New Zealand vs Pakistan, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Abbas to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, swivels nicely and pulls behind square this time, four more for Mitchell who's quickly moved to 45

Abbas to Daryl Mitchell, no run, short of length delivery just outside off, patted to point

Abbas to Daryl Mitchell, no run, defends

Abbas to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR, short of length outside off, bludgeons the pull well in front of square

Abbas to Williamson, 1 run, back of a length on off, nudges to mid-on for a quick single

Abbas to Williamson, wide, bouncer's too high, called wide as Williamson lets it go

Abbas to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, pulled to deep backward square

Abbas to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, cut through point

Abbas to Daryl Mitchell, 2 runs, short of length outside off, pulls through midwicket

Abbas to Williamson, 3 runs, back of a length on off, clips it behind square

Abbas to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, cuts to deep backward point

Abbas to Daryl Mitchell, no run, jumps down the pitch, the ball comes in with the angle to hit him on the pad although he's taken himself outside the line of off

Abbas to Daryl Mitchell, no run, left alone outside off

Abbas to Williamson, no run, good length delivery just outside off, defended with such soft hands it goes behind the wicket towards slips

Abbas to Williamson, no run, short of length delivery outside off, cuts it to backward point who is brought in from the deep as Pakistan look to keep Williamson waiting

Abbas to Williamson, no run, full ball on off, defends

Abbas to Williamson, no run, back of a length delivery close to off, blocked

Abbas to Williamson, 2 runs, big wave of energy around the crowd as Williamson slaps this wide of deep backward point. No, they'll have to wait a bit more as the fielder makes a diving stop. 199 now

Abbas to Williamson, no run, back of a length delivery at the stumps, blocked

Abbas to Watling, no run, blocked

Abbas to Watling, no run, nip-backer, Watling defends with soft hands and looks back to see if it's treading back onto the stumps

Abbas to Watling, no run, fullish delivery on the stumps, Watling flicks it to mid-wicket

Abbas to Watling, no run, good length delivery just outside off stump, Watling defends

Abbas to Watling, no run, close to off, blocked

Abbas to Watling, no run, neatly pressed

Abbas to Williamson, 1 run, good length delivery outside off stump, Williamson guides it to third man

Abbas to Watling, 1 run, knocked away to mid-on

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, out Caught by Naseem Shah!! Finally! Finally. Abbas looks up, catches the breath and smiles as a catch has been taken. That tells you what it means. Pakistan have finally broken a 369-run stand. A brilliant ovation for Nicholls as he walks off. Short delivery on the stumps, Nicholls pulls, gets a top edge and it goes straight to Shah who takes it overhead close to the fine leg boundary. A great hand from Nicholls to help them outbat Pakistan. The visitors congratulate him for his effort. Henry Nicholls c Naseem Shah b Abbas 157(291) [4s-18 6s-1]

Abbas to Williamson, 1 run, short and outside off stump, Williamson cuts to deep backward point

Abbas to Williamson, 2 runs, back of a length delivery, punched to the right of the man in the deep this time

Abbas to Williamson, FOUR, short and wide, Williamson cuts hard, beats point and the dive to the left at the fence as well

Abbas to Williamson, 2 runs, driven away off the back foot but deep cover runs to his right and cuts it off

Abbas to Williamson, no run, guided to point

Abbas to Williamson, no run, defends with the bat close to the pad and plays to point

Abbas to Williamson, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Williamson defends

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, good length delivery outside off stump, Nicholls drives to sweeper cover

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, wide, oh tries to fetch the pull shot from way outside off stump, misses. Called wide for height

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, FOUR, full and in the slot, Nicholls thumps it down the ground over the captain's head

Abbas to Williamson, no run, leading edgeee but safe! The cricket gods just love to watch KW in action in this zone. Williamson closed the bat face early trying to flick this short of length delivery, but it moved away and also jumped on the batsman, the ball falls just short of the man at cover

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, slashed away past point this time but there is protection in the deep

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, cuts this wide one but backward point intervenes

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, short delivery on the stumps, Nicholls ducks under it

Abbas to Williamson, 1 run, oh tries a similar defence but this one cuts back in and runs to leg off the inside edge, Henry Nicholls calls for a quick single

Abbas to Williamson, no run, KW dabs it really late to gully

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Nicholls defends from the crease

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, FOUR, he's piling it on! Waits and cuts fine past backward point, third man had no chance

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, FOUR, ah nice! Nicholls entertains by moving across and scooping it through short fine leg. knew it was only going to be well outside off stump, so he moved across early to play the shot

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, this is further wide of off

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, wide of off, ignored

Abbas to Williamson, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Williamson cuts to deep backward point

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, SIX, woah a slog. Shuffles across the stumps and whacks it over midwicket

Abbas to Williamson, 1 run, works it behind square and raises 7000 Test runs, becoming the third NZ player after Stephen Fleming and Ross Taylor to get there

Abbas to Williamson, no run, pitched up on off, turned to midwicket

Abbas to Williamson, no run, back of a length delivery on off, blocked

Abbas to Williamson, no run, good length ball moving away outside off, left alone

Abbas to Williamson, no run, down the leg side, Williamson misses the glance

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, good length delivery around off, defended

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, FOUR, daringly drives on the up. It's a long chase and the fielder never gives up. But the ball eventually wins taking Nicholls to his hundred. Takes the helmet off, soaks in the applause. Has had luck and has made the most of it

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, good length outside off, left alone

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone

Abbas to Williamson, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length on leg, goes off the thigh pad

Abbas to Williamson, no run, back of a length delivery on off, blocked

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, pushed into the covers

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, your'e kidding me! Nicholls has been dropped again. Back of a length outside off, flashed to gully. It's low around shin height, it's travelling quickly too but it still should've been taken by Azhar Ali. He looks downcast and is consoled by a teammate

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, lets this go outside off

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, 2 runs, full ball outside off, square driven on the up. Positive footwork from Nicholls again

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, tucks it to midwicket

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, back of a length delivery, blocked

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, extravagant drive from Nicholls as he goes after a length ball outside off, finds the man at cover

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, good length delivery just outside off, well left

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, back of a length delivery around middle, Nicholls plays around it and is hit on the thigh

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, another good stride down to defend a length ball

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, good length ball just outside off, defended. Nicholls is forcing himself forward to Abbas, knowing he doesn't have to worry about the pace

Abbas to Williamson, no run, full ball at the stumps, defended to mid-on. Three maidens out of three to start day three

Abbas to Williamson, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone

Abbas to Williamson, no run, slightly open face in defence, guides it to gully

Abbas to Williamson, no run, blocks from the crease in front of point

Abbas to Williamson, no run, accurate lines. Everything in the fourth stump channel. Not giving Williamson much at all. Williamson happy to play the patience game though and defends

Abbas to Williamson, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, blocked down the pitch

Abbas to Williamson, no run, defends with a straight bat. Maiden to start

Abbas to Williamson, no run, hangs back in the crease to a full ball and gets a soft edge that rolls to gully

Abbas to Williamson, no run, full ball on off, defended into the on-side

Abbas to Williamson, no run, short of length delivery on off, blocked from the crease

Abbas to Williamson, no run, good length delivery on off, defends down the pitch

Abbas to Williamson, no run, some width outside off, Williamson cuts late but is denied any runs by a diving Abid Ali at gully

Abbas to Williamson, no run, lets it go outside off

Abbas to Williamson, no run, short of length around off, blocked

Abbas to Williamson, no run, quite wide outside off, left alone

Abbas to Williamson, no run, jags in and smacks Williamson around the groin. Takes a bit to compose himself and walks away

Abbas to Williamson, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, left alone

Abbas to Williamson, no run, good length delivery at the stumps, defended

Abbas to Williamson, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, left alone

Abbas to Williamson, no run, good length on off, defended forward

Abbas to Williamson, no run, good length delivery down leg, fails to get bat on it

Abbas to Williamson, no run, right behind the line of it in defence

Abbas to Williamson, no run, back of a length delivery close to off, dabs it to gully

Abbas to Williamson, no ball, good length ball shaping away outside off, left alone

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, back of a length around off, clipped wide of mid-on

Abbas to Williamson, no run, good length delivery just outside off, Williamson defends

Abbas to Williamson, no run, short of length delivery outside off, punched to cover

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, back of a length delivery close to off, clipped to deep midwicket

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, walks across the stumps anticipating the wide line, defends it down the pitch

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, 2 runs, short and wide, Nicholls cuts to the left of deep point and the call is for two immediately. Two it is

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, short ball, cut away, Henry Nicholls doesn't beat the man at point who tumbles down and stops it

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, fuller delivery, outside off, blunted down into the on-side

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, length again, Henry Nicholls stabs it out into the off-side as that was just outside off

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, length delivery, outside off, left alone as it angled in

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, FOUR, runs coming a bit freely now. Length delivery and Henry Nicholls tucked it away off the pads for a four towards deep mid

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, length delivery, outside off and has been stabbed out into the off-side

Abbas to Williamson, 2 runs, whippy tuck off the pads and the run machine has churned out another fifty! The machine like consistency continues. 33rd Test fifty for KW! A conversion from double digits to a three figure mark awaits his fans now. He came in with a little bit of stutter in the NZ camp but has managed to put on a calming influence like always

Abbas to Williamson, no run, back of a length delivery, Williamson gets behind it and defends it out

Abbas to Williamson, no run, fuller delivery, Williamson defends it back to the bowler

Abbas to Williamson, no run, back and across, defended back into the deck

Abbas to Williamson, no run, short back lift punch and it finds the man at point. More of a jab outside off and the ball went to the fielder off a length delivery outside off

Abbas to Williamson, no run, back of a length delivery and has been punched away to the man at cover

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, almost the nip-backer doing the damage! The length delivery jagged in, Henry Nicholls ended up inside edging the ball away on to the on-side

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, another leave outside off, you expect a lot of these with Abbas bowling. He rarely gives you anything to work with

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, tucked away off the pads into the on-side

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, stamps forward and defends it out into the on-side

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, length delivery, outside off, left alone as the ball nibbled away a little

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, gets back and defends it out into the on-side with soft hands

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, hops back a little, tucks the ball down to the mid-on region for a single

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, defends it solidly

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, huge appeal! But there was no review. There was a little bit of noise as well as the ball angled in. Pakistan thought about it but didn't review

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, gets forward and defends it out into the off-side

Abbas to Williamson, 3 runs, pulls the ball down and gets it through the on-side for a triple. Didn't time it well enough

Abbas to Williamson, no run, gets forward and defends it

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, length delivery, Henry Nicholls gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it back into the deck

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, another leave outside off

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, left alone again outside off as it landed outside off

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, round the wicket delivery, fuller, just outside off and has been left alone

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, FOUR, poor start for Abbas as he bowls it wide. Henry Nicholls chops the ball behind square for a four

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, shortish delivery, chopped out into the off-side

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, pitched up outside off, driven to mid-off

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, short of length on off, blocked down the pitch

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, closer to off stump, on a good length, Nicholls defends to point

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, full outside off, left alone

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, leg byes, FOUR, rare bad ball from Abbas in what has been such a tight spell. Angles it on leg stump from round the wicket, Nicholls shuffles across looking to flick. Doesn't get bat on it but it runs away fine off the pad

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, full outside off, left alone

Abbas to Williamson, no run, Abbas responds well. Sharp angle in on middle, hits Williamson on the back thigh

Abbas to Williamson, FOUR, what quality from Williamson. Short of length outside off, he's quickly onto his toes, riding the bounce and punching off the back foot through cover

Abbas to Williamson, no run, good length ball on off, comes forward and defends

Abbas to Williamson, no run, good length ball on off, Williamson defends so late

Abbas to Williamson, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone

Abbas to Williamson, no run, defended

Abbas to Williamson, no run, down the leg side, Williamson doesn't get anything on it

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off, punches it wide of cover

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, really pressing forward towards the ball. It's good length on off, Nicholls defends

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, good length delivery across off, left alone

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, good length on off, defends after coming forward

Abbas to Henry Nicholls, no run, back of a length on leg, hits him on the thigh pad

Abbas to Ross Taylor, out Caught by Masood!! Abbas is absolutely pumped. Pakistan have been spot on after lunch, with both Abbas and Afridi bowling testing spells. Here's the reward. Short of length delivery just outside off, pegging away relentlessly in the channel. Taylor hasn't looked very assured at the crease. He pokes at it, gets the edge and it carries comfortably to second slip around waist height. Pakistan upbeat. Ross Taylor c Masood b Abbas 12(33) [4s-1]

Abbas to Williamson, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length delivery on leg, brushes the thigh pad to the left of Rizwan who dives but can't catch it with his left hand. There was some excitement about a possible edge. No edge though

Abbas to Williamson, no run, pushes the ball in with the angle. Back of a length on middle and leg, gets him on the thigh

Abbas to Williamson, no run, short of length delivery just outside off, left alone. Couple of times now that Williamson has called 'wait' after leaving the ball

Abbas to Williamson, no run, short of length delivery in the channel, Williamson defends right under his eyes

Abbas to Williamson, no run, good length delivery curving away outside off, left alone

Abbas to Williamson, no run, short of length delivery around off, blocked into the off-side

Abbas to Williamson, no run, nagging delivery on off stump, Williamson watches it closely and plays late in defence

Abbas to Williamson, no run, fuller than a length on off, Williamson prods forward and defends

Abbas to Ross Taylor, 1 run, back of a length delivery around middle, nudged behind square

Abbas to Ross Taylor, no run, back of a length delivery that nips in a touch, Taylor turns it into the on-side taking his bottom hand off

Abbas to Ross Taylor, no run, good stride into the ball from Taylor as he defends

Abbas to Williamson, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone

Abbas to Williamson, no run, short of length outside off, dabbed to gully

Abbas to Williamson, no run, short of length on off, fended down the pitch

Abbas to Ross Taylor, 1 run, shuffles across and takes it off the pads through backward square

Abbas to Williamson, 1 run, clips it off the hip behind square

Abbas to Williamson, no run, back of a length on middle, Williamson blocks down the pitch

Abbas to Latham, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Latham knocks it to leg

Abbas to Latham, no run, covers the off stump and blocks

Abbas to Latham, no run, fullish and on the off stump, Latham defends

Abbas to Latham, no run, outside off stump, left alone

Abbas to Latham, no run, beaten! Draws Latham forward with a full delivery and then gets it to move away to surprise the batsman

Abbas to Latham, no run, driven uppishly but finds the fielder at short cover

Abbas to Latham, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Latham lets it pass

Abbas to Latham, no run, outside off stump, Latham lets it pass

Abbas to Latham, FOUR, oh nice pull shot! Short but not high enough, Latham stands tall and pulls over square leg. Sweetly timed

Abbas to Latham, no run, fullish delivery angled in, Latham flicks it to square leg

Abbas to Latham, no run, nips away outside off stump, Latham leaves

Abbas to Latham, FOUR, full delivery, Latham leans forward and drives through wide mid-off

Abbas to Latham, no run, oh hit on the box. Nipped back from good length and beat the bat to smash the box, that hurts. Latham crouches and takes time off

Abbas to Latham, no run, nice away-going delivery, but Latham doesn't offer a shot to spice things up

Abbas to Latham, no run, Latham solid in defence

Abbas to Latham, no run, walks at the bowler and then leaves the fullish delivery to the keeper, who underarms the ball onto the stumps, alert Latham plants his bat back in

Abbas to Latham, no run, covers the sticks and lets it go

Abbas to Latham, no run, full and angling in, Latham lets it pass

Abbas to Tom Blundell, no run, gets a nice stride forward to defend this full delivery right under his eyes

Abbas to Tom Blundell, no run, hit high on the thigh pad as this length delivery cuts back in and beats the inside edge to take the body

Abbas to Tom Blundell, no run, knocked to leg

Abbas to Tom Blundell, no run, good length delivery just outside off stump, Blundell covers the line and defends with an angled bat

Abbas to Tom Blundell, no run, wide of off, ignored

Abbas to Latham, 1 run, good length delivery angling in on the off stump, Latham knocks it to mid-wicket

Abbas to Latham, no run, ignored again

Abbas to Latham, no run, length ball angling across, left alone

Abbas to Latham, no run, full and outside off stump, Latham lets it go

Abbas to Latham, no run, another good leave. Very close to the off stump, cuts back in from a fullish length but Latham is so sure of the stumps. Things that really make a bowler think

Abbas to Latham, no run, full and on the off stump, Latham drives it down to mid-on

Abbas to Latham, no run, good length and on the off stump, Latham defends off the front foot

Abbas to Latham, 1 run, full and on the stumps, Latham drives it to cover off the outer half of the bat

Abbas to Latham, no run, fullish and just around off stump, Latham taps it to point

Abbas to Latham, no run, oh what a ball! This one's cut back in, and Latham is very lucky to not lose the off stump. Can call that a brave leave because he did cover most of the off stump

Abbas to Latham, no run, beaten! Lovely ball, starts within the stumps, Latham had to play the line on the off stump, ball nips away and escapes the outside edge

Abbas to Latham, no run, away movement off the pitch, but it's outside off stump, Latham has loads of patience and won't flash at those

Abbas to Latham, no run, fullish delivery outside off stump, left alone. Interestingly ball doesn't carry to the keeper