New Zealand beat Pakistan in close first Test

    New Zealand beat Pakistan in one of the closest wins in Test history.

    The visitors won by four runs on day four of the first Test in Abu Dhabi – as Pakistan play their ‘home’ games in the UAE.

    Chasing 176 to win, the hosts needed just 41 runs with six wickets in hand before collapsing.

    New Zealand debutant Ajaz Patel recorded figures of 5-59 as Pakistan were bowled out for 171.

    It is the closest margin of victory by runs in a Test for 13 years and the fifth-smallest in Test history.

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