After stitching together a massive 104-run 10th-wicket partnership to power New Zealand to 449 on day two of the second test against Pakistan, bowlers Matt Henry and Ajaz Patel took a wicket apiece to put the visitors in the box seat.<\/p>\n
Pakistan ended the day on 154 for three in reply.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Pakistan, who trail by 295 runs, will have their task cut out for them today as they look to avoid a second straight series defeat on home soil to add to a 3-0 whitewash at the hands of England in December.<\/p>\n
New Zealand resumed day two on 309-6, with batter Tom Blundell scoring a half-century at the National Stadium in Karachi, before Henry and Patel both notched up career-best test scores of 68 and 35 respectively.<\/p>\n
Their partnership was finally put to an end by Abrar Ahmed when Patel top-edged an attempted sweep into the hands of Agha Salman in the slips.<\/p>\n
“It’s not very often I’m in here for my batting, so it’s always nice,” Henry told a news conference.<\/p>\n
“I think the main thing is that when you’re contributing and putting your team in a good position, it’s always a good feeling.”<\/p>\n
With the ball in hand, Henry then removed Abdullah Shafique, before Patel dismissed Shan Masood three overs later to leave the hosts reeling.<\/p>\n
Imam-ul-Haq was able to steady the ship to an extent, combining with Babar Azam for 43 runs, but that partnership came to an end after a mix-up between the two led to the Pakistan captain being run out.<\/p>\n
Imam was unbeaten on 74 with Saud Shakeel on 13 at stumps.<\/p>\n
The two-match series is tied at 0-0 after the opening game, which was also played in Karachi, ended in a draw.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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