Dates 26 December 2010 – 5 February 2011 Result Pakistan won the 2-match series 1–0 | ||
The Pakistan cricket team arrived in New Zealand in December 2010 to play two Tests, three Twenty20s (T20) and six One Day Internationals (ODIs). Three tests were initially planned but as the 2011 Cricket World Cup is being held in February/April, one test was dropped and one ODI and the three T20s were added.
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1st T20I
New Zealand bowler Tim Southee took five wickets in eight balls, including a hat-trick. He became the first New Zealander to take a five wicket haul in an T20I match.
1st Test
New Zealand bowler Chris Martin took his 500th wicket in first-class cricket, with the dismissal of Tanvir Ahmed.
2nd Test
Daniel Vettori's first innings score of 110 was his sixth century in Test cricket. Pakistan's wicket keeper, Adnan Akmal, took six catches in the first innings.