NEW ZEALAND DEFEATED PAKISTAN BY 101 RUNS

Hosts New Zealand beat Pakistan by 101 runs in the Mount Mangnui Test.

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On the fifth and final day of the Test, the Pakistani batsmen put up a strong resistance against the New Zealand bowlers, but it became difficult for Pakistan to save the match after the dismissal of Fawad Alam and Mohammad Rizwan.

Fawad Alam has scored his second century in Test cricket after 11 years and 5 months. He made his Test debut in July 2009.

On the fifth day of the match, when Pakistan started the game with 71 runs for 3 wickets, Azhar Ali was dismissed for 4 runs, after which it became impossible for the New Zealand bowlers to get a wicket.

Fawad Alam and Mohammad Rizwan continued to bat well and cautiously, Pakistan's score at lunch was 137 for 4, in this session both put up a partnership of 62 runs for the fifth wicket.

After the lunch break, Fawad Alam and Mohammad Rizwan continued to resist. Fawad Alam completed a half-century while the two batsmen also shared a century for the fifth wicket.

In the second session, Fawad Alam and Rizwan added 78 runs. At the tea break, Pakistan's score was 215 for 4, Fawad Alam was unbeaten on 94 with the help of 13 fours and Mohammad Rizwan was unbeaten on 45. Pakistan needs 158 more runs to win. ۔

Fawad Alam completed his century with the help of 14 fours. He was dismissed for 102 runs, while Rizwan played an innings of 60 runs with the help of 6 fours.

After Fawad and Rizwan were dismissed one after the other, Yasir Shah also left for the pavilion without scoring a run, after which the national team is once again in trouble.

Faheem Ashraf also made 19 runs and walked the pavilion, Muhammad Abbas was the ninth player to be dismissed, he could make a run.

Naseem Shah was the last wicket to fall on Pakistan's score of 271. He scored one run and left for the pavilion.

New Zealand won the Mount Manganui Test against Pakistan by 101 runs to take a one-wicket lead in the series.