KARACHI: Pakistan earned vital breakthroughs in the opening session as they dislodged the opening pair of Tom Latham and Devon Conway with New Zealand still looking composed on 245/2 before Lunch on the third day of the opening Test, here at National Bank Cricket Arena on Wednesday.
Latham completed his test 13th Test ton and added 35 runs to his overnight score of 78 to keep New Zealand in control, however, his opening partner Conway missed his hundred by eight runs.
Pakistan found early success on the day when spinner Nouman Ali hit the front pad of Conway and on-field umpires were forced to change their original decision following a DRS review taken by Sarfaraz Ahmed, who was leading the side as stand-in captain in the absence of Babar Azam.
Following the first scarce, Latham, however, kept the momentum going for the touring side and gathered 47 runs for the second wicket along with Kane Williamson, who played a cautious knock of unbeaten 19 off 60.
The left-handed opener made 113 from 191 balls before he was taken at slips by substitute field Kamran Ghulam off Abrar Ahmed’s bowling.
The Black Caps will attempt to close in Pakistan’s 438 run total when the play resumes after the interval with former captain Williamson and Henry Nicholls (10*) on the crease.
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