Rain douses a potential cracker
Close but no cigar for New Zealand. They needed 118 from a minimum of 23 overs to win the series but rain forced a draw
10/12Result
3rd Test, Pakistan tour of New Zealand at Napier, Dec 11-15 2009
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
223 & 455 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
471 & 90/0 (19 ov)
Player of the Match
10/12Result
3rd Test, Pakistan tour of New Zealand at Napier, Dec 11-15 2009
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
223 & 455 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
471 & 90/0 (19 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Mohammad Yousuf grateful for rain in Napier
Mohammad Yousuf believes that rain saved his young team from defeat on the final day of a closely-fought Test series against New Zealand
Vettori rues rain and pitch
Daniel Vettori was pleased with the 1-1 series outcome yet fully aware that hard work was in order
Day 4
Yousuf helps Pakistan claim lead
New Zealand hold the advantage and are the front-runners to pull off something special in Napier, but who knows what can happen if the target is around 200
'We are in a very good position' - Faisal Iqbal
Two key figures on either side were backing their team to claim the final day
Day 3
Butt and Farhat halve large NZ lead
If Pakistan's batsmen had applied themselves in the first innings the way they did in the second, a draw would have been the most likely result of the Napier Test
Daryl Tuffey compensates for extra bowler
Daryl Tuffey stepped up to ensure his team did not miss the batsman they dropped in order to play five bowlers in Napier
Day 2
Daniel Vettori century stretches NZ lead
Vettori and McCullum broke free with a combination of intelligence and exhilarating strokeplay to seize control of the game
Day 1
O'Brien and openers lift New Zealand
It was a flat track in Napier but Iain O'Brien was on a mission to make his last Test memorable and Pakistan's top order was in a self-destructive mood
A super start to Iain O'Brien's farewell Test
The first day of Iain O'Brien's last Test for New Zealand didn't begin well but it soon got rapidly better