Mohammad Hafeez incomprehensible the second match of the series as a result of injury, visited European country concisely to urge his action tested, however he might have well been taking part in in United Arab Emirates's capital wherever he had scored ninety six and 101*. He started the day with a boundary through purpose and went on to make his seventh test century, creating most of a pitch with no grass, no cracks and no signs of life. Hafeez's unconquered 178 was conjointly the best anyone had scored in a Sharjah test. The innings came at a decent rate too, taking Pakistan to a dominant position once that they had opted to bat.
Despite the unhelpful conditions, New Zealand had managed to choose up 3 wickets, as well as that of Younis Khan, within the 1st 2 sessions. on the other hand Misbah-ul-Haq ensured the wobble was a minor one as he provided solid support to Hafeez in a very century stand.
