Nervous, defensive day 5 ends due to rain

Napier test, the third and final match has been draw, due to rain, between Pakistan and New Zealand. Series now level on 1-1. At Napier,  Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first, but unfortunately did not sustained in front of O’Brien and Tuffy, all players have gone to the pavilion at the total of 223, From all Pakistan team only Imran Farhat battled the Kiwi’s bowlers and lift his own score at 117 and gave Pakistan a reasonable position. New Zealand in first inning played very well McIntosh made 74 runs to give superb start, then skipper Vettori made marvelous century with the help of 12 four and 1 six, accelerating this fashion McCullum and Tuffy shows tremendous strokes and made 89 and 80 runs respectively. The most importantly by Pakistan bowling, Danish Kaneria took 7 wickets for 168 runs.

Pakistan start second inning quit confidently, in first wicket partner ship Salman But and Imran Farhat lifts 128 runs and then Faisal Iqbal, Akmal brothers, skipper Muhammad Yousuf maintained this era and reached Pakistan total at 455. In reply of this New Zealanders so far played very well Watling already made his half century was playing on 60 and his partner McIntosh was on 23, at this stage it seems that Vettori’s dream of test series victory will come true but unfortunately rain falls and dreams remains dream, the match has been draw and series result is level by 1-1.

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