Pakistan, with a deficit of 362 runs, was in danger of losing the innings.

 Pakistan, with a deficit of 362 runs, was in danger of losing the innings.

New Zealand have strengthened their grip on the second Test against Pakistan thanks to a record-breaking partnership between Ken Williamson and Henry Nichols, taking a 362-run lead to put the visitors in danger of an innings.

Pakistan, with a deficit of 362 runs, was in danger of losing the innings.
On the third day of the second Test of the series in Christchurch, New Zealand resumed their first incomplete innings with 286 for three, with Ken Williamson batting at 112 and Henry Nichols at 89. Both the batsmen resumed their batting and batted with full confidence and tested the Pakistani bowlers. Unlike the previous day, both the players did not give any chance this time and took the news of the Pakistani bowlers and batted aggressively. By lunchtime, the duo had completed 400 runs to extend their team's lead to more than 100 runs. After a few overs of the lunch break, Pakistan finally got the victory when Henry Nichols became the wicket of Muhammad Abbas after playing 157 runs with 18 fours and a six. He shared a 369-run stand with skipper Williamson for the fourth wicket, breaking several records. After the dismissal of Nicholas, BJ Watling came on the wicket but his stay was limited to the wicket and he scored only 7 runs and Shaheen Shah Afridi's wicket fell. At this stage, it was hoped that the Pakistani bowlers might be able to complete the Kiwi innings soon, but Williamson, along with newcomer Daryl Mitchell, shattered those aspirations. Not only did Williamson complete his double century, but he also played a key role in extending his team's lead to over 300 by setting up a 133-run partnership for the sixth wicket at an average of about 5 runs per over. Williamson became Faheem Ashraf's wicket after playing an innings of 238 runs with the help of 28 fours. Williamson did not end the innings even after being dismissed but gave time to Daryl Mitchell who scored an unbeaten 102 off 112 balls with the help of 8 fours and 2 sixes. New Zealand declared their first innings at 659 for six and took a 362-run lead in the first innings against Pakistan. For Pakistan, Muhammad Abbas, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Faheem Ashraf took two wickets each for which they scored 98, 101 and 106 runs respectively. However, the most expensive bowler proved to be Naseem Shah who endured 141 runs in 26 overs and could not take any wicket while Zafar Gohar who played the first Test match also gave 159 runs in 32 overs. After Pakistan started the innings with a huge deficit, Shaun Masood returned to the pavilion in the 8th over with a total score of 3 without scoring any runs. Shaw did not bother the scoreboard even in the first innings. Pier made. When the game ended on the first day of the match, Pakistan had scored 8 runs for the loss of one wicket. Pakistan needs 354 more runs to avoid an innings defeat in the match where the Pakistani team was bowled out for 297 in the first innings. New Zealand already have an unbeaten 0-1 lead in the two-Test series