Five-star Asif helps Pakistan level series

Pakistan beat New Zealand by 141 runs to win the second Test on Day 4 at the Basin Reserve on Sunday and level the three-match series 1-1.

Needing 405 for victory, New Zealand were dismissed for 263 in the post-lunch session.

Middle-order batsman Ross Taylor top scored for the Kiwis with a gritty 97, while Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif took five for 67 to end with a match analysis of 9 for 107 and the man-of-the-match award.

New Zealand were done in by a paltry score of 99 in the first innings. From then on, it was an uphill task for the hosts.

New Zealand won the first Test in Dunedin by 32 runs; the final Test starts in Napier on Friday.

Scoreboard

Pakistan 1st innings 264

New Zealand 1st innings 99

Pakistan 2nd innings 239

New Zealand 2nd innings

Martin Guptill b Mohammad Asif 15

Tim McIntosh lbw b Mohammad Asif 2

Daniel Flynn c K Akmal b Mohammad Asif 20

Ross Taylor c Misbah-ul-Haq b M Aamer 97

Peter Fulton c K Akmal b M Aamer 13

Grant Eliott b Danish Kaneria        6

Brendon McCullum c K Akmal b D Kaneria 24

Daniel Vettori c U Akmal b M Asif 40      

Daryl Tuffey lbw b Danish Kaneria 3        

Ian OBrien c S Malik b M Asif 31

Chris Martin not out 0

Extras: (b 6,lb 6,w 0, nb 0) 12

Total: (all out; 82.5 overs) 263

Fall of Wickets: 1-4 (Tim McIntosh); 2-36 (Martin Guptill); 3-37 (Daniel Flynn); 4-80 (Peter Fulton); 5-108 (Grant Elliott); 6-186 (Ross Taylor); 7-206 (Brendon McCullum); 8-212 (Daryl Tuffey); 9-252 (Daniel Vettori); 10-263 (Iain OBrien)

Bowling: Mohammad Aamer 16-3-64-2; Mohammad Asif 23.5-9-67-5; Danish Kaneria 31-6-74-3; Umar Gul 11-2-41-0; Shoaib Malik 1-0-5-0.