Pakistani national cricket team in New Zealand in the 2009-10 season

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The tour of the Pakistani national cricket team to New Zealand in the 2009/10 season took place from November 24 to December 15, 2009. The international cricket tour was part of the 2009/10 international cricket season and included three tests . The series ended 1-1 in a draw.

prehistory

Both teams played a tour in the United Arab Emirates against each other. The tour there included an ODI series won by New Zealand 2–1 and a Twenty20 series won by Pakistan 2–0. The tour that now includes the tests was seen as home door to Pakistan, even though it was held at their opponent in New Zealand.

Stages

Tour venues

The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.

Stadion city capacity Games
University oval Dunedin 6,000 1st test
McLean Park Napier 22,500 3rd test
Basin Reserve Wellington 11,000 2nd test

Squad lists

The teams named the following squads.

test
New Zealand New Zealand Pakistan Pakistan
  • Mohammad Yousuf ( K )
  • Kamran Akmal ( UK )
  • Abdur Rauf
  • Danish Kaneria
  • Faisal Iqbal
  • Fawad Alam
  • Imran Farhat
  • Khurram Manzoor
  • Mohammad Amir
  • Mohammad Asif
  • Saeed Ajmal
  • Salman Butt
  • Sarfraz Ahmed ( wk )
  • Shoaib Malik
  • Umar Akmal
  • Umar Gul
  • Yasir Arafat
  • Daniel Vettori ( K )
  • Shane Bond
  • Grant Elliott
  • Daniel Flynn
  • Peter Fulton
  • Martin Guptill
  • Brendon McCullum
  • Tim McIntosh
  • Chris Martin
  • Iain O'Brien
  • Jeetan Patel
  • Ross Taylor
  • Daryl Tuffey

Tour matches

November
18-20 scorecard
Queenstown New Zealand New Zealand Invitation XI
234 (73.1) & 231-2 (71)
- Pakistan Pakistanis
286 (74.3)
draw

Testing

First test in Dunedin

November
24-28 Scorecard
Dunedin New Zealand New Zealand
429 (131.5) & 153 (67)
- Pakistan Pakistan
332 (96.5) & 218 (76)
New Zealand wins with 32 runs

Second test in Wellington

December
3-7 Scorecard
Wellington (BR) Pakistan Pakistan
264 & 239 (86.3)
- New Zealand New Zealand
99 & 263 (82.5)
Pakistan wins with 141 runs

Third test in Napier

December
11-15 Scorecard
Napier Pakistan Pakistan
223 (64.3) & 455 (193.2)
- New Zealand New Zealand
471 (139) & 90-0 (19)
draw

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