The Blues suddenly looked short of rhythm and their lack of sharpness was exposed when Benayoun strolled infield and slipped in Torres, the Spaniard spinning on a sixpence and lashing into the corner.
Vettori was bowling superbly, giving the ball plenty of flight and landing it on a sixpence outside off stump, and when Shoaib Malik chipped the spinner to cover, Pakistan were suddenly 71-4 and looking nervous.