After the completion of limited overs series both Pakistan and New Zealand will face off each other in the three-match Test series that starts in Abu Dhabi on this Friday. Pakistan were sensational in the T20I series and whitewashed the visitors while the ODI series was shared by them.
Pakistan have been in good form in Test cricket this year as they won the one-off Test against Ireland, drew series against England in England and won by 1-0 against Australia last month and will now look to carry the winning momentum against the Kiwis. On the other hand, New Zealand will play their first Test after more than seven months. Their last Test assignment was home series against England in March which they won by 1-0.
All the major stats and facts as Pakistan take on New Zealand in the first Test in Abu Dhabi :
Head to Head -
| Venue | Tests | Won by PAK | Won by NZ | Drawn | Tied |
| Pakistan | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Overall | 55 | 24 | 10 | 21 | 0 |
2 - Tom Latham scored 2 hundreds when New Zealand played 3 Tests series against Pakistan in UAE in 2014. He scored 282 runs at an average of 56.40 in 5 innings with 2 hundreds.
36 - Mohammad Abbas has taken 36 wickets at an average of 12 in just 5 Tests this year - the third most wickets and best bowling average by any bowler this year (Min 10 wickets).
67 - Asad Shafiq needs 67 more runs to complete 4000 Test runs. He will become the 11th Pakistani batsman to achieve this milestone.
76.66 - Mohammad Hafeez's Test batting average against New Zealand. He has scored 460 runs at this average in just 4 Tests with 2 hundreds and 1 fifty.
149 - Neil Wagner (149 wickets) needs 1 more wicket to become the 8th New Zealand bowler to take 150 or more wickets in Test cricket.
173 - Yasir Shah has taken 173 wickets in Test cricket and needs 6 more wickets to become the 8th leading wicket taker for Pakistan in Tests.
