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Pakistani cricket captain Misbah-ul-Haq (L) hits a shot as New Zealand cricketer Tom Latham avoids the ball during the first day of the third and final Test match between Pakistan and New Zealand at the Sharjah cricket stadium in Sharjah on November 26, 2014. Opener Mohammad Hafeez struck a dominating century to lift Pakistan to 281-3 in the third and final Test against New Zealand in Sharjah. The 34-year-old anchored Pakistan's innings with an unbeaten 178 -- his seventh Test hundred and second in the series -- as Pakistan dominated the day after winning a crucial toss and deciding to bat on a flat, grass-less Sharjah stadium pitch. AFP PHOTO/Aamir QURESHI (Photo credit should read AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images)