END OF OVER:82 | 6 Runs | NZ: 277/5
- Daryl Mitchell6 (8b)
- Michael Bracewell74 (119b)
- Salman Agha14-3-42-1
- Hasan Ali11-1-39-1
Anand: "What is the point of declaring when only get 3 overs to bowl. Could've played till stumps and declare" --- With stumps playing in their minds, this is always a challenging time for the opening batters. Plus, the new ball will be swinging.
5.04pm So Pakistan need 319 to win this Test and the series. They have 93 overs to do that, three of which will be bowled this evening. Perhaps New Zealand could have gone hard much earlier in their second innings, and set around 350 with more overs to bowl as well. But it's possible that the pitch still isn't quite responsive, so they didn't want to give the hosts a lot of time to patiently knock the runs off. After all, Imam, Babar, Shakeel and Sarfaraz have all looked good in this series. Join us for the chase very soon.
END OF OVER:81 | 12 Runs | NZ: 271/5
- Michael Bracewell71 (118b)
- Daryl Mitchell3 (3b)
- Hasan Ali11-1-39-1
- Salman Agha13-3-36-1
Shine: "How many chances Sarfaraz has spilled in this match?" --- I recall three from this innings itself
Slip now at deep third
Hasan back from around the wicket
END OF OVER:80 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 259/5
- Michael Bracewell60 (113b)
- Daryl Mitchell2 (2b)
- Salman Agha13-3-36-1
- Abrar Ahmed33-6-103-1
Mitchell comes out at No. 7. Long-on back at the rope.
TA Blundell c Imam-ul-Haq b Agha Salman 74 (182m 135b 7x4 1x6) SR: 54.81
Lead now 296. Maybe they declare at 300?
END OF OVER:79 | 15 Runs | NZ: 255/4
- Michael Bracewell58 (110b)
- Tom Blundell74 (134b)
- Abrar Ahmed33-6-103-1
- Salman Agha12-3-32-0
Around the wicket