Pakistan pile up runs
Ahmed Shehzad hit a career-best 176 before being rushed to hospital with a fractured skull as Pakistan's batsmen smashed New Zealand around the ground in the first Test on Monday.
Younis Khan and Misbahul Haq also hit dominant tons to put Pakistan in control on 566 for three declared. But Shehzad's injury briefly set alarm bells ringing.
Before the incident, he had hit 17 fours and a six in his 371-ball innings.
While team managers worried about the opener, Younis went on to smash an unbeaten 100 -- his 28th Test hundred and fourth in five innings.
Misbah knocked an unbeaten 102, his third ton in three innings. Azhar Ali missed his hundred after he was dismissed for 87.
At the close on the second day New Zealand were 15 without loss with Brendon McCullum on nine and Tom Latham on five. They need another 352 to avoid the follow-on.
Younis, who scored 468 runs against Australia in a series which ended last week, hit ten fours in his 141-ball knock.
He hit a century in each innings in the first Test against Australia in Dubai and followed that with 213 in the Abu Dhabi Test last week.
Misbah, who smashed twin hundreds in the second Test against Australia, knocked nine fours and a six off 162 balls.
The two veteran batsmen added 193 for the unbroken fourth wicket stand to build on another second wicket stand of 169 runs between Ali and Shehzad.
Misbah survived two chances, one on 17 and the other on 20 as fielders failed to reach uppish shots with Ish Sodhi the luckless bowler on both occasions.
It was Younis who reached his hundred first, hitting an uppish shot off McCullum which Tim Southee failed to catch at short mid-on.
Misbah drove McCullum in the same over for three to complete his eighth Test hundred.
Pakistan lost Shehzad and Ali in the two sessions after resuming at 269 for one.
Ali missed a sharp turner from Sodhi and was bowled. He hit four boundaries off 215 balls.
Anderson was the best bowler with 2-68 while Sodhi finished with 2-162.
The New Zealanders paid dearly for giving Shehzad a life on Sunday. He had been on 16 when wicketkeeper B.J. Watling failed to stump him off the bowling of spinner Mark Craig..
SCORES IN BRIEF
PAKISTAN: First innings 566 for 3 in 170.5 overs (Shehzad 176, Misbah 102 not out, Younis 100 not out, Hafeez 96, Azhar 87; Anderson 2-68, Sodhi 1-162)
NEW ZEALAND: First innings 15 for no loss in 7 overs (McCullum 9 not out, Latham 5 not out)
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