Pakistan's UAE run feast continues

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New Zealand face a battle to bat their way back into the first cricket Test after Pakistan posted a huge total that included a big century from Ahmed Shehzad before he was rushed to hospital.

After Pakistan declared their first innings at 566-3 late on day two in Abu Dhabi, Tom Latham and skipper Brendon McCullum negotiated the seven overs before stumps to leave the Black Caps on 15-0.

Opener Shehzad hit the highest score of his eight-Test career with 176 before being dismissed in unusual circumstances just before lunch.

The 22-year-old right-hander was struck on the side of the head while trying to hook a Corey Anderson bouncer and dropped his bat on to his stumps as he wheeled away in pain.

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He underwent a scan, which showed up a minor fracture to his skull and team manager Moin Khan said he would be monitored for 48 hours.

Anderson says he's pleased to hear that Shehzad returned to the ground afterwards.

"The wicket was the first thing I saw and you sort of celebrate - we'd been out there a long time and wickets were hard to come," he said.

"Obviously his health was always the next concern. You never like to see anyone get hurt.

"I've seen plenty of people in that position before and it's not a nice feeling."

Anderson, with 2-68, finished the best of a New Zealand attack that didn't bowl badly, but had the slow conditions against them.

"It's just one of those wickets that you've just got to toil away and it's long days in the dirt," he said.

"Hopefully we can get in on it and do as much damage as Pakistan did."

The all-rounder said one lesson they could take from the opposition batsmen was the benefit of patience.

"They stayed at a tempo," Anderson said.

"Once they got themselves in, they just kept going. They didn't push the buck."

Shehzad's departure produced little respite for the New Zealand bowlers.

Younis Khan, who scored three centuries including a double-ton in four innings in the 2-0 series sweep over Australia, again got to three figures, ending on 100 not out.

Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq, another prolific run-getter against Australia, was undefeated on 102 to complete a hat-trick of centuries.

Pakistan's performance marked the first time in Tests that a side's top five batsmen had each passed 80 in an innings.

Leg-spinner Ish Sodhi got the other wicket to fall, getting good turn to bowl Azhar Ali for 87.