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Wellington, Dec 4(ANI): The Pakistan team is eyeing a series-levelling victory against New Zealand after establishing a 229-run lead at stumps on day two of the second Test at Basin Reserve in Wellington.

Resuming the day on 161-6, the tourists managed to finish at 264, after wicket keeper Kamran Akmal (70) and fast bowler Umar Gul added 64 runs for the eighth wicket.

New Zealand did not start their reply well, as fast bowler Mohammad Aamer got the wicket of Martin Guptill for a first-ball duck, while paceman Mohammad Asif dismissed Tim McIntosh for four to leave the home side reeling on 5-2.

The Kiwis were eventually dismissed for 99 runs in a mere 36.5 overs, with Asif and spinner Danish Kaneria taking seven wickets between themselves.

During the process the home side lost six wickets for 14 runs in 39 balls, and recorded an all-time low at the venue against Pakistan, relegating the 103 cribbed against a rampant Shoaib Akhtar in the Boxing Day test of 2003, The New Zealand Herald reported.

Ross Taylor and Daniel Flynn registered the largest partnership of 43 runs before Taylor was bowled by Gul.

In the second innings Pakistan scored 64 runs for the loss of two wickets at stumps.

Scorecard: PakistanFirst innings (161-6 overnight)I Farhat c Taylor b Vettori 32S Butt c Tuffey b O’Brien 29U Akmal b Tuffey 46M Yousuf lbw b Vettori 0Misbah-ul-Haq lbw b Vettori 21S Malik c Vettori b Tuffey 9K Akmal c Vettori b Tuffey 70M Aamer c Taylor b O’Brien 21U Gul c O’Brien b Tuffey 31M Asif c and b Vettori 4D Kaneria not out 0Extras (1w) 1Total (all out, 88.2 overs) 264Fall: 60 (Butt), 66 (Farhat), 66 (Yousuf), 119 (U Akmal), 131 (Malik), 156 (Misbah), 193 (Aamer), 257 (K Akmal), 264 (Asif), 264 (Gul)Bowling: C Martin 20-2-64-0, D Tuffey 23.2-5-64-4, I O’Brien 23-4-78-2 (1w), D Vettori 22-6-58-4.

New ZealandFirst inningsT McIntosh c Butt b Asif 4M Guptill c K Akmal b Aamer 0D Flynn lbw b Asif 29R Taylor b Gul 30P Fulton lbw b Gul 0G Elliott c and b Kaneria 20B McCullum c Malik b Asif 0D Vettori c Misbah b Kaneria 6D Tuffey c Yousuf b Asif 3I O’Brien c Farhat b Kaneria 0C Martin not out 0Extras (7lb) 7Total (all out, 36.5 overs) 99Fall: 1 (Guptill), 5 (McIntosh), 48 (Taylor), 52 (Fulton), 85 (Flynn), 85 (McCullum), 95 (Elliott), 96 (Vettori), 96 (O’Brien), 99 (Tuffey)Bowling: M Aamer 11-2-25-1, M Asif 12.5-2-40-4, U Gul 7-2-21-2, D Kaneria 6-2-6-3.

Pakistan - Second innings

I Farhat c Fulton b O’Brien 35S Butt c Taylor b O’Brien 18M Yousuf not out 10Misbah-ul-Haq not out 1Extras 0Total (for 2 wkts, 23 overs) 64Fall: 49 (Butt), 54 (Farhat).Bowling: C Martin 6-1-21-0, D Tuffey 4-0-15-0, I O’Brien 6-1-16-2, D Vettori 7-4-12-0. (ANI)