PAKISTAN TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND, 2020-21

Williamson, Nicholls propel New Zealand with record stand

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Taking just 35 balls between his fifty and hundred, Williamson reached the milestone with back to back boundaries off Ashraf.
Taking just 35 balls between his fifty and hundred, Williamson reached the milestone with back to back boundaries off Ashraf. © AFP

Kane Williamson's brilliant 112*, in a record 215-run unbroken partnership for the fourth wicket with Henry Nicholls, laid the groundwork as New Zealand reduced their deficit to just 11 by stumps on Day 2 of the Test series decider in Christchurch, on Monday (January 4).

Amidst testing spells from Pakistan's four-pronged pace attack, New Zealand lost three wickets in quick succession on either side of the lunch break. But Williamson dug in to squeeze the life and patience out of the Pakistan attack and notch up his 24th Test hundred in the process. At the other end, Nicholls made Pakistan pay for the early reprieve on 3 and rode his luck to finish the day just 11 short of what could be his Test career's seventh century.

After posting 297 on a green-top on Day 1, Pakistan's pace battery came out with an aggressive approach right from the word go, but didn't manage to trouble New Zealand's openers a whole lot consistently for the better part of the morning session. Both Tom Latham and Tom Blundell put on a show on how to bat effectively in seam-friendly conditions, keeping the visitors at bay for close to 90 minutes - offering no chances whatsoever barring a run-out scare for the latter.

Mohammad Abbas seemed to be the only bowler trying to ask questions to the batsmen, but the openers stood well outside their crease to counter the movement and negate any threat he posed. Both Blundell and Latham took their time to get their eye in, wearing down the Pakistani bowlers in the process. Desperate for a breakthrough, the visitors resorted to the short-ball ploy, but both openers merrily pulled those away to get the runs flowing more easily after the first half an hour.

New Zealand's first fifty came in the 20th over with a third man boundary, between two loud lbw shouts against Blundell, the second of which got Pakistan the much-needed breakthrough. Unlike earlier in the over, Pakistan wasted little time in reviewing the call the second time they were turned down by the on-field umpire when Faheem Ashraf pinned the opener in the line of the stumps with a pitched up delivery that swung back in sharply. New Zealand had barely recovered when Shaheen Afridi dealt them a second blow by finding a thick edge off Latham's bat that was taken by a tag-team effort between the first and the second slip as the hosts lost both set openers in the space of an over.

Senior pro, Ross Taylor joined hands with his captain, Williamson, to brave it out for the rest of the session but nicked an away going delivery from Abbas shortly afterward that gave Pakistan another reason to rejoice. It could have been a double whammy had Afridi not overstepped to nib the Nicholls threat in the bud. Instead, Pakistan paid the price as he combined with Williamson for a record highest fourth-wicket stand against them in Test cricket.

It wasn't the easiest spell in the day to survive when the two came together, but help came from unexpected quarters. After having kept New Zealand under strict check for almost the entirety of the session, Pakistan rather needlessly introduced part-timers into the attack before tea. And a well-set Williamson pounced on the opportunity to extract a few freebies, quickly moving from 10 off 48 to 40 off 88 by the session break.

The final session was indeed most productive for the hosts with a tiring bowling attack erring more often to help both Williamson and Nicholls find boundaries rather consistently. Williamson's last 93 runs up until his century came off just 92 balls, as New Zealand fetched a total of 141 runs after Tea. The Kiwi skipper didn't let the lone spinner in the game, Zafar Gohar, settle in and then punished the haywire bowling of Naseem Shah right after drinks to steal 16 in an over and move into his 90s. Taking just 35 balls between his fifty and hundred, Williamson reached the milestone with back to back boundaries off Ashraf in the 73rd over.

A needless single from Nicholls put Williamson at run-out risk and a reprieve for him behind the stumps by Mohammad Rizwan were the two opportunities created in an eventful half an hour before the break but luck evaded Pakistan. They grabbed the second new ball as soon as it was made available but failed to break the stubborn partnership in the five overs that were left in the day. With seven wickets intact, New Zealand are already looking at a first-innings lead.

Brief scores: New Zealand 286/3 (Kane Williamson 112*, Henry Nicholls 89*; Shaheen Afridi 1-45, Mohammad Abbas 1-37) trail Pakistan 297 by 11 runs.

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