Hamilton, New Zealand beat Pakistan by 138 runs in the second test match, which was played at Hamilton. New Zealand batted first and they played well and scored 271 runs. When Pakistan batted in the first inning, Pakistan scored on 216 runs in which Babar Azam scored 90 runs not out, which was the notable score, Sarfaraz scored 41 runs, Sohail scored 37 and Asad Shafique scored 23 runs and no other Pakistani batsmen entered in the double figure, which was the great failure of Pakistani middle order. In the second inning, New Zealand scored 313 runs and the total target was set by NZ was 369 runs and Pakistan had to achieve this target to win this second test match.
In the second inning, Pakistani middle order batting repeated their performance of the first inning and all team was out at 230 runs. Azhar Ali scored 58 runs and Sami Aslam scored 91 runs and they gave good start in the second inning but the middle order batting did not show their responsibility and in this way, Pakistan lost the second test match. With the defeat in the second test match, Pakistan also lost the test series against New Zealand. The middle order batting was failed as Younis Khan also failed in this test series and he scored only 16 runs in the four innings of the two test matches.
