New Zealand ahead after rainy third day against Pakistan

Mohammad Amir sent down one conveyance to Jeet Raval before umpires Sundaram Ravi and Simon Sear took the players from the field with two booked hours of play staying at Seddon Stop in Hamilton. Overwhelming precipitation then cleared over the ground.

New Zealand had a 55-run lead on the principal innings after Pakistan's Babar Azam had come excruciatingly near a first Test century, stranded on 90 not out when Imran Khan got to be Tim Southee's 6th wicket of the innings.

The guests had restored their answer in what little play was accessible, continuing on 76 for five preceding Babar consolidated with Sarfraz Ahmed in a 74-run organization and for 67 keeps running with Sohail Khan to get up to 216.

They had at first drooped to 51-5 late on Saturday.

Rain had before constrained the players off 10 minutes before lunch however they could return after the break for one over before an overwhelming storm cleared over the ground and washed out whatever remains of the center session with Pakistan 201-8.

That they could go anyplace close New Zealand's aggregate of 271 was down to the counter-assaulting approach received by Sarfraz and Sohail.

The forceful Sarfraz hit six fours from two Southee overs prior before he was gotten by Raval at second slip off Neil Wagner for 41.

Sohail, additionally declined to make a retrogressive stride and made an energetic 37, which included two sixes from progressive Wagner conveyances.

Sohail was gotten by wicketkeeper BJ Watling off Southee before Wahab Riaz was caught in front by Colin de Grandhomme for a five-ball duck.

Southee immediately wrapped up the last two wickets when they returned in the last session to give the 27-year-old figures of 6-80, his fifth five-wicket pull in Tests.

New Zealand won the primary match of the two-Test arrangement by eight wickets.

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