Pakistan vs New Zealand Highlights, 1st Test Day 5 in Karachi: Series-opener ends in draw

Pakistan vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 4 Report: Pakistan will need to bat-out the last day to avoid defeat in the first Test after New Zealand gained the upper hand Thursday through a masterly undefeated double-hundred by Kane Williamson in Karachi. Trailing by 174 runs after the first innings, Pakistan finished the fourth day on a precarious 77-2, with Imam-ul-Haq on 45 and nightwatchman Nauman Ali four. Pakistan have lost their last four Tests – including a first-ever 3-0 whitewash at the hands of England – and are now 97 runs behind with eight wickets intact. The home team’s task of salvaging a draw shouldn’t ordinarily be onerous on a National Stadium pitch that has not so far taken sharp turn, but their propensity for middle-order collapses recently has given New Zealand the sniff of victory. Williamson’s unbeaten double century enabled the visitors to declare their first innings on 612-9 — a good 174-run lead over Pakistan’s 438. New Zealand are playing their first Test series in Pakistan for 20 years. Read all the  Latest News ****,  Trending News ****,  Cricket News ****,  Bollywood News ****,  India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook****,  Twitter and  Instagram****.