Twitter Reactions: New Zealand ask Pakistan to chase 369 to win the 2nd Test

Day 4 of the New Zealand vs Pakistan second Test was all about the Kiwis. Jeet Raval faced just the one delivery of the inning that was bowled on the 3rd day and when they walked out on the fourth day the task ahead of them was to not just score the runs but the pace at which they got those mattered as well. At the end of the day, Kane Williamson & Co. will feel they got through it quite comprehensively having posted 313 runs against 5 wickets which gave them a lead of 368 runs.

The opener Raval was dismissed leg before wicket by Mohammad Amir early in the day on the individual score of 2 and that gave Pakistan a lot of hopes. But they weren’t to last too long as the next pair of Tom Latham and skipper Williamson got together pretty well and took the score over the 100-run mark. Williamson eventually fell to Imran Khan just seven short of his half century.

Latham carried on with Ross Taylor for company now. The duo had the bigger responsibility of materializing the momentum and building onto the platform. Taylor was the aggressor and played some beautiful shots but as they looked dangerous Wahab Riaz had Latham caught by Sarfaraz on 80 and the partnership was broken.

Henry Nicholls, Colin de Grandhomme and wicketkeeper BJ Watling all contributed along as Taylor raced his way to yet another ton, his 16th in Tests. As soon as he got into the triple figures New Zealand declared on the team score of 313 while Taylor was unbeaten on 102 and Watling on 15.

For Pakistan right-arm pacer Imran Khan was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped three important wickets while Amir and Wahab shared one wicket a piece. The Kiwi bowlers had 3 overs to see if they could wrack up a wicket but Pakistani openers negotiated it safely to lead them into day 5 with all wickets intact though just 1 run on the board.

Here is how Twitter reacted during the course of the day:

"You always want to contribute & over the last little while I haven't been able to do that so I'm happy to change that." Ross Taylor post ? pic.twitter.com/cSB7XDHLem

— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 28, 2016

Well played Luteru @RossLTaylor ! Awesome to see you can still see the ball!! ?? #16 #OneMoreToCatchUp

— Martin Guptill (@Martyguptill) November 28, 2016

https://twitter.com/Cricketracker/status/803107235274493952

ROSS TAYLOR:
+ 16 Test 100s – 2nd most for NZ after Matin Crowe (17)
+ Nine 100s at home – 2nd most in NZ after John Wright (10)#NZvPAK

— Deepu Narayana (@deeputalks) November 28, 2016

Ross Taylor has got out in the nineties in Test cricket twice. Both times have been against Pakistan #NZvPAK

— The Cricket Prof. (@CricProf) November 28, 2016

Ross Taylor finally finds form, Chappell Hadlee starts later this week, why is this surgery necessary right now?

— John Mckenzie (@Johnmck419) November 28, 2016

Stoked for Ross Taylor! That's also his fourth Test century at Seddon Park, his home ground. Pakistan up against it now. #NZvPAK

— Michael Pulman (@realmikepulman) November 28, 2016

????? #NZvPAK pic.twitter.com/AiLnNm46Kw

— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 28, 2016

Ross Taylor after his Century…#PAKvsNZ pic.twitter.com/kNJSyuyG5Y

— Cricspirit.com (@Cricspirit) November 28, 2016

https://twitter.com/Cricketracker/status/803120846059360256

Mohammad Aamir missed his well deserved century by just 14 runs.
Kane Williamson – The Selfish Politician ?#nzvpak pic.twitter.com/W3YykbsZEs

— CricBattle (@CricBattle) November 28, 2016

In 8 Tests, Imran Khan has 26 wkts at 26.53; Sohail Khan's 24 at 41.41. Imran's played just one Test outside Asia compared to Sohail's five.

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) November 28, 2016

https://twitter.com/Cricketracker/status/803110783185866753

The last time Pak batted 100+ overs in the fourth innings was when they scored 382 in 2015. They've done it four times since 2010. #NZvPak

— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) November 28, 2016

Pak require 369. 348 is the highest fourth innings score to win in NZ; 277 is Pak's highest in NZ; 382 Pak's highest overall. #NZvPak

— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) November 28, 2016

I am good Ross. How is the eye now ?
Get well soon brother!
And may you win the series. https://t.co/FtpfkiyPMv

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) November 27, 2016