As it Happened - Pakistan vs New Zealand, 2nd Test, Day 4 at Dubai

A good third innings comes to an end. Ross Taylor got to his first test century this year. Yasir Shah took a five wicket haul. A hat trick of sixes by Southee, took the lead past 250! Amazing session of cricket! The target set by New Zealand for Pakistan is 261. They have to get it in 72 overs. All results possible! Game on!

OUT! Goes for a maximum again! Fails to get the middle of the bat this time. Gets an edge, and the ball goes up in the air. Caught by Azhar Ali at cover-point! End of an exciting cameo by Southee! Maiden five-wicket haul for Yasir Shah. NEW ZEALAND declare on 250/9.

Three in a row! Hat trick of Sixes for Southee! The ball is just sailing over the boundary! The ball is lost in the stands!

SIX! One more big one by Southee! Over mid wicket this time!

SIX! Southee dances down the pitch and hits it over long on for a maximum!

The batsman gets a leading edge on that one. The bowler fails to collect the ball as the batsman makes it back to his crease. The batsmen have run through for a single.

The batsman has taken the aerial route and played that over the covers. They manage to come back for the second.

Driven by Ish Sodhi for a single.

Ish Sodhi comes in to bat at 10

OUT! A flighted delivery, Taylor goes forward and tries to drive but misses to get bat to the ball. Umpire asks the third umpire for the decision and replays confirm that Taylor is stumped.

The batsman plays a sweep shot. They manage to come back for the second run.

Tim Southee is the new man in.

Drinks break.

OUT! Flighted delivery, Craig dances down the ground and plays it to long on. Caught by Rahat Ali! Craig is making his way back to the pavilion.

Top edged by Taylor to fine leg for a single.

Flat delivery around off, Craig shuffles to off and defends with a close-faced bat.

Flighted on off, flicked away to mid-wicket.

Craig has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Flat on middle and leg, Craig goes back to defend but is struck on the pads.

SIX! Humungous! Craig has got stuck into this one! He sits down to a loopy ball and plays a magnificent slog sweep over the mid-wicket boundary for a maximum.

Taylor looks to slog across the line but gets a thick outside edge. The ball lands short of short third man and Taylor gets across for a single.

Played through the mid off region, no run taken.

12th Test century for Taylor!

HUNDRED! There is it! A single to mid wicket. 1st Test Hundred this year! Thats a well played knock! Came in when the Kiwis were in trouble and has rescued them.

The batsman has pushed it to the cover region.

Taylor played it straight, hit the non striker's bat and went to mid on. No run taken! No risk!

The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Well defended by Ross Taylor.

A bit short outside off, Taylor rocks back to cut but slightly edges the ball to the short third man region. He takes a single and moves to 99.

Quick and full on middle and leg, Taylor looks to flick but gets a leading edge back to Babar. It was uppish for a second.

Flighted on off, Taylor goes back and blocks.

An important 50-stand comes up.

Flat on middle, nudged away through mid-wicket for a run.

Flat and outside off, lands on the rough and spins in sharply. Craig goes back to punch but the ball stays low and goes off the toe-end to the keeper, on the bounce.

Flighted ball on off, Criag pressses forward and defends.

Length delivery, Craig cuts it to point, and gets a quick single off the last ball.

Drifting on the pads, Craig guides it to fine leg for a couple!

Played to the mid off region.

Defended off the back foot for no run.

FOUR! Edged! Down to third man and thats four more. The fielder at gully dived in but wasn't able to get to the ball.

A length ball, cut by Taylor to point for a single.

FOUR! Swept by Craig and Babar makes a mess of it at deep fine leg. Lets it go for a boundary!

A low full toss, and thats a quick single at mid off!

Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Cut off the back foot by Taylor!

Loopy delivery on the middle stump, Taylor gets forward and defends it.

Drifting on the pads. Craig plays it to short mid wicket.

The batsman has punched that ball through the off side.

FOUR! Smashed! Wide and full outside off. Good off drive for a boundary.

Bowled on the pads, Craig gets forward and plays it to mid on.

Length delivery outside off. Played uppishly by Craig to point.

Length delivery to start off with. Craig comes forward and defends it.

Adil comes into the attack!

Good cut shot, well fielded by Masood at backward point.

Flighted on the middle stump, Taylor comes forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Swept from outside off to square leg for a single.

Flatter outside off, Taylor goes back and cuts it to gully.

Taylor defends it back to the bowler.

The ball keeps low, Craig plays it to fine leg for a single.

Yasir Shah comes to bowl

Good forward defensive shot. Taylor plays it back to the bowler.

Taylor gets across, plays it to mid on.

Good length ball, edged and goes to the slip fielder on a bounce.

Drifting on the pads, Craig plays it to square leg for a single.

A short delivery on the hips, played to fine leg by Taylor for a single.

A nice looking drive by Craig to mid on for a single.

Struck on the pads! Everyone appeals, but the umpire is not interested.Not Out!

Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman

Played to mid-wicket for no run.

Craig plays it back to the bowler.

Loopy delivery outside off, driven by Taylor for a single. Well fielded.

Good delivery! Flighted outside the off stump, misses the outside edge!

The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

A quick single, both batsmen took on the fielder, it was a chance of a run out.

Pushed to the cover region by the batsman.

FOUR! Gets width outside the off stump, leans forward and drives it through covers for a boundary! Beautiful cover drive.

French cut by Ross to fine leg for a couple. That went through his legs.

A yorker length delivery, Taylor gets forward and defends it.

Craig stretches out to a flighted ball and blocks down to the leg side.

Tossed up around off stump, Craig looks to get forward and blocks.

Craig leans out and turns the ball away to mid-wicket.

Floated up on middle, Taylor gets low down and sweeps the ball to deep square leg for a single.

Flighted nicely on off stump, Taylor gets well forward and defends.

NOT OUT! That is a very bad review from Pakistan! Taylor is safe! Flat and angled in towards middle and leg, Taylor goes back to defend but misses and is struck on his pads. The Pakistanis appeal hard but the umpire stays put. Misbah has a word with his team-mates and goes for the review. It did not look out to the naked eye and Hawk Eyes confirms that showing that the ball would have slid past the leg stump.

A review taken by Pakistan as an appeal for an lbw against Taylor has been turned down.

Driven handsomely by Craig to mid off.

Length ball, defended back to the bowler.

Dropped! A good length delivery, gets an outside edge, and Umar drops it at first slip!

Taylor inside edges this ball to mid on for a single.

A yorker delivery, well defended by Taylor.

FOUR! Good length delivery, edged and goes through the slips to third man for a boundary!

Good defensive shot off the front foot.

Flighted outside off, Taylor gets forward and drives it through extra cover, for 3 runs.

Flicked off the inside edge to square leg for one.

Defends it off the back foot.

Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman.

Tje ball stays low outside off. Batsman fails to get a bat to ball.

A short ball, Craig plays it to mid off for a single.

Driven on the up, for a couple.

Played it through the covers for a couple.

Played it to mid on, a mistimed shot.

Short length ball, Craig plays it back to the bowler.

Craig defends the first ball.

Rahat Ali to bowl!

Flicked to square leg for a single.

The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery.

Craig, defends it back to the bowler.

Immediately a bit of turn and bounce. First ball hits the pads.

Players are out in the middle. Ross Taylor and Mark Craig are all set with the bat. Babar to continue bowling.

Pitch - Roughs created. A cause of concern for the batsmen. It'll be difficult for the batsmen to play against spin today.A day for spinners!

Welcome to the coverage of day 5. Looks like it's going to be an exciting day of Test cricket. New Zealand lead by 177 runs. Lets see how much more Taylor adds to the total. He's the man, who has to do it for the Kiwis today. Lets see what's in store today!

New Zealand lead by 177 runs! Ross Taylor has batted well for his 77 and looked a lot at ease against the spinners. He holds the key for the Kiwis, if they want to bat long and take their lead past 250. Win for them looks slightly difficult and they will want to make sure that they bat at least one session tomorrow to avoid going 0-2 down in the series. Promises to be an exciting finish. Do join us at 1130 IST to catch all the action. Cheers!!!

Overs - 30.2, Runs - 113, Wickets - 05. An entertaining session and this Test match is hanging in the balance with just one more day left. After gaining a slender lead, New Zealand started their second innings positively with Brendon McCullum looking in fine touch. But his wicket opened the gate for Pakistan and their spinners just took the advantage by pegging New Zealand back with some quick wickets.

The umpires check the light once again and decide to call it Stumps on day 4!

Fullish around off, Craig stays back in his crease and defends.

On middle and leg, Taylor flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Mark Craig is the new batsman.

OUT! Watling departs right at the stroke of stumps. Tossed up ball outside off, some extra bounce this time, Watling fails to control it and gets an edge behind. Shafiq reacts quickly from second slip and dives forward to take a low catch. New Zealand lead by 176 runs!

Leans forward to a full ball and drives it through covers for a run.

Gets forward to a full ball and defends it solidly.

Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

A bit short in length around off, Taylor cuts it through the line but finds point.

Taylor has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Watling shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Landed outside off, Watling allows it through.

Tossed up ball on off, Watling lunges forward and defends with the full face of the bat.

Tossed up on off, Watling stays back and defends watchfully.

Outside off, Watling lunges forward and defends.

Tossed up ball outside off, Watling comes onto his front foot and defends.

Wrong 'un around off, full in length, Taylor is on the front foot in defense.

Flatter ball on off, Taylor defends it off his back foot.

FOUR! Full floated ball down the leg side, Taylor goes down on one knee and sweeps it through square leg for a boundary.

Beaten! Lovely delivery, a fantastic leg spinner, drawing Taylor forward and the away spin beats the outside edge.

Loopy ball around middle and off, Taylor lunges in defense.

FOUR! Risky shot, almost drags it back on! Slightly short in length around off, skidding in, Taylor tries to cut but it takes the bottom edge and runs past first slip for a boundary.

Yasir Shah is back into the attack.

Played to the point region by the batsman.

Fullish outside off, Watling drives it to covers.

Landed around off, Watling comes onto his front foot and defends.

Appeal on the pads, Watling goes onto his back foot and tries to push but gets hit on the pads. The umpire says not out.

Landed just outside off, Watling comes onto his front foot and defends.

Tossed up ball on off, Watling covers the line and defends.

The umpire having a look at the light with his light meter.

Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Room on offer outside off, Watling slaps it through point for a single.

Hits a length ball through the line but finds covers.

Digs in a short ball on middle and off, Watling ducks under it safely.

Length ball on off, Watling stays back in defense.

Good length ball angling away from the batsman, Taylor stays back and runs it through point for a single.

Tossed up and outside off, left alone by Watling.

Watling has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Full flighted on middle, pushed back past the bowler for a single.

Another cut shot to a short ball but this time Taylor finds the fielder.

Goes back and plays a late cut wide of point for a couple.

FOUR! Flighted full ball around off, Taylor gets on the front foot and thumps it with the spin through extra cover for a boundary.

Length ball on middle and off, Watling tries to play but gets hit on the pads. Pakistan appeal but the umpire says no. The batsmen pick up a couple of leg byes. Misbah decides to take a review. Replays show it's pitching in line but would clip the top of middle and leg. Umpire's call. Watling survives!

Appeal for an LBW turned down. Pakistan take a review.

Length ball on middle, Taylor tucks it through mid-wicket for a run.

Landed outside off, Watling guides it towards third man for a single.

On middle, Taylor clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Full and down the leg side, Taylor misses his flick. The ball brushes off the pads and Sarfraz dives to his left to stop the ball.

Fullish outside off, Taylor drives it to mid off.

Rahat Ali back on.

Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Goes back and punches a shortish ball to covers.

On the pads, helped wide of leg gully.

Skidding back into the batsman from around off, Watling pushes inside the line and edges it down. It goes on one bounce to the first slip fielder.

Floated full ball on off, Taylor drives it to mid off and pinches a single.

Flatter ball on middle, Watling goes back and works it through mid-wicket for a single.

Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Full on off, defended solidly.

On the pads, Taylor works it to the fine leg region for a couple.

Pitched outside off, Taylor pads it away. Sarfraz appeals but the umpire is not interested.

Landed outside off, Taylor allows it through.

Landed around off, Taylor comes onto his front foot and defends.

Tossed up ball on off, some extra bounce, Watling stands back and taps it down to point.

FOUR! This time for BJ! Loopy ball on middle, Watling goes down on one knee and sweeps it sweetly down to fine leg for a boundary.

Floated full ball around off, Watling stretches forward and defends it at the last moment.

Watling has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Gets down on one knee again and sweeps it through square leg for a single.

23rd Test fifty for Ross Taylor!

FOUR! Fine shot to reach his fifty! Full flighted ball on middle and leg, Taylor kneels down and sweeps it fine down the leg side for a boundary.

Driven through the covers by the batsman.

Landed around off, Watling prods it watchfully.

On middle and off, Watling defends it into the ground.

Landed outside off, Watling drives it through the cover region.

On middle and off, Taylor drives it through the mid off region for a single.

Full on off, Taylor drives it to mid on.

Gets back and punches it to the off side, finds short extra cover.

Arm ball around off, Watling goes on the back foot in defense.

Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Flatter around off, skidding back in, Watling defends it off his back foot.

Leans forward to a full ball and pushes it with the spin to covers.

Floated full ball on middle, pushed down to mid on.

On the pads, Taylor flicks it to short fine leg and sets off. Watling wants a single but is sent back. There was a throw at the non-striker's end but the fielder misses his shy.

The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

On middle and leg, Taylor comes onto his front foot and defends.

Full on the pads, Taylor covers the line and defends.

Fullish on middle and leg, Taylor defends it into the ground.

On middle and leg, Taylor goes onto his back foot and punches it straight to covers.

Brave leave! Loopy and around off, straightening a bit, Watling shoulders arms and it goes very closely past the off stump.

FOUR! Short ball on middle, Watling goes on the back foot and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

BJ Watling is the new batsman.

OUT! Neesham loses his stumps! Another beautiful delivery, loopy and landing full outside off on the rough, Neesham gets on the front foot with a little walk down the track for a drive but the ball spins in, beats the inside edge and disturbs the stumps. New Zealand lead by 135 runs!

Gets on the front foot and defends it with the inside edge to the leg side.

Defends it with the spin to the off side and takes a single.

Outside off, Taylor guides it to third man for a run.

FOUR! Landed outside off, Taylor late cuts it towards the third man region for a boundary.

Fullish outside off, Taylor drives it through covers and takes a run. There's an overthrow at the non-striker's end an extra run is taken.

Around off, Neesham works it through square leg for a run.

On middle, Taylor sweeps it through the on side for a run.

On the pads, Neesham flicks it through the leg side for a single.

Goes down on one knee for the sweep shot but gets a top edge. It flies over the keeper and they take a couple of runs.

Excellent ball, drifting into the batsman, landing around off and spinning away a bit, Taylor is squared up in defense and the ball spins away to take the outside edge. The ball dies in front of Shafiq at gully.

Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Fullish ball on off, driven off the front foot to mid off.

Gets forward and drives it with the spin to covers.

Full floated ball on middle, flicked through the gap on the leg side for a single.

Drinks break!

FOUR! Back to back boundaries! Fullish outside off, Taylor drives it through the cover region and beats the fielder there for another boundary.

FOUR! Cut away! Shortish outside off, Taylor cuts it through the point region and gets a boundary this time.

Landed outside off, Taylor tries to push on the up but gets an outside edge. The ball falls just short of the gully fielder.

Touch shortish outside off, Taylor stays back and defends.

Landed around off, Taylor comes onto his front foot and defends.

Landed outside off, Neesham tucks it to square leg for a single.

Ehsan Adil back on!

Neesham works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.

Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. They pick up a single.

Goes back and cuts it to point. The fielder misfields as the ball spins away from him and they take a couple.

Too full in length on middle, hit back past the bowler to mid on.

Defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Shortish on off, cut straight to point.

Fullish outside off, Taylor drives it through covers for a single.

Outside off, Taylor comes onto his front foot and defends.

On middle and off, Neesham drives it down the ground for a single.

Landed around off, Neesham stays back in his crease and defends.

Shortish outside off, Taylor cuts it past point for a single.

Fullish outside off, Taylor steers it to third man off outside edge for a couple.

Tight single! Shortish, cut to point for a quick single. The fielder misses his shy at the striker's end otherwise Neesham would have been a goner.

Full flighted ball on off, defended off the front foot to the off side.

Loopy full ball on middle, defended off the pads to the leg side.

That's the line and length, full and just outside off, Taylor tries to defend but it comes off the outside edge and rolls to point.

Floated full ball on off, Taylor defends it off his front foot.

Quicker through the air, a leg spinner on the shorter side, Taylor cuts it off his back foot and the point fielder does well to stop it with a dive to his left.

Fullish on off, Neesham defends it off his back foot.

On middle and leg, Taylor tries to work but the ball goes off the pads to the leg side. Leg bye taken.

On middle and off, Taylor covers the line and defends.

Tossed up around off, Taylor flicks it straight to mid-wicket.

Full on off, Taylor drives it to mid off.

FOUR! Short ball outside off, Taylor goes onto his back foot and cuts it through the point region for a boundary.

Almost bowled there! Full ball spinning back in, Neesham tries to flick but misses. He would have been bowled but there was the second line of defense in place, i.e. pads.

Flatter full on off, spinning in, Neesham defends it off his front foot with firm hands. It comes off the inside edge and goes on one bounce to short leg.

Goes back and turns it through mid-wicket for a single.

Floated ball outside off, Taylor shoulders arms.

Loopy ball on leg, Taylor tries to defend it off his pads but misses. Stifled appeal for an lbw but it's going down the leg side.

Tossed up ball on off, Taylor goes on the back foot and cuts it to cover-point.

Outside off, Neesham drives it to mid on.

Fullish around off, Neesham prods it into the ground.

Landed outside off, Neesham guides it to third man for a couple.

Full on off, Neesham tries to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

On middle, Neesham clips it straight to mid-wicket.

Fullish on the pads, Neesham tries to work it across but misses.

Tossed up ball outside off, going straight on, Taylor shoulders arms.

Quicker through the air, full and on middle, Neesham flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Flighted ball outside off, little turn this time, Neesham stands tall, plays inside the line and runs it off the outside edge past first slip. A couple of runs taken.

Spinning back into the batsman again, Neesham plays it with the spin and gently helps it to short leg.

Loopy ball around off, turning in, Neesham defends it from the crease.

Tossed up ball on off, Taylor goes back and cuts it to cover-point for a single.

Fullish around off, Neesham covers the line and defends.

Full on off, Neesham defends it into the ground.

Loopy ball outside off, Taylor pushes it through covers and sets off. There's a throw at the non-striker's end but the fielder misses his shy. Quick run taken.

Tossed up ball outside off, Taylor gets onto his front foot and defends.

Full on off, Taylor covers the line and defends.

Tossed up on middle and leg, Taylor goes back and pushes it to the on side.

Neesham has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Allows the ball to spin back into him from outside off and tries to defend. Some nervous moment for him as the ball comes off the inside edge and almost rolls back onto the stumps.

Jimmy Neesham is the new batsman.

OUT! Oh, hello, what great turn there! Shah tosses it up outside off, full and landing on the rough, spinning back in viciously to beat the forward defensive prod of Anderson. The ball curls in and goes on to hit the top of off stump. Wow, just wow, that's a delightful wicket for a leggie. Yasir is all smiles and New Zealand are in some trouble.

Dabs a length ball with the spin to second slip. The fielder has a shy at the striker's end but misses. They cross for an overthrow.

Flatter on off, punched off the back foot to covers.

Superb delivery, skidding back into the batsman from around off, Taylor is obsessed to play the cut shot, the length is not quite there but he still goes for it. Somehow he keeps it out to point.

Anderson looks to sweep the ball from outside off but gets a bottom edge.

Short ball, Anderson rocks to the back foot and defends it.

Tossed up delivery, Anderson flicks it to the on side.

Corey Anderson is the new man in.

OUT! What a review! McCullum is a goner! Arm ball just outside off, McCullum lunges forward to defend but is struck on the pads. Huge appeal from Babar but the umpire says not out. Misbah has a word with Babar and takes the review. Replay shows the ball struck McCullum in line and was going to hit middle and leg.

McCullum is given not out for a leg before wicket appeal. Pakistan take a review.

Full and flighted outside off, Taylor drives it through the cover region for three runs.

On the pads, McCullum flicks it to square leg for a single.

Tossed up delivery, Taylor plays it to mid on.

Short again around off, Taylor cuts it to point.

Flighted outside off, Taylor looks to sweep but gets a top edge which falls wide of the square leg fielder. They take a couple.

FOUR! Back to back! Short this time outside off, Taylor cuts it through the gully region for another boundary.

FOUR! What a way to get off the mark! Full and quick around off, Taylor opens the face of his bat and guides the ball through the backward point region for a boundary. Nice use of the pace.

The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total.

Ross Taylor is the new man in.

OUT! Full and around off, Williamson drives it uppishly towards cover where Taufeeq takes a good diving catch to his left. The ball just brushed the silly point fielder's finger. Nice catch and Williamson departs for another low score. The Kiwis are 2 down now.

Tossed up around off, Williamson drives it but the ball hits silly point fielder.

The batsman rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball.

Williamson punches the short ball through the cover region for a boundary.

Short ball, McCullum punches it through extra cover for a single.

The batsman gets to the pitch of the ball and defends it.

FOUR! Tossed up delivery, Williamson drives it straight back for a boundary.

Floated delivery, McCullum gets onto the back foot and gets a single at long off.

Williamson dances down the wicket, gets a single to mid on.

The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Short ball played through the covers.

Floated delivery, Williamson inside edges it onto the pads.

The players have made their way into the middle. Yasir Shah to bowl.

A good session for New Zealand. They managed to dismiss the only wicket of Pakistan and get a lead of 10 runs. McCullum and Latham started well before Latham was dismissed by Yasir Shah. McCullum kept on going after that too and took his side's total past 50. He is joined by Williamson who is also looking day. Join us in a while for the third and final session of Day 4.

Full and flighted ball, McCullum defends it off the front foot. THAT'S TEA ON DAY 4.

McCullum goes to the back foot and punches the ball through the extra cover region for a couple.

Defended off the front foot by McCullum.

McCullum defends the flighted ball off the front foot.

The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Loopy ball on middle, McCullum lunges forward to defend it. Huge appeal for a leg before but the umpire says no.

Williamson gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it to mid on.

Flat again on the pads, McCullum works it to mid-wicket for a single.

Flat and quick, McCullum gets in the line of the ball and defends it.

Pushes towards mid on for a single by the batsman.

This time Williamson gets an inside edge while trying to defend the flighted ball. The ball goes fine down the leg side for a couple.

Flatter ball, McCullum looks to work it to the leg side but gets an outside edge past the slip region for three runs.

The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Loopy ball around off, Williamson gets an outside edge while trying to defend it.

Tossed up on middle, Williamson pushes it back to the bowler.

Short around off, Williamson punches it to mid off.

On the pads, Williamson works it towards mid-wicket.

Short outside off, Williamson looks to cut the ball but misses it.

Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Played off the front foot into the ground.

The batsman has pushed it to the cover region.

Williamson steps down, drives it through covers for one.

Floated delivery on middle, played towards mid on.

Flighted delivery, defended off the front foot.

Flat and straight, on middle, McCullum goes back and blocks with a straight blade.

Thrown up around off, McCullum leans out and pushes the ball back to Babar.

McCullum camps back to a shortish ball and punches straight back.

Angled in to the pads, McCullum goes back and works the ball into the leg side.

Flat on off, McCullum sits back and punches to cover.

Tossed up outside off, McCullum stretches forward and blocks.

It was punched off the back foot for no run.

Played of the front foot. Defends it back to the bowler.

Lunges well forward and defends solidly once again.

That ball has taken the inside edge onto the pads.

Mccullum Plays it towards short third man for a single.

Flighted delivery around off, McCullum goes to punch but is beaten.

Flat around off, lands and spins away sharply. Williamson doesn't get sucked into playing the cut shot and leaves the ball alone.

Shortish outside off, McCullum goes back and cuts. Rahat Ali at point dives awkwardly and can't stop the ball either.

Flighted on off, McCullum leans forward and defends.

A bit short and angled in towards middle, McCullum goes back and flicks to mid-wicket.

Flighted up on off stump, McCullum drives straight back to Babar and the keeper shouts "yourself."

Flat delivery outside off, McCullum goes back and pushes the ball to point.

Kane Williamson is the new man in.

OUT! Nothing conclusive comes out of the review taken by Latham! This means that the ONFIELD DECISION STAYS! Latham is completely disappointed and even Craig McMillan in the dressing room shakes his head with disgust. It was a flighted ball on middle, Latham sits down on his knee to sweep the ball but it hits him close to the glove and the ball goes to leg gully where it is caught. Ali dives full length to his left with awesome reflexes and takes a great catch. The Pakistanis appeal confidently and the umpire agrees with them. Latham takes the review immediately. Replays don't portray the ball in contact with the glove. It did hit his arm though. However, since the replays are inconclusive, Latham has to go.

Appeal for a catch at leg slip and the umpire gives it out. Latham takes a review straightaway.

Full and flighted ball, Latham sweeps it fine and Azhar Ali at leg slip dives and stops the ball.

Floated delivery on the pads, played to square leg for a single.

Hits the pads, thats an appeal by the bowler. Umpire says, NO!

Spinning away outside off, McCullum punches it through the cover region for a couple. Well fielded in the deep.

Spining in, Latham plays it to fine leg for a single.

The batsman defends it from within the crease.

McCullum looks to defend but gets an inside edge to short leg.

Just short of the slip! Full and flighted and turning away, McCullum looks to defend but gets an outside edge. The ball just drops short of Younus at first slip.

FOUR! Full and floated, McCullum slogs sweeps it over the mid-wicket region for a boundary.

Full and floated, McCullum blocks it off the front foot.

Flighted ball, McCullum looks to defend but gets beaten.

Change of end for Babar.

Floated ball turning in and going down the leg side, Latham comes across and looks to work it to the leg side but misses. An appeal for a caught behind but the umpire says no.

McCullum pushes the flat ball through the cover region for a single.

Short ball around off, McCullum defends it straight back.

Latham flicks the ball of his pads for a single.

That just missed the stump! Flighted outside off and Latham looks to sweep but misses it. The ball just goes past his off stump.

Short ball turning back in, Latham works it to square leg.

Yasir Shah into the attack.

Short again, McCullum ducks under it.

Banged in short, McCullum ducks under it.

FOUR! Shot! Back of a length ball around off, McCullum gets to the back foot and cuts it through the cover region for a boundary. There is a deep fielder there but it's wide of him too.

Latham dabs it to the fine leg fielder for a single.

Length delivery, Latham defends it back to the bowler.

Full on the pads, played to the square leg fielder.

The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Floated ball, McCullum gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Loopy delivery on the middle stump, defended to mid on.

Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Swept by the batsman to square leg for a single.

Played towards long off, for a single.

Latham shows full face of his bat and defends it off the front foot.

Short of a length ball on middle, Latham shows full face of his bat and defends it.

Latham shoulders his arms to the length ball outside off.

Good length ball around off, Latham pushes it towards covers.

Length ball on middle and leg, Latham turns it to mid-wicket.

Back of a length ball around off, McCullum cuts it to deep point for a single.

Latham looks to defend the flighted ball but gets an outside edge to point.

Short again, Latham pushes it towards mid on.

Short and flat outside off, Latham gets in the line of the ball and defends it.

FOUR! Swept away! Flighted ball outside off and Latham sweeps it through the square leg region for a boundary.

Short again, Latham pushes it to covers.

Short ball, McCullum punches it off the back foot for a single.

Zulfiqar Babar comes into the attack.

A strike rate of 180 to start off, McCullum seems to be in a destructive mood today!

Back of a length ball on middle, Latham nudges it to square leg.

Full and angled across, Latham lets it go to the keeper.

Fuller on the pads, McCullum works it to fine leg for a single.

A tad full around off, McCullum defends it off the back foot.

FOUR! Smashed away! Full and just outside off, McCullum drives it uppishly to the square of the wicket on the off side for a boundary.

A tad full and sliding down the leg side, McCullum looks to flick it but misses it. Huge appeal for a leg before wicket but the umpire says not out.

A length ball outside off, Latham plays and misses it.

Similar ball, similar shot.

Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Yorker outside the off. Latham digs it out.

Shortish outside off, Latham defends it off the back foot.

A short ball on the hips, dabbed for a single.

The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. A maiden over! Good start by Adil.

Played to the point fielder. Right, from the middle of the bat.

Solid in defense. Well defended off the back foot by Latham.

Length ball outside off, the batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

Fuller and wider this time around, again the batsman has nothing to do with it.

Full and wide outside off, left by the batsman.

Ehsan Adil to bowl from the other end.

FOUR! Shot! Length on offer outside off and McCullum rocks to the back foot and cuts it through the cover point region for another boundary. What an over for the Kiwis!

Good length ball around off, McCullum defends it off the front foot.

FOUR! Smacked! Back to back! Full and outside off and McCullum drives it through the cover region for a boundary.

FOUR! Outside edge, through the slips for a boundary. Lucky start for McCullum!

Short in length, defended back to the bowler of the back foot.

First ball, down the leg, nudged for a single to fine leg. Off the mark! The innings in on the way.