Akhtar clips Kiwi wings

When asked why Pakistan decided to wait until the fifth day to reach the 274-run target, manager Haroon Rashid said: “We were doing fine, so why not come back tomorrow?” Inzamam was on 57 and Yousuf Youhana on 73, having virtually settled matters with a 90-run unbeaten partnership.

New Zealand resumed the day on 75 for three but Shoaib made light work of their batsmen in the morning session as the home side collapsed to be all out for 103 in their second innings. After missing the drawn first test in Hamilton because of a hamstring injury, the pace bowler took six for 30 to finish the match with 11-78.

“We were really up for the cause today and the captain (Inzamam) did a great job,” Shoaib told reporters.

“I was asked by the captain if I wanted a rest this morning, but I just wanted to get my job done as quickly as possible. Although it was difficult for me to bowl 10 overs in a row, it had to be done.”

New Zealand added 20 runs to their overnight score before the innings fell apart and they lost seven wickets for just eight runs.

After compiling a steady 41, opener Mark Richardson swiped at a wide delivery from Shoaib and edged a catch to wicketkeeper Moin Khan.

Scott Styris went for a first-ball duck when Shoaib ripped out his middle stump with a yorker and Craig McMillan survived the hat-trick delivery when he was just able to get his bat behind a similar ball.