McCullum ton crushes Pakistan

Nov 28, 2014

The players observed a minute's silence as the Sharjah resumed after day's break due to Phillip Hughes' death •AFP

Misbah-ul-Haq's was the first wicket to fall. He failed to add to his overnight score but there were barely any celebrations from the New Zealand players•AFP

That opened the floodgates, as Pakistan lost their last five for 38 runs, all to Craig, who took his career-best figures of 7 for 94. Pakistan were all out for 351•AFP

McCullum continued the onslaught and reached his half-century off 30 balls•Getty Images

He also shifted gears after tea and scored an unbeaten 76, with seven fours and a six•AFP

Both teams put their bats out as a tribute for Hughes•AFP

Mohammad Hafeez was dismissed three short of a double-hundred, but registered his best Test score•AFP

Brendon McCullum led New Zealand's reply with a strong start, hammering 16 runs in the seventh over•AFP

He completed his century in 78 balls at the stroke of tea. It's the fastest hundred by a New Zealand player•AFP

McCullum's attack continued till stumps, by when he had struck eight sixes for his 153*•AFP

Asad Shafiq fell in the very next over to become Mark Craig's first wicket of the day•AFP

At the other end, Tom Latham top-edged a bouncer and Sarfraz Ahmed took a spectacular running catch•Getty Images

Kane Williamson gave him company at the other end•Getty Images

McCullum and Williamson put on an unbeaten 198 for the second wicket, to take the score to 217 for 1, trailing by 102 runs•Getty Images