Pakistan tour of New Zealand 2020-21: NZ won Test Series by 2-0 against Pak at Christchurch after winning the 2nd test by an innings and 176 runs.

2nd Test
Game Date: 3rd Jan-7th Jan 2021
Game Result: NZ won the test by 101 runs
Series Result: NZ won the series by 2-0
Man of the Match: Kyle Jamieson
Man of the Series: Kane Williamson

Now I am going to share day-to-day activity of this test match with all the details, records and milestones in my way.

Day 1.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss in the 1st test against Pakistan and decided to bowl first at Hagley Oval, Christchurch.

New Zealand made 2 changes in their playing XI and included Matt Henry in place of injured Neil Wagner and Daryl Mitchell in place of Mitchell Santner While Pakistan made one change and included debutant Zafar Gohar in place of Yasir Shah.

Pakistan bowled out for 297 on the day 1 stumps against New Zealand. Azhar Ali scored 93 runs and skipper Mohammad Rizwan scored 61 runs. For NZ Kyle Jamieson pick 5 wickets.

PAK: 297 all out on day 1 stumps

Stats
– If New Zealand win or draw the Test, it will be their eighth straight home series win on the trot.

Kane Williamson will start the year as the No. 1 ranked Test batsman

Day 2.
New Zealand scored 286/4 in their first innings and they are trail by 11 runs with 6 wickets in hand. Kane Williamson remain unbeaten on 112* on stumps.

New Zealand had been reduced to 71/3 by Pakistan’s quicks, before Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls stitched up an unbroken 215-run partnership to put the hosts on top

PAK: 297
NZ: 286/4 on the day 2 stumps

Day 3.
New Zealand declared their first innings on mammoth total of 659/6d and now they have lead of massive 362 runs. Kane Williamson scored 238 runs and Henry Nicholls scored 157 runs. For Pakistan Afridi, Abbas and Ashraf picks 2 wickets each.

Pakistan scored 8/1 after loss of Shan Masood wickets and still trial by 354 runs. New Zealand is all set to win this test.

PAK: 297 and 8/1 at the end of day 3 stumps
NZ: 659/6d

Stats
– This is Kane Williamson fourth double century joint-highest with Brendon McCullum among Flag of New Zealand batsmen.

Kane Williamson is 264 short of becoming New Zealand’s leading run scorer in Tests.

369-run partnership is the highest in Tests between New Zealand and Pakistan.

– The last time a pair put on a bigger partnership in Tests against Pakistan is Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera had added 437 runs for the fourth wicket in Karachi in 2009.

13 Number of 300-plus stands against Pakistan in Tests since the turn of the century is the most against any team.

– 1041 Runs added by Williamson and Nicholls in just 12 Test partnerships in the last three years. They are the second-most prolific pair in this period behind Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, who have added 1275 runs in 19 partnerships.

Day 4.
New Zealand won the 2nd test by an innings and 176 runs after bowled out Pakistan on 186 runs. Azhar Ali scored 37 runs and Zafar Gohar also scored 37 runs. For New Zealand Kyle Jamieson pick 6 wickets.

PAK: 297 and 186
NZ: 659/6d

Stats
New Zealand have now won seven of their last eight Tests against Pakistan.

New Zealand become No.1 test team in history of test cricket.

Shaheen Afridi becomes Kane Williamson‘s first Test victim as captain.

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