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Henry Nicholls from New Zealand receives medical help from the physical therapist.
Black Cap Henry Nicholls has scored his seventh century of Tests and second in three Tests, struggling despite suffering a calf strain at the end of the second day of Test 2 against Pakistan.
The Canterbury hitter, who resumed play at 89 when the third day’s play began, took a while to get going, but when he did, he swiftly passed through the 90s, cutting one of his pads for four and then pulling out the hundred. with another limit through the covers, the tenth of its inputs.
However, he continued to use his luck after falling in 92 when Azhar Ali threw a relatively simple gully opportunity.
On Monday, Nicholls was caught behind a no-ball when he was at 3, and was brought down by goalkeeper Mohammad Rizwan at 86.
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Kane Williamson, who started the third day at 112, had gotten off to a steady start to the morning and New Zealand had taken a lead in the first inning, having eclipsed Pakistan’s 297 total.
The pair brought a 250-run partnership for the fourth wicket and soon after Williamson became the third New Zealander behind Ross Taylor and Stephen Fleming to score 7000 test runs, in just his 83rd round.
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Henry Nicholls congratulated New Zealand’s Kane Williamson after scoring half a century.
Nicholls had been cleared to hit after a morning net session, although the Black Caps said he would need to handle the injury for the remainder of the test and then undergo rehab after further evaluation.
New Zealand is eager to move on and build a huge lead in the first inning as it looks to sweep the two-game series 2-0 and move to No. 1 in the world test rankings.
