In what is shaping as a low-scoring contest, the tourists, ranked No 2 in test cricket, are on the run, at 76 for five responding to New Zealand's 271 but their best bowler, Sohail Khan, remains bullish that they can scrap their way back into the contest today. He knows Pakistan let New Zealand get too many runs in conditions tailormade for seam bowling. New Zealand wicketkeeper BJ Watling admitted the Pakistan seamers kept the batsmen wary. Related Content Cricket: Black Caps take command at stumps Cricket: Watling ensures NZ left in box seat Video Watch: Southee knocks the top off Pakistan"They bowled well, good lengths and asked a lot of questions. The only Pakistan batsman who prospered yesterday was fast-rising Babar, who hit three successive ODI centuries against the West Indies recently.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 26, 2016 16:02 UTC