Pakistan bat in second New Zealand Test

DUBAI: Pakistan won the hurl and lost both the openers inside a hour of the opening session subsequent to picking to bat in the second Test against New Zealand in Dubai on Saturday.

Mohammad Hafeez and Imam-ul-Haq were both evacuated for nine, got off Colin de Grandhomme in the sneaks past Tom Latham.

Both the groups are the equivalent as in the primary Test, which New Zealand won by a thin four-run edge in Abu Dhabi.

The third and last Test is in Abu Dhabi from December 3.

Groups:

Pakistan: Sarfraz Ahmed (commander), Mohammad Hafeez, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Haris Sohail, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Yasir Shah, Bilal Asif, Mohammad Abbas, Hasan Ali

New Zealand: Kane Williamson (commander), Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Jeet Raval, BJ Watling, Ish Sodhi, Ross Taylor, Neil Wagner,

Umpires: Paul Reiffel (AUS) and Bruce Oxenford (AUS)

Television umpire: Ian Gould (ENG)

Match arbitrator: Javagal Srinath (IND)