WELLINGTON: The New Zealand were 70 for the loss of three wickets, chasing the Mammoth target of 405, at close is Day Three in the second cricket Test match against Pakistan here at Wellington on Saturday, Geo News reported.
Earlier, Pakistan were all out for 239 in their second innings, setting Black Caps target of 405 including first innings lead of 165 runs with Umar Akmal 52 and skipper Mohammad Yousuf's 83 solid
Muhammad Asif was the most successful bowler from Pakistan who grabbed 3 quick wickets while Fulton and Taylor, two Kiwi batsmen is a crease, have been dropped once before the close of day.
Two reasons emerged from the Basin Reserve for Test cricket to live long and live Fruitful. Mohammad Yousuf first reminded us, in this age of Virender Sehwag and Tillakaratne Dilshan, that once there was another way to bat in Test cricket, his patient, educated 83 enabling Pakistan to set New Zealand 405 for victory.
And when the chase began, the genius of Mohammad Asif torpedoed it, in a typically cunning and persevering ten-over new-ball spell of Virtues Test. At the end of it all, Stood Pakistan on the Brink of their first Test win in 12 matches and nearly three years, New Zealand staggering at 70 for 3.
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