ABU DHABI: (Web Desk) – Pakistan batted for 6 overs of the final session on Day-2 and lost no wickets for scoring 15 runs. Azhar Ali and Mohammad Hafeez have opened the second innings for the home side as Ahmed Shehzad got injured in the first innings.
New Zealand was all out for 262 runs in the first innings allowing Pakistan to take a 304-run lead over the visitors in the first innings. Pakistan’s lead has now swelled to 319 runs with two full days still remaining in the match.
Earlier: New Zealand all out for 262, Pakistan avoids enforcing follow-on. Rahat Ali took 4 while Zulfiqar Babar got 3 wickets to win Pakistan a 304-run lead.
Pakistan has bowled New Zealand all out on Day-3 of the first Test in Abu Dhabi for 262, getting a 304-run lead over the visiting side. Pakistan could have enforced follow-on but avoided to. Azhar Ali has opened the innings for the national side as Ahmed Shehzad is already out of the series due to hair line injury. He had received a bouncer by Corey Anderson in the first innings that forced him to drop his bat on to the wickets. The painful exit will force Ahmed Shehzad to stay out of the game for next six weeks.
Latham scored 103 off 222 balls with the help of 13 boundaries. He was taken out by Rahat Ali. Corey Anderson scored 48 while Watling scored 42 runs. No other batsman from New Zealand really took a start in the first innings and McCullum (18), Williamson (3), Taylor (0), Neesham (11), D Craig (1), Tim Southee (0), Sodhi (25) and TA Boult (0)* portrayed a sorry card for New Zealand in response to Pakistan’s 566 for the loss of 3 wickets.
Rahat Ali took 4 wickets, Zulfiqar Babar got 3 while Hafeez and Yasir Shah took 1 each. Craig was run out for 1.
