KARACHI: Spinners Michael Bracewell and Ash Sodhi picked up two wickets apiece on Friday as New Zealand wrapped up the second Test against Pakistan in Karachi.
319 pursuit of Pakistan It was 125-5 at lunch on the fifth and final day, with Sarfraz Ahmed and Saud Shakeel at the crease on 29 and 16 respectively, after a longer session due to Friday prayers.
New Zealand need five more wickets to win the series.
Pakistan can take heart from their recent second innings fightback to draw the first Test in Karachi to keep the two-match series alive.
They need 194 more runs to win or to bat in the remaining 55 overs for a draw.
Resuming two downs without any runs on the board, Pakistan lost. Imam al-Haq (12), Captain Babur Azam (27) and Shaun Masood (35) before reaching three figures.
Haq fell on a rash drive off Sodhi when the ball went in and fell on the stumps.
Azam and Masood put on 42 runs and looked solid when Bracewell got into the act.
He first removed Azam with a sharp turning delivery that hit wicketkeeper Tom Latham. At the same time, Masood mistimed a high shot and was brilliantly caught by Kane Williamson at mid-off.
Sodhi has 2-23 and Bracewell 2-28.