 New Zealand in Pakistan
Four years later, Mushtaq Mohammad was made the captain in the 1976-77 series against New Zealand at home. The Kiwi skipper was their indomitable run-machine Glenn Turner. New Zealand were depleted by the absence of many stars like Bevan Congdon, Dayle Hadlee and Ken Wadsworth, who had died due to cancer few years back, once again, it was Pakistan who emerged on top gaining a 2-0 win.

The Lahore Test was highlighted by the rise of 19-year-old Javed Miandad as a brilliant young batsman. He plundered the Kiwis on his Test debut with a sensational 163, and with vice-captain Asif Iqbal (166) added a record 281 runs for the fifth wicket pulling Pakistan up from 55-4. Kiwi off-spinner Peter Petherick then produced more excitement snatching a hat-trick on his Test debut. The New Zealanders were once again troubled by Intikhab Alam, the former skipper, and finished 260 runs behind Pakistan. Mark Burgess (111) stood stubbornly as the Kiwis followed on. Bob Anderson made 92 in his maiden Test, but Pakistan were eventually set only 101 runs to win. Javed Miandad made the match really memorable by making the winning hit with a six.

Mushtaq and Sadiq got centuries at Hyderabad, and Majid was out at 98, as Pakistan raced to a total of 473-8. Some fine pace bowling by Sarfraz Nawaz and Imran Khan forced the Kiwis to follow-on again. Intikhab and Javed sewed webs around the batsmen in the second innings. But the visitors managed to avert an innings defeat as the scores tied. Pakistan didn't have any trouble in winning the Test by 10 wickets, also taking the rubber with it.

Majid began the sensational Karachi Test with a century before lunch and then the young Javed hit a mammoth 206. Mushtaq followed with another century. The Kiwis batted with guts this time, their new wicketkeeper Warren Lees compiling a career best 152. Richard Hadlee smacked 87 and the Pakistan lead was reduced to 97 runs. Javed missed the distinction of making a century in each innings as he got 85 in his next outing. New Zealand was set 388 to win, but they managed to save the game through some determined batting. At 93 for four it was a grim situation but the final score was 262 for seven (Murray Parker 40, Andy Roberts 45, Anderson 30, Lees 46, Hadlee 30 not out).

1978-79 Pakistan in New Zealand
Leg-spin once again proved to be the Achilles Heel of the Kiwis as Pakistan recorded their third successive rubber victory on the 1978-79 trip to New Zealand's last series defeat at home and they have maintained this record throughout the last decade.

In the first Test at Christchurch, Pakistanis achieved perhaps one of their most important wins ever. Skipper Mushtaq and Wasim Raja used their leg-breaks and googlies to telling; effect and bowled Pakistan to a 128- run victory. Mushtaq got nine wickets and Raja got six. Earlier, Javed Miandad had dominated the batting with scores of 81 and 160* while a fine 129 from Kiwi opener Bruce Edgar proved in vain. The next two Tests were badly marred by rain and petered out as tame draws. There were, however, many excellent individual performances and the most memorable among them was Wasim Bari's world record of seven catches behind the stumps in the first New Zealand innings at Auckland. The ever-agile Pakistani wicketkeeper snapped up all his seven victims on the opening day but failed to add any other dismissal to his credit in the rest of the match. Javed Miandad once again demonstrated his liking for the New Zealand bowling by scoring 299 runs (avg 99.00) in the rubber.

Mushtaq Mohammad and Wasim Raja spun Pakistan to a decisive victory in the first Test of this series on the final day. Beginning at 23 for no wicket, New Zealand was dismissed shortly before the tea interval for only 176, to be beaten by 128 runs. The two leg-spinners were set in motion after an interval for drinks and then bowled unchanged, taking every possible advantage of the proverbial rough patches, which had been created by the fast bowlers. Mushtaq finished with figures of 5 for 59 and Wasim 4 for 68. When New Zealand were 62-1 they looked to be on the way to safety, but at that score Mushtaq bowled Wright, and off the very next ball dealt an identical blow to Howarth. The score of 62-3 very soon became 77 for 4. The next vital wicket fell amid controversy. Coney, batting well, and 36 not out, was given out to a bat and pad catch, and was very unhappy, a decision taken only after a conference between the two umpires. There was a final flourish of aggression in defiance by Cairns, who enjoyed the pleasure of hitting Raja clean out of the ground, but he ran out of partners, and the innings drifted away as it had every indication of doing from the moment Howarth was out. This was a splendid match for Miandad who hit 81 and 160 not out, the latter being his fifth Test century in seventeen Tests. Sarfraz took his 100th Test wicket in 30 Test, the third Pakistan player to do so. Edgar hit his maiden Test century for New Zealand.

The second Test match that was left drawn produced a number of statistical milestones. Asif Iqbal completed 3,000 runs in forty-nine Test matches and scored his tenth Test century. Majid also reached 3,000 runs in Test cricket, and his sixth Test century. Hadlee took his 100th Test wicket in his 25th Test and became the 4th New Zealand bowler to do so. Wright and Howarth - 195, set up a new New Zealand second wicket partnership and the match was played at Napier, a new Test venue, and the 50th ground to be used. For the match itself, well it was principally a carnival for batsmen and no place for bowlers, and no place for anyone hoping for an exciting finish. Pakistan, with a first innings score of 360 had put themselves virtually beyond the realms of defeat, but so did New Zealand with their reply of 402, Howarth scoring 114, Wright 88 and Coney, disappointed by his dismissal in the first Test, hit 69. This time Sikander and Imran took none of the wickets. On the last day Mushtaq, with precious little alternative, gave his batsmen a day's batting practice and declared at 234 for 3 with only a few minutes left to play, Majid was undefeated with 119. Talat Ali asked to be given not out when bowled by Hadlee thinking that the bowler's grunt was a call of 'No Ball' by the umpire. Original, but ineffective, as the umpire said 'out'.

Third Test played at Eden Park, Auckland, rain interrupted Test match died away quietly as an inevitable draw though it might not have done but for a fighting innings by Mark Burgess, the New Zealand captain, who scored 71 on the fourth day and took New Zealand to a score of 231-5. Rain, however, was the final winner. It was still a match of various statistical milestones. Mushtaq equalled brother Hanif's record of 55 Test matches for Pakistan, whilst Asif reached his 50th Test. Zaheer scored his 5th century in 31 Tests and Wasim Bari's Test record of seven dismissals in an innings was out of the first eight wickets. Zaheer's century enabled Pakistan to take a first innings lead of 105, and already one up in the three match series it meant that they were not were made to pay dearly for their errors. When New Zealand batted for a second time all eyes were on Wasim Bari who was poised for the chance of equalling if not beating the wicket-keeping record set up by Gil Langley, the Australian keeper, who holds the record of nine dismissals in a single Test match. Sarfraz was the most successful bowler with seven wickets in the match, though Hadlee bowled commendably well during Pakistan's control of the batting even if his five wickets did cost him 104, and his 53 not out was a vital cog in a wheel that had not been running too well until he arrived, at one time 60-5.

1984-85 New Zealand in Pakistan
The 1984-85 season saw two Pakistan-New Zealand rubbers. First the Kiwis paid a visit to Pakistan and then later in the same season the Pakistanis went to New Zealand. Both the rubbers were decided in favour of the host countries by identical 2-0 margin. The series in Pakistan was marred by a distasteful umpiring controversy. Umpiring apart, the New Zealanders maintained their hopeless record against spinners as they failed to solve the mysteries posed by Abdul Qadir and Iqbal Qasim. Even Zaheer with his innocuous looking off-spinners was able to pick up a couple of wickets. From the New Zealand side southpaw, Stephen Boock was equally effective but lacked support at the other end. Javed Miandad's century-in-each innings feat at Hyderabad and John Fulton Reid's remarkable consistency were the two notable features in the batting department.

Only 20 minutes cricket was needed on the last day for Pakistan to score the 25 runs needed to win this first Test match by the comfortable margin of six wickets. The game was a triumph for Iqbal Qasim, whose match aggregate of eight wickets for 106 runs vindicated the selector's decision to recall him after an absence of 13 Tests. It was Iqbal, who with Mudassar Nazar in the unaccustomed role of opening bowler, bowled Pakistan into a commanding position by the end of the first day. With the pitch shorn of grass, Pakistan included three spinners, Iqbal Qasim not in the original sixteen players, being rushed from Karachi the night before. Pakistan went in to the match with only one new-ball bowler, Azeem Hafeez, as Sarfraz was absent following the sudden announcement of his retirement. New Zealand's bowlers, however, fared a great deal better than their batsmen and restricted Pakistan to 189 for seven at the end of the second day, but although New Zealand's batsmen did a great deal better in their second innings, principally Wright, it still presented Pakistan with a reasonably easy chance of winning. Wright incidentally recovered from a blow on the head. Zaheer passed another milestone in is distinguished career when he exceeded 5000 Test runs.

New Zealand's promise of better things to come in subsequent Tests was not fulfilled in the second test at Hyderabad where Pakistan won by 7 wickets. The thorn in their flesh was Javed Miandad who scored a century in each innings 104 and 103 not out, his 12th and 13th hundreds respectively. Hope must have sprung eternal for New Zealand when Pakistan, in their second innings were 14 for 2, both wickets to Martin Crowe in successive balls, but there was no more success for New Zealand until Pakistan were 226 for 3 by which time all had been lost. Mudassar Nazar and Miandad had added 212. Mudassar falling for 106 when Pakistan was only seconds away from victory. It was Mudassar's eighth Test hundred. Reid had virtually carried the New Zealand batting single-handed in their first innings, scoring 106 out of 267. Once again, spin plotted New Zealand's downfall - 5 for 79 by Iqbal Qasim and 3 for 59 by Abdul Qadir in the second innings, Qadir having taken five in the first. Bowling heroics, however, belonged to Boock, who took 7 for 87 in Pakistan's first innings - his best Test figures. Miandad, it must be added, is only the second Pakistan batsman to score a hundred in each innings of a Test match, emulating Hanif Mohammad who achieved such a feat against England at Dacca in 1961-62.

In the third test at Karachi there were times when New Zealand must have thought they had a chance of winning. In the end no one did. Pakistan, in their first innings were 226 for 7; a breakthrough here would have been crucial, but Anil Dalpat, the wicket-keeper, and Iqbal Qasim, put on 89 invaluable runs. New Zealand batted superbly for a first innings lead of 98 but time was the essence by then and in the end over 1,000 runs has been scored for the loss of 25 wickets. Even so, at 130 for 5 New Zealand were in with a wonderful chance. Sadly for them they could not press home a sizeable advantage, Saleem Malik (119 not out) and Wasim Raja (60) carried the Pakistan score beyond 300 and to absolute safety. For Saleem Malik it was his 9th 50 in the first innings, his 5th hundred in the second, and his highest Test score. Boock who was again among the wickets grabbing 4 for 83 and 2 for 83 passed 50 wickets in Test cricket. Smith, the New Zealand wicketkeeper exceeded 50 victims and then passed 50 catches. New Zealand, in fact, used eight bowlers in Pakistan's second innings in a desperate attempt to dislodge Saleem and Wasim, all to no avail. The recall of Iqbal Qasim for the series paid handsome dividends - he took 18 wickets at 22.11 apiece.

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