The tourists looked on-course for a poor total before Test captain Misbahul Haq rescued his side with an unbeaten 126 while other batsmen fell around him. The captain, who has scored three half-centuries in his last three Tests, owed much to the tail as well, which wagged when the team needed it to as the last four wickets added 139. The last-wicket stand between Misbah and fast-bowler Tanvir Ahmed yielded 51 runs as Pakistan aimed for damage control following its top-order failure.
The Pakistanis got early breakthroughs in the second-innings as they reduced the hosts to 25 for two, with first-innings’ double centurion Brendon McCullum falling for a 15-ball 18.
