08 January,2011 06:45 AM IST | | AFP
Poor shot selection saw New Zealand squander a steady start to the first Test against Pakistan and they were battling for respectability at the close of the opening day here Friday.
Brendon McCullum top scored for NZ with 56
At stumps New Zealand were 260 for seven, their innings built around only two partnerships of note. Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill put on 83 for the second wicket while Kane Williamson (44) and Tim Southee (56) have put on 83 in their unbeaten eighth-wicket stand.
In between, New Zealand lost six wickets for 85 runs as Pak spinner Abdur Rehman was the pick of the lot with three for 51 off 30 overs.
