Pakistan v Auckland : Day 3

Danish Kaneria finished with 5/70 in the Auckland first innings as he helped limit the hosts to 222 all out from an overnight score of 164/5. Shabbir Ahmed (2/44) was the only other Pakistani with more than one wicket.

Pakistan then decided to bat out the rest of the day, closing on 201/5 from 43 overs. Taufeeq Umar (0) and Imran Farhat (17) were both out early to Hitchcock to leave the tourists at 24/2, but Yousuf Youhana (67) and Inzamam Ul-Haq (62) helped keep the innings together.

Yasir Hameed (23 not out) and Mohammed Sami (10 not out) were the unbeaten batsmen at the close.

Match Summary
Pakistanis 1st innings 318 ao (71.5 overs)
(Yasir Hameed 96, Imran Farhat 73, Asim Kamal 43; BGK Walker
5/55)
Auckland 1st innings 222 ao (90.1 overs)
(RJ Nicol 60, TG McIntosh 32; Danish Kaneria 5/70)
Pakistanis 2nd innings 201/5 (43 overs)
(Yousuf Youhana 67, Inzamam Ul-Haq 62; BGK Walker 2/24)
Result: Game drawn.

Posted by Liam