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Plays of the Day on day five of the Wellington Test between New Zealand and Pakistan

New Zealand began day five at Basin Reserve needing to bowl Pakistan out to square the series but their attack lacked the penetration to dislodge the opposition batsmen

Pakistan weathered a hostile spell from the seamers that reduced them to 42 for 3 in the first hour, worked their way to safety in the second session, and made a half-hearted attempt to win the match before settling for a draw

Brendon McCullum was satisfied with New Zealand's efforts on the fourth day at the Basin Reserve, as the hosts set Pakistan 274 for victory in what promises to be an exciting finish to the two-Test series

The Basin Reserve Test sparked into life on a third day filled with twists, turns and decisive shifts in momentum, with both sides inadvertently pushing the opponent to swap game-plans several times

Chris Martin believes New Zealand's wicket-filled final session was well deserved after they bowled with discipline for much of the third day at the Basin Reserve

Younis Khan was pleased with his half-century on day three at the Basin Reserve as Pakistan went to stumps 11 runs ahead of New Zealand, having made 376

Misbah-ul-Haq quelled a threatening spell of reverse swing early on the third morning, before dictating terms against New Zealand's seamers who wasted the second new ball, to drive Pakistan to a 20-run lead as the winds subsided for the first time at the

Daniel Vettori was pleased with New Zealand's position at stumps on day two at the Basin Reserve after guiding his side to a competitive 356 with a composed century

Daniel Vettori embellished his record against his favourite opponent with a fine to lift New Zealand to 356, before Pakistan's top order put up a determined reply to leave the game evenly balanced

Ross Taylor has admitted New Zealand missed out by failing to apply themselves on the first day in Wellington

Pakistan's seamers punctuated spells of ordinariness with sparks of brilliance to dismantle New Zealand's top order and put their side ahead at stumps

ESPNcricinfo previews the second Test between New Zealand and Pakistan in Wellington

John Wright, the New Zealand coach, has asked for more discipline from his misfiring batsmen ahead of the second and final Test against Pakistan