Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf admitted the Napier rain had saved his side from defeat against New Zealand in the decisive third Test.
The heavens opened with the Blacks Caps on 90 without loss in their second innings, just 118 short of victory with 24 overs remaining.
"We were lucky. Allah helped us because of rain, otherwise it would be difficult to defend 208 on this track," said Yousuf, who replaced Younus Khan as skipper for this series.
"It's disappointing for them, not for us. We were lucky."
New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori felt his side were unfortunate not to edge an absorbing series.
"We were denied an opportunity this afternoon so we look back on that with a bit of disappointment," he said.
"I am pleased we fought long and hard enough to give ourselves a chance.
"It was a pretty competitive series."
He added: "If you look at the first Test both teams thought they had a chance.
"We were outplayed in the second Test match, and here we probably had the momentum in our favour on a tough deck.
"We were happy with a number of aspects. A couple of guys stood up over the course of this Test match - Tim McIntosh in the first innings and BJ (Watling) in the second.
"The seam bowlers were fantastic throughout the series - we couldn't really ask for too much more."
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