Christchurch, Nov 18 (CRICKETNMORE) After rain played a spoilsport on the first day, New Zealand scored 104/3, trailing by 29 runs, on second day of the First Test match against Pakistan at the Hagley Oval here on Friday.

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Jeet Raval (55) and Henry Nicholls (29) were at the crease when umpires dislodged the bails for the day.

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For Pakistan, Mohammad Amir, Sohail Khan and Rahat Ali took one wicket each.

Earlier, put in to bat, Kiwi's Colin de Grandhomme ran through Pakistan's batting line-up to wrap their innings for 133 in just 36 overs. Apart from Grandhomme, Tim Southee and Trent Boult scalped two wickets each.

Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq was the top scorer for Pakistan with 31 runs while Sami Aslam contributed with 19 runs.

Brief Score:

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New Zealand 104 for 3 (Raval 55 not out, Nicholls 29 not out) trail Pakistan 133 (Misbah 31, de Grandhomme 6-41) by 29 runs.

 

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