KARACHI, Pakistan (AP):

Pakistan captain Younis Khan missed his opportunity to challenge Brian Lara's world-record score of 400 and Sri Lanka held off an unlikely victory push by the hosts yesterday to force a draw in the first Test.

Khan was out for 313 before declaring the first innings at 765-6 - a lead of 121 runs and also a record Pakistan total - an hour after lunch on the last day. Kamran Akmal remained unbeaten on a career-best 158.

On a batsman-friendly wicket, there appeared little chance of a result, but Pakistan claimed some quick, early wickets to raise hopes of a win. At 45-3, Sri Lanka looked vulnerable, but Kumar Sangakkara's 65 held the innings together and Thilan Samaraweera and Prasanna Jayawardene negotiated the last eight overs to finish at 144-5.

Pakistan's previous highest Test score had come against England at The Oval when they scored 708 in 1987 and the giant total in this match also eclipsed the highest innings total in a Test in Pakistan - surpassing it's own 699-5 declared against India at Lahore in 1989.

With a draw always looming as the likely result, the main interest on the final day was how many runs Khan could get. Resuming on 306, he was aiming to break the record individual score set by former West Indies great Lara and other records along the way. However, he could add only seven runs before he was bowled by fast bowler Fernando.

NZ beat India

Brendon McCullum made 56 not out and shared an unbroken 60-run partnership with Jacob Oram to lead New Zealand to a seven-wicket win over India yesterday in the first of two Twenty20 cricket internationals.

McCullum fashioned a restrained half century from 48 balls with three sixes and two fours to steer New Zealand past India's total of 162 for eight with seven balls to spare. New Zealand were 166 for three in the 19th over when Oram (29 not out) struck the game's 41st six to clinch the win.

India's innings, highlighted by an unbeaten 61 by Suresh Raina, included 30 sixes, one fewer than the record for a single innings in a Twenty20 international.