Pakistan vs. New Zealand, 3rd Test: Day 3 Highlights, Scorecard and Report

New Zealand established a big first-innings lead on Day 3 of the third Test against Pakistan in Sharjah.

The Black Caps reached 637-8 at stumps in reply to Pakistan’s first innings total of 351.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
Latham	c Sarfraz Ahmed	b Rahat Ali	13	43	32
McCullum		b Yasir Shah	202	282	188
Williamson	c Younis Khan	b Rahat Ali	192	401	244
Taylor	c Younis Khan	b Yasir Shah	50	134	114
Anderson	c Yasir Shah	b Rahat Ali	50	69	57
Vettori	lbw	b Rahat Ali	15	33	15
Watling	lbw	b Hafeez	8	34	22
Craig	not out		34	83	53
Southee	c Talha	b Yasir Shah	50	58	61
Extras		6nb 8w 2b 7lb	23
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Talha		22	2	136	0
Rahat Ali		25	0	89	4
Zulfiqar Babar		23	1	135	0
Yasir Shah		38	4	169	3
Hafeez		20	2	91	1
Azhar Ali		2	0	8	0

Brendon McCullum made 202 and Kane Williamson 192 in a 297-run second-wicket partnership as the Pakistan attack toiled at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

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Partnership of 297 (317 balls) between McCullum and Williamson at run rate of 5.62 is the quickest 250+ partnership in Tests #PakvsNZ

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) November 29, 2014"

The tourists resumed on 249-1 with Williamson on 76, and the 24-year-old reached his eighth Test century in the seventh over of the day with a four off Mohammad Talha.

McCullum’s fourth Test double century came up before lunch, but he was bowled by Yasir Shah, after missing an attempted sweep, to end a swashbuckling innings that featured 21 boundaries and 11 sixes.

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McCullum (186 balls) scores the fastest 200 by a captain in Test cricket surpassing Clarke (229 balls v SA, Adelaide, '12) @mohanstatsman

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) November 29, 2014"

New Zealand were 388-2 at lunch, and Ross Taylor made a patient 50 before slicing Shah to Younis Khan at slip. It was the only wicket to fall in an afternoon session that yielded 100 runs.

Williamson had brought up his highest Test score and was just eight runs short of a double century before he fell to the first ball after tea. He was caught at slip after poking at a delivery from left-arm seamer Rahat Ali.

Corey Anderson and Tim Southee hit brisk half-centuries off 56 and 61 balls respectively with both men clearing the ropes to help set a Test record as the Kiwis scored at almost five runs per over.

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New Zealand break the record for most sixes in a test innings with 18... #pakvnz

— Innocent Bystander (@InnoBystander) November 29, 2014"

Pakistan lead the three-match series 1-0 after winning the first Test in Abu Dhabi by 248 runs.