Pakistan teased New Zealand with their own batting calamity before comfortably reasserting control of the second cricket Test on Day Three at the Basin Reserve.

Pakistan's second innings folded between lunch and tea for 239 seven wickets toppled for 42 runs though it barely offered a glimmer of hope to a New Zealand side who only managed a meagre 99 in their first visit to the crease on Friday.

The equation to create history and a series win was set at 405, and by stumps it remained an ambitious target after New Zealand again proved injudicious strokeplay was contagious on a blameless pitch.

New Zealand were 3-70 at the close, 335 adrift. The only consolation being Ross Taylor's continued presence at the crease.