Pakistan struck back in the final 30 minutes to eventually share the day\u2019s honours
\n KARACHI
\nTom Latham and Kane Williamson smashed hundreds to help New Zealand eclipse Pakistan\u2019s first-innings 438 in the opening Test in Karachi\u2019s National Stadium on Wednesday.
\nMiddle-order batters Daryl Mitchell (42) and Tom Blundell (47) fell short of half-centuries but New Zealand still ended day three on a commanding 440-6 and optimistic of a handy lead.
\nWilliamson was batting on 105, his 25th Test hundred, with Ish Sodhi on one at the other end.
\nEarlier, Devon Conway fell for 92 but Tom Latham could not be denied his century after New Zealand resumed on 165 for no loss at the National Stadium.
\nNauman Ali spun one past the bat and into Conway\u2019s pad to remove the opener who was initially ruled not out but had to go after Pakistan reviewed the decision by umpire Aleem Dar.
\nLatham took a single off Abrar Ahmed to bring up his 13th Test hundred, the most by a New Zealand opener, in his 69th match.
\nLatham used his feet against the spinners and looked confident until an attempted reverse sweep against Abrar brought his downfall.
\nLatham managed to glove the ball which ballooned behind the wicketkeeper and the slip fielder had plenty of time to move across and pouch it.
\nHenry Nicholls (22) dragged a Nauman delivery onto his stumps but Mitchell\u2019s arrival provided no respite for Pakistan\u2019s tiring attack.
\nMitchell reverse swept the second ball he faced, from Nauman, for a four and in the spinner\u2019s next over hit him for a six.
\nMohammad Wasim was treated with equal disdain with Mitchell hitting the seamer for four successive fours.
\nMitchell\u2019s entertaining knock was cut short when he fluffed his reverse sweep against Abrar.
\nWilliamson got an lbw decision against him overturned and survived a stumping opportunity before reaching his hundred with a single off Wasim.
\nWhile their bowling lacked firepower, Pakistan\u2019s fielding was sloppy too, which was best illustrated when Imam-ul-Haq and Abrar ran chasing a skier from Blundell only for both to pull out at the last moment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pakistan struck back in the final 30 minutes to eventually share the day\u2019s honours KARACHI Tom Latham and Kane Williamson smashed hundreds to help New Zealand eclipse Pakistan\u2019s first-innings 438 in the opening Test in Karachi\u2019s National Stadium on Wednesday. Middle-order batters Daryl Mitchell (42) and Tom Blundell (47) fell short of half-centuries but New […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":304213,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-304187","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n