In the first innings of the Mount Maunganui Test, New Zealand was bowled out for 431, after which Pakistan scored 30 for one at the end of the game.
In the first Test between Pakistan and New Zealand being played at Mount Maunganui, Pakistan lost 1 wicket for 30 runs in their first innings. Shan Masood was dismissed by Jameson after scoring 10 runs while Abid Ali is on the wicket with 19 runs and night watchman Muhammad Abbas is also present with him. Earlier, New Zealand was bowled out for 431 in the first innings. Kiwi skipper Ken Williamson was the top scorer with 129 runs, BJ Watling 73, Ross Taylor 70 and Henry Nichols 56 returned to the pavilion.
For the national team, Shaheen Shah Afridi took 4 wickets, Yasir Shah took 3 wickets while Faheem Ashraf, Muhammad Abbas, and Naseem Shah took one wicket each. Earlier, on the first day of play, New Zealand had scored 222 runs for 3 wickets.
It should be noted that wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan is leading the national team in the Boxing Day Test. Shaan Masood, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Haris Sohail, Fahim Ashraf, Yasir Shah Muhammad Abbas, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Naseem Shah are part of the final XI.
