Player of the Match
Player of the Match

4.30pm We have some news coming in. Ahmed Shehzad has a minor fracture in his skull. His CT scan shows a "depressed fracture of zygomatic arch of skull," according to a PCB release.

Len Mushangwe: "Azhar Ali should be pretty annoyed with himself for being the lowest scorer"

Zuhair: "Whilst the records tumble, the man I have missed most in the past three weeks is Andy Zaltzman"

4.23pm If they had run two, Misbah would have had three successive scores of 101. As it happens, he has three centuries in a row, Younis has four in five innings, and Pakistan have declared in four successive innings, the first time that has happened. Tells you what a dominant performance this has been. Records have tumbled again, and Pakistan's batting card could have had five centurions if Hafeez and Azhar had scored four and 13 more runs respectively. New Zealand's bowling figures aren't a pretty picture. It's still a good pitch to bat on, but there are signs of much sharper turn than yesterday, and the odd ball is keeping low as well. New Zealand will have to come out and bat for seven overs.

170.5
3
McCullum to Misbah-ul-Haq, 3 runs, there it is! It's full on middle stump, and he drives it down the ground, between the stumps and mid-on. They run three, and off goes the helmet, and Pakistan have declared
170.4
0
McCullum to Misbah-ul-Haq, no run, fuller now, steered to short third man

New Zealand tour of United Arab Emirates 2014-15 News

A Confident Declaration?

175

The score at which Pakistan declared - their lowest against New Zealand and their sixth lowest ever.

Openers Make Merry

5

Number of 50+ opening partnerships for Pakistan in 2014 - only West Indies have more (6).

Not just any lead

8

Number of times that Pakistan have batted first and achieved a 300+ first innings lead - thrice against New Zealand.

Gen Next

3

Number of New Zealand father-son pairs who have scored Test hundreds - the Hadlees, Rutherfords and now Lathams

The Sole Opener

4

Number of fifties scored by New Zealand openers in 2014 - all four by Tom Latham.

Doesn't stick around

6

Number of balls played by Ross Taylor to score zero. He has never previously played more than two balls when he has made a Test duck.

Triple three

3

Kane Williamson's score today. He has 5 single digit scores in his last 19 Test innings, and three of those are 3.

Opening woes

0

Number of 50+ opening stands for New Zealand in Tests in 2014 - India and Zimbabwe also have none.

Opening stats

11

Number of innings since New Zealand had a Test opening stand of more than 23

Another First

1

This is the first time that all of the top-five batsmen have made 80-plus in a Test innings

Five Stars

5

Number of instances where all of Pakistan's top-five batsmen have made half centuries in the same Test innings

Tough young nut

4

Number of Pakistan batsmen below the age of 23 who have faced 350-plus balls in a Test innings - Shehzad is the fourth

A First

0

Number of previous instances of Pakistan's first and second wickets both posting 150-plus runs each.

Last long really long

1

Number of previous instances in the last 16 years where Pakistan's second wicket has fallen after the score of 300 (v SL, Colombo, 2012)