New Zealand had another dominant outing against Pakistan in the second Test as they bundled out the visitors for 186 in the second innings on Day 4 to complete a thumping innings and 176 runs victory 101-run victory in Christchurch.
Resuming their second innings on 8/1, Pakistan suffered yet another batting collapse against the Kiwi pacers.
Lanky pacer Kyle Jamieson once again wreaked havoc on the visitors, claiming 6 wickets for 48 runs to finish the game with 11 scalps. Left-arm pacer also displayed his class, taking 3 wickets for 43 runs in Pakistan’s second essay.
For the tourists, none of the batsmen managed to touch the 40-run mark in the second innings. Azhar Ali and Zafar Gohar were the joint top-scorer with 37.
Earlier, the hosts rode on skipper Kane Williamson’s marathon 238 to pile up a mammoth 659/6 (declared), taking a first-innings lead of 362 runs.
With this stunning victory, New Zealand inflicted 2-0 whitewash over Pakistan and also attained the No. 1 position in ICC Test rankings for teams.
Brief Scores:
Pakistan 297 (Azhar Ali 93, Mohammad Rizwan 61; Kyle Jamieson 5-69) and 186 (Zafar Gohar 37, Azhar Ali 37; Kyle Jamieson 6-48, Trent Boult 3-43) lost to New Zealand 659/6 decl (Kane Williamson 238, Henry Nicholls 157, Daryl Mitchell 102*; Mohammad Abbas 2-98) by an innings and 176 runs.