ABU DHABI, Nov 13 (AFP): Pakistan's Misbah-ul Haq became his country's most successful captain as his team strolled to victory by 248 runs in its first Test against New Zealand Thursday, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
The victory gave Misbah 15 wins in 33 Tests, bettering the 14-win record of the illustrious Imran Khan (48 Tests) and Javed Miandad (34 Tests).
"It's a great feeling to be part of the winning team. It's a young team, nobody expected us to perform like this," said Misbah. "I have always believed in myself and in my team and that paid off."
Pakistan had needed two wickets after their opponents resumed at 174-8 but it took only 16.3 overs for them to reach their target as New Zealand folded at 231 in 70.3 overs. Misbah said it was nice to have a turn around after losing the Test series 2-0 in Sri Lanka in August.
Pakistan 566 for 3 dec (Shehzad 176, Misbah 102*, Younis 100*, Hafeez 96, Azhar 87) and 175 for 2 dec (Hafeez 101*) beat New Zealand 262 (Latham 103, Rahat 4-22) and 231 (Sodhi 63) by 248 runs.
Pakistan complete NZ rout in first Test
FE Team | Published: November 14, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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