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December 31, 2020

Brilliant Fawad ton fails to save Pakistan in first NZ Test

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand: New Zealand beat Pakistan by 101 runs in a thrilling finish to the first Test on Wednesday, where the visitors were just 27 balls from escaping with a draw.The win tentatively put New Zealand on top of the World rankings and kept alive their chances of making the World Test Championship final.After a 165-run fifth-wicket stand by Fawad Alam and Mohammad Rizwan the Test went into the final session with both sides in with a chance to win.Pakistan needed 158 runs,...