Moin Khan led a spirited Pakistan recovery to avert the follow-on in the first Test against New Zealand on Monday.

The wicketkeeper hit 137, his fourth Test century, on the fourth day and figured in a 152-run partnership for the seventh wicket with Mohammad Sami (25) that eased Pakistan past the follow-on target of 364.

The tourists eventually reached 463 all out in their first innings, a deficit of 100 and at the close New Zealand were four without loss in their second innings.

Moin came to wicket at the fall of Inzamam-ul-Haq for 51, with 108 runs still needed to avoid the follow-on. When Abdul Razzaq went for 48 at 285, there was still a long way to go but Moin and Sami got on the front foot and batted aggressively.

Sami passed his highest Test score of 22, but fell soon after for 25, giving Robbie Hart behind the stumps his third catch of the innings. Sami's part in the recovery lasted 171 minutes and 115 balls.

Moin's century came off just 129 balls and when he was eighth out for 137, his highest Test score, he had faced 174 balls and hit 20 fours and two sixes.

Earlier Inzamam succumbed for 51, lbw to Daryl Tuffey, and Razzaq was caught behind off the same bowler to give the New Zealand bowler a five-wicket bag.

Mark Richardson and Lou Vincent faced two overs at the end of the day and New Zealand finished four without loss, a lead of 104, although a draw now looks the most likely outcome.

Scoreboard

New Zealand (1st innings): 563 (S.Fleming 192, D.Vettori 137 not out; Shabbir Ahmed 5-117).

Pakistan (1st innings):
Imran Farhat c Hart b Oram 20
Taufeeq Umar c Butler b Tuffey 27
Yasir Hameed lbw b Tuffey 80
Yousuf Youhana c Vincent b Tuffey 28
Inzamam-ul-Haq lbw b Tuffey 51
Abdul Razzaq c Hart b Tuffey 48
Moin Khan lbw Oram 137
Mohammad Sami c Hart b Vettori 25
Shabbir Ahmed c Hart b Butler 8
Umar Gul c Vettori b Butler 3
Danish Kaneria not out 0

Extras: (nb-21, lb-4, w-11) 36

Total: (all out, 144.4 overs) 463

Fall of wickets: 1-47, 2-55, 3-134, 4-209, 5-256, 6-285, 7-437, 8-453, 9-462

Bowling: Tuffey 33-8-87-5 (nb-3, w-1), Butler 23.4-6-113-2 (nb-5, w-6), Oram 23-6-55-2 (nb-1, w-2), Cairns 17-0-60-0 (nb-5, w-1), Vettori 36-3-117-1 (nb-7), Styris 12-4-27-0 (w-1)

New Zealand (2nd innings):
M.Richardson not out 4
L.Vincent not out 0

Total: (for no wickets, 2 overs) 4

Bowling: Sami 1-0-4-0, Shabbir 1-1-0-0

To bat: S.Fleming, S.Styris, C.McMillan, C.Cairns, J.Oram, R.Hart, D.Vettori, D.Tuffey, I.Butler.