He scored 32 in the first test against Pakistan and took 5-69 as New Zealand bowled out the tourists for 297 in its first innings of the second. Jamieson was 30 not out when New Zealand declared its first innings. Jamieson claimed his first wicket of the second innings when he dismissed opener Shan Masood for his second duck of the match. After Trent Boult removed the night watchman Mohammad Abbas (3), Jamieson dismissed Abid Ali (26) before lunch and Haris Sohail (15), Azhar Ali (37) and Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan (10) during the second session. Jamieson had assistance in his dismissal of Abid from substitute fielder Will Young, who took a brilliant diving catch at short backward point. Azhar had been solid in making 37 until Jamieson went round the wicket and the right-hander followed a ball down leg, which he feathered to Watling. Rizwan's was a magnificent dismissal, an in-swinging yorker which beat the Pakistan captain's late defensive shot. Jamieson then dismissed Faheem Ashraf (28) in classic fashion, setting him up first with short deliveries then pushing a full delivery across him which the batsman chased and edged to Watling.

That left him with match figures which were the fourth best by a New Zealander in tests. After his record-breaking contribution with the bat " which included a 369-run partnership with Henry Nicholls for the fourth wicket " Williamson added a wicket with his right arm off spin. He dismissed Shaheen Afridi for his first wicket as New Zealand captain. New Zealand had only four tests this home summer and needed to win them all to attain the No. 1 test ranking and to promote its chances of reaching the final of the World Test Championship. It had two innings victories against West Indies, then beat Pakistan by 101 runs and an innings and 176 runs. "As captain and a player I take responsibility," Rizwan said. "I didn't do very well in 'keeping. Fielding is a very important part of the series. "If you want to win the match you must take 20 wickets. The bowlers created opportunities early on but we didn't hold the catches."

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