Second Test, Wellington, day two:
New Zealand 356 v Pakistan 134-2
Match scorecard

Umar hit 12 fours in his 70 before falling at the end of the day

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori hit 110 before Pakistan came back strongly on the second day of the second Test.

Vettori's sixth Test century steered the Kiwis from 246-6 overnight as he and Reece Young (57) added 138 for the seventh wicket in a total of 356.

Pakistan, whose bowling was led by Umar Gul (4-87), then lost Mohammad Hafeez in the second over for just one.

But Taufeeq Umar (70) and Azhar Ali (62) then added 132 before Umar fell to Vettori with one ball left in the day.

New Zealand, looking for the win which would ensure the short series ends drawn, were on course for about 400 in Wellington before Young was out 10 minutes before lunch, caught by Adnan Akmal off Tanvir Ahmed.

It was the wicketkeeper's sixth catch of the innings and his third off Tanvir.

Vettori lost two more partners quickly after the resumption and was still on 96 when last man Chris Martin, a notoriously weak batsman, came to the crease.

He managed to survive for long enough to get Vettori to his landmark, and even struck a boundary himself, before Abdur Rehman took the final wicket.

After Southee had got New Zealand going with the ball when removing Hafeez early on, Umar and Ali dominated proceedings with some fine strokes.

In a bizarre incident, Taufeeq was caught behind by Young off Vettori on 34 to leave Pakistan 76-1 but in the howling gale the hosts were unable to hear the knick and did not appeal.

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