Summary Pakistan secures a 1-0 lead in a three match series.
ABU DHABI (AFP) - Pakistan beat New Zealand in the first Test by 248 runs on the fifth and final day in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
New Zealand, set a daunting 480-run target, were bowled out for 231 in 70.3 overs after resuming at 174-8.
Mark Craig was out for 28 but Ish Sodhi went on to hit a career-best 63 before he was the last man out, leg-before to paceman Imran Khan.
Leg-spinner Yasir Shah finished with 3-74 while Rahat Ali and Zulfiqar Babar took two wickets for 48 apiece. Khan took 2-37.
The second Test starts in Dubai on November 17.
Brief scores:
Pakistan 566-3 dec and 175-2 dec; New Zealand 262 and 231
