ABU DHABI: New Zealand beat Pakistan by four runs in a sensational finish to the fourth day in Abu Dhabi on Monday, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. 

Set 176 to win, Pakistan were bowled out for 171 with debutant left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel finishing with 5-59 and fast bowler Neil Wagner taking 2-27.

Azhar Ali top-scored with 65 while Asad Shafiq made 45.

Final scoreboard on the fourth day of the first Test between Pakistan and New Zealand at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Monday.

New Zealand first innings 153 (K.Williamson 63, H. Nicholls 28; Yasir Shah 3-54)

Pakistan first innings 227 (Babar Azam 62, Asad Shafiq 43; T. Boult 4-54)

New Zealand 2nd innings 249 (BJ Watling 59, H. Nicholls 55, Hasan Ali 5-45, Yasir Shah 5-110)

Pakistan 2nd innings (overnight 37-0)

Imam-ul-Haq lbw b Patel                   27

Mohammad Hafeez c de Grandhomme b Sodhi   10

Azhar Ali lbw b Patel                     65

Haris Sohail c & b Sodhi                   4

Asad Shafiq c Watling b Wagner            45

Babar Azam run out                        13

Sarfraz Ahmed c Watling b Patel            3

Bilal Asif b Patel                         0

Yasir Shah c Taylor b Wagner               0

Hasan Ali c sub (Southee) b Patel          0

Mohammad Abbas not out                     0

Extras: (b 4)                              4

Total: (all out; 58.4 overs)             171

Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Imam), 2-44 (Hafeez), 3-48 (Sohail), 4-130 (Shafiq), 5-147 (Azam), 6-154 (Sarfraz), 7-154 (Asif), 8-155 (Yasir), 9-164 (Hasan)

Bowling: Boult 7-0-29-0, de Grandhomme 3-0-15-0, Patel 23.4-4-59-5, Sodhi 12-0-37-2, Wagner 13-4-27-2    

Result: New Zealand won by four runs

Toss: New Zealand

Umpires: Ian Gould (ENG) and Bruce Oxenford (AUS)

Tv umpire: Paul Reiffel (AUS)

Match referee: Javagal Srinath (AUS)