Close Pakistan 643 (Inzamam 329) beat New Zealand 73 (Akhtar 6-11) and 246 (Danish 5-110) by an innings and 324 runs
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Danish Kaneria took five wickets to seal victory by an innings and 324 runs against New Zealand at Lahore, Pakistan's greatest margin of victory in Test history.

Kaneria took 5 for 110 as New Zealand were dismissed for 246 in the last over of the third day. Stephen Fleming top-scored with a pugnacious 66 and Lou Vincent made 57, but none of the Kiwi batsmen were able to put up any real resistance to the Pakistani onslaught.

A ninth-wicket stand of 18 between Daryl Tuffey and Brooke Walker delayed the inevitable, but Kaneria dismissed Tuffey for 12 and Saqlain Mushtaq rounded things up by removing Chris Martin for a duck.

"It was a tough day at the office, especially when you go and chase the ball for two days, but we are hurt after some disappointing batting," said Fleming. "The conditions were not unplayable and we need to be much better in the next Test."

Pakistan captain Waqar Younis said he was delighted at breaking a jinx at the Gadaffi stadium.

"It is great to break the barrier. We have won our first Test here for 12 years and it was outstanding play by Inzamam-ul-Haq and fiery bowling by Shoaib Akhtar that played key roles," said Waqar. "When the pitch turned it was Kaneria who guided us to the win."

Shoaib, who missed the second innings due to a swollen ankle, took a career best 6 for 11 off 8.2 overs to help dismiss New Zealand for a paltry 73 in their first innings.

Inzamam's memorable 329 was the cornerstone of Pakistan's formidable total of 643. It resulted in the fifth-largest defeat in Test cricket's 126-year history.

Following on 570 runs behind, New Zealand lost Matt Horne as early as the sixth ball when Waqar had him caught behind by Rashid Latif for 0.

Mark Richardson and Vincent carried the total to 69 when Richardson miscued a sweep and was snapped up by Latif off Saqlain for 32.

Vincent hit two fours off Kaneria to reach his fourth half-century before edging one to Latif off Kaneria for 57.

Fleming and Chris Harris then defied a depleted Pakistan attack, and some cautious batting took New Zealand to 140 for 3 at tea. When he had made 24, Fleming, in his 69th Test, became the third New Zealand player to reach 4000 Test runs, behind Martin Crowe (5,444 in 77 Tests) and John Wright (5,334 in 82 Tests).

The pair had added 85 for the fourth wicket when Harris was finally trapped lbw by Abdul Razzaq for 43. Kaneria then triggered a middle-order collapse by claiming Craig McMillan for 2, Robbie Hart for a first ball duck and then the prized wicket of Fleming himself.

Fleming's innings of 66, which included eight fours, lasted 199 minutes until he miscued a pull off Kaneria and was caught at midwicket by substitute Mohammad Sami.

Earlier in the morning New Zealand resumed at 58 for 6 in their first innings, and were dismissed in just 30.2 overs, their second-lowest total in a Test against Pakistan.

Shoaib, who came on late due to injury, dismissed Brooke Walker and Chris Martin with successive deliveries to take five wickets in an innings for the fourth time.

The second Test starts in Karachi on May 8.

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