It will be interesting to see how far Raval, Nicholls and others can stretch New Zealand’s innings on Day Three. A healthy lead will further tilt the game in their favour, while early and regular strikes can make it Pakistan’s day.
Post lunch, de Grandhomme continued to wreck havoc on the hapless Pakistani batsmen, who succumbed to the relentless pressure by the Kiwi bowlers and finally surrendered meekly for a total of 133.
De Grandhomme picked up the wickets of Azhar Ali, Babar Azam and Younis Khan to break the back of Pakistan’s batting as the tourists crawled to lunch with score reading 4 for 88.