LAHORE, Dec 11: Pakistan had to strive hard to get ahead of, Zimbabwe and were 184-5 at close on the second day of the second cricket Test here today, reports AFP.

Play was stopped 35 minutes early due to bad light. Yousuf Youhana was on 30 and captain Moin Khan was on 18 at stumps.

Zimbabwe were bundled out for 183 in their first innings.

Pakistan. 1-0 down, were 111-1 after the extended first session but lost four quick wickets for 36 runs in the two hours play after lunch.

Saeed Anwar and Mohammad Naveed put on 69 runs for the opening stand before Naveed, who scored a centupr in a side game against Australia in October, was bowled by Heath Streak, for 32.

He took 127 minutes facing 90 balls and hit four fours. The Zimbabwe bowlers kept a tight leash in the last session.

Saeed played a delightful knock of 75 and looked set for another hundred before Neil Johnson dismissed him.

Pakistan reached 100 in the 34th over.

Zimbabwe captain Alistair Campbell dropped Ijaz Ahmed when he failed to hold a sharp edge off Heath Streak in the first slip. Ijaz was on 9.

Medium pacer Johnson the removed Ijaz and Anwar to put brakes on Pakistan's progress at 139-3.

Ijaz fell to a difficult catch off a mistimed pull on a Johnson's short pitched delivery by Adam Huckle. Anwar edged a sharp incoming ball to keeper Andrew Flower.

Anwar made 75 runs in 182 minutes, hitting 11 fours.

Salim Malik, playing his 100th Test, was run out after making 2.

"I am disappointed on getting run out. I wanted to celebrate the occasion with a century." a dejected Malik said.

Pakistan were 147-5 at tea. losing teenager Hasan Raza to leg spinner Adam Huckle.

Huckle turned the ball across the face of Hasan's bat and the edge was well taken at silly point by Gavin Rennie.

Youhana batted with resolve and hit five fours during his stay. He and Moin have added 37 runs for the sixth wicket.

"We are looking for a lead of at least 100-150 runs and then (ry to get them out cheaply."

Pakistan captain Moln Khan said.