Pakistan 438 (Babar 161, Salman 103, Sarfaraz 86, Southee 3-69) vs New Zealand

Salman started the afternoon session unbeaten on 54, with Hamza for company. The first ball he faced post lunch was punched to the long-off boundary as Neil Wagner continued to use the short-ball tactic. Salman raked up his last 49 runs from just 45 balls, smashing ten fours to ensure Pakistan crossed the 400-run mark and eventually went much beyond that.

Salman attacked Wagner, often making room to swat or pull his short deliveries. And when Wagner tried something different, Salman hit three fours in the 125th over: swung to deep square leg, lofted over extra cover off a full length, and slapped to deep point when Wagner went for a slower ball.

Confident of his aggressive strokes, Salman reverse swept Ish Sodhi a few times, before raising his century off a pull when Sodhi pitched it short outside leg. Finally, Tim Southee trapped him in front when Salman tried to hoick across the line but missed, although not before frustrating New Zealand with the tailenders.