Date-stamped : 06 Mar94 - 18:24
Pak v NZ, ODI2, Eden Park, Auckland, 6 Mar 94

Wasim Akram was in fine form with bat and ball as  Pakistan  beat
New  Zealand  by  36  runs  to  take a 2-0 lead in the five match
series.  Akram was named man of the match after picking up   4-23
as  the  Kiwis slumped to 110 all out, and for an important 33 in
Pakistan's 146.  Pakistan slumped to 65-6 after being put in  but
Sohail  (48)  and  Akram  added a crucial 62 in 89 balls to boost
them.  The Kiwis lost Bryan Young  in  the first  over  and   Ken
Rutherford's  run  out proved crucial.  Pakistan grabbed a 36 run
victory against New Zealand but the game was  marred  after  Ata-
ur-Rehman  was  hit  by objects thrown by supporters The tourists
walked off the field early in the Kiwis' innings after Rehman was
struck  on  the side of the head by a small glass bottle.  Rehman
who was not seriously hurt had earlier been hit  by  a  piece  of
fruit  thrown from the same part of the crowd.  New Zealand chief
Peter McDermott said: "It's really disappointing  and  very  stu-
pid."
<END> Contributed by goo-chie (jdw5@*.ukc.ac.uk)