KARACHI: Pakistan captain Misbahul Haq won the toss and decided to bat first in the second of the five-match ODI series against NZ in Sharjah on Friday.
Pakistan made only one change to their line-up, Sohail Tanvir replacing Umar Gul who is unfit.
Meanwhile, New Zealand have made three changes to their team with Corey Anderson, Matt Henry and Mitch McClenaghan coming in for Nathan McCullum, James Neesham and Kyle Mills.
Pakistan lead the series 1-0.
Teams
Pakistan: Muhammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Asad Shafiq, Younus Khan, Haris Sohail, Misbahul Haq, Sarfraz Ahmed, Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Tanvir, Muhammad Irfan.
New Zealand: Anton Devcich, Dean Brownlie, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi, Daniel Vettori, Adam Milne, Matt Henry, Mitch McClenaghan.
Final Result: New Zealand beat Pakistan by four wicket and level the five-match ODI series 1-1.
NZ 247-6 (46 overs)
FOUR LEG BYES! Daniel Vettori reverse sweeps and it goes to the boundary. Afridi wants a review and the replay shows it would have missed the wicket by a mile. New Zealand bag a convincing victory over Pakistan. They have made comebacks in the Tests then the T20s and now in the ODIs even.
Haris Sohail bowls!
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NZ 247-6 (45 overs)
NZ are there. Just 7 required off 30 balls.
FOUR! Vettori again this time behind square on the second ball.
FOUR! Daniel Vettori towards square leg on the first ball.
Wahab Riaz bowls!
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NZ 236-6 (44 overs)
FOUR! Kane Williamson cuts it behind point for a boundary on the last ball.
FOUR on the fourth ball! Kane Williamson pulls a short ball drifting towards leg and the fielder dives but couldn't stop it from reaching the boundary. He still got a hand to it, could have done better.
Muhammad Irfan bowls his last over.
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NZ 226-6 (43 overs)
OUT! Luke Ronchi launches it for a maximum over the long-off but Sohail Tanvir takes a diving catch to keep Pakistan in the game. Daniel Vettori is in for join the skipper Kane Willaimson (58*).
FOUR! Luke Ronchi pulls a shorter ball behind square leg for a boundary on the first ball of the over.
Shahid Afridi continues.
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NZ 219-5 (42 overs)
FOUR! Kane Williamson pulls a shorter delivery past the mid-on fielder on the second ball.
Muhammad Irfan is back for his ninth over.
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NZ 213-5 (41 overs)
FOUR! Luke Ronchi again. Goes on the back foot and pulls it towards mid-wicket for a boundary on the second ball.
Shahid Afridi is brought back to find a wicket.
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NZ 206-5 (40 overs)
FOUR! Luke Ronchi goes for the long-on boundary on the fifth ball.
Wahab Riaz with the last powerplay over.
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NZ 201-5 (39 overs)
A very calculated over after the no-ball. Beat Kane Williamson (49*) on three occasions outside off. A single of the last ball.
Oversteps on the first ball. One run and a free-hit.
Muhammad Irfan in for the fourth over of powerplay.
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NZ 197-5 (38 overs)
FOUR! on the last ball by Luke Ronchi towards covers.
Wahab Riaz with the third batting powerplay over.
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NZ 190-5 (37 overs)
Two FOURs on the fourth and fifth ball of the over. Luke Ronchi (14*) pulls the first and cuts the second for boundaries. Kane Williamson (45*).
Sohail Tanvir is brought back to bowl in the batting powerplay.
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NZ 181-5 (36 overs)
Just three runs of the over.
Wahab Riaz bowls the first over of the batting powerplay.
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NZ 178-5 (35 overs)
Three SINGLES and a DOUBLE of his over. NZ need 75 from 90 balls and the batting powerplay overs start.
Haris Sohail with his eighth over.
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NZ 173-5 (34 overs)
Shahid Afridi goes for four SINGLES in his over.
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NZ 169-5 (33 overs)
BOWLED! Corey Anderson goes for a sweep and the balls takes a lower edge onto the stumps. He goes for 10. Luke Ronchi walks out to join the skipper Kane Williamson (37*).
Haris Sohail with his seventh over.
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NZ 166-4 (32 overs)
SIX! Corey Anderson goes big over long-on boundary on the fifth ball.
Asad Shafiq to bowl his part-time off-breaks.
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NZ 157-4 (31 overs)
Six runs of the over.
Haris Sohail again.
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NZ 151-4 (30 overs)
Muhammad Irfan goes for two in the over.
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NZ 149-4 (29 overs)
OUT! Haris strikes again on the fifth ball. Tom Latham departs on three runs. He walks out and hits it towards the long-on region where Sohail Tanvir takes a catch.
FOUR! Kane Williamson chips one over the mid-on fielder for a boundary on the second ball of the over.
Haris Sohail again!
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NZ 143-3 (28 overs)
Goes for two runs in the over.
Muhammad Irfan given to the ball to apply pressure.
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OUT! Ross Taylor edges one into Sarfraz Ahmed's gloves. Haris Sohail strikes for Pakistan with his MAIDEN ODI WICKET.
Haris Sohail bowls!
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NZ 137-2 (26 overs)
Goes for seven runs courtesy a FOUR by Kane Williamson on the first ball of the over.
Ahmed Shehzad is brought on to bowl his part-time leg-breaks.
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NZ 130-2 (25 overs)
RUN OUT! Anton Devcich takes the long walk back on 58. Ross Taylor walks out in the middle.
Haris Sohail is brought back into the attack.
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NZ 125-1 (24 overs)
Wahab Riaz goes for two runs.
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NZ 123-1 (23 overs)
Five runs of Shahid Afridi's over courtesy a FOUR by Kane Williamson on the fourth ball of the over.
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NZ 118-1 (22 overs)
Wahab Riaz give away three runs.
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NZ 115-1 (21 overs)
Shahid Afridi gives away three runs in the over.
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NZ 112-1 (20 overs)
Seven runs of Wahab Riaz's over courtesy a Kane Williamson boundary. Anton Devcich also completes his MAIDEN ODI FIFTY in the over.
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NZ 105-1 (19 overs)
BOWLED! Afridi does it for Pakistan. Dean Browline departs for 47. He goes back and misses a straight one which clips the bails. Captain Kane Williamson is in for NZ.
Shahid Afridi and Pakistan in dire need of a wicket.
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NZ 102-0 (18 overs)
Four runs of the over including a no-ball.
Muhammad Irfan bowls as Pakistan search for a wicket.
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NZ 98-0 (17 overs)
FOUR! Anton Devcich goes through the covers for a boundary on the fifth ball.
Four SINGLES on four balls.
Shahid Afridi bowls.
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NZ 89-0 (16 overs)
Just two of the over.
Muhammad Irfan called back to deliver a breakthrough.
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NZ 87-0 (15 overs)
Shahid Afridi is hit for a FOUR on the fourth ball of the over as Anton Devcich reverse sweeps him past Muhammad Irfan.
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NZ 83-0 (14 overs)
FOUR! Anton Devcich goes for the mid-wicket boundary on the third ball of the over.
Haris Sohail bowls the 14th.
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NZ 74-0 (13 overs)
Shahid Afridi goes for just one run in the over.
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NZ 73-0 (12 overs)
FOUR! Anton Devcich routes the flighted fourth ball of the over towards cover boundary.
Pakistan's fifth bowler Haris Sohail comes in to bowl.
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NZ 67-0 (11 overs)
Four runs including a wide of the over.
Shahid Afridi introduced into the attack to find a breakthrough for Pakistan.
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NZ 63-0 (10 overs)
Wide,4,0,4,4,1,0. The story of the over. Dean Brownlie the scorer.
Wahab Riaz continues.
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NZ 49-0 (9 overs)
FOUR! Anton Devcich waits for the slow ball and cuts it past the point fielder to find the boundary on the fifth ball.
FOUR! Anton Devcich takes a step forward and goes over the mid-off fielder on the second ball.
Sohail Tanvir bowls.
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NZ 41-0 (8 overs)
FOUR! Dean Brownlie flicks it off the pads towards the leg side boundary on the first ball.
Wahab Riaz comes in to bowl.
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NZ 35-0 (7 overs)
Three runs of the over including a wide.
Sohail Tanvir in for the seventh.
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NZ 32-0 (6 overs)
FOUR! Dean Brownlie goes over the point fielder on the fourth delivery.
FOUR! Anton Devcich goes for the cover point boundary on the first ball.
Muhammad Irfan bowls the sixth.
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NZ 22-0 (5 overs)
FOUR! Dean Brownlie goes for the square leg boundary this time on the second ball of the over.
Sohail Tanvir in for the fifth. Shahid Afridi is the standing captain as Misbahul Haq has left the field for a while.
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NZ 17-0 (4 overs)
FOUR! Dean Brownlie chips a short-length delivery over the slip squadron for a boundary on the fifth ball.
Muhammad Irfan for the fourth.
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NZ 13-0 (3 overs)
Five runs of the over.
Sohail Tanvir in for the third.
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NZ 8-0 (2 overs)
FOUR! Dean Brownlie finds the gap through the covers fielders for a boundary on the third ball.
Left-arm fast towering bowler Muhammad Irfan is in for the second over.
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NZ 2-0 (1 over)
Just two of the over.
Sohail Tanvir starts the proceedings for Pakistan. Anton Devcich and Dean Browlie open for New Zealand.
New Zealand need 253 to win the second ODI and level the series which Pakistan lead 1-0 at the moment.
Pak 252-8 (48.3 overs)
OUT on the third ball! Sohail Tanvir misses a low full toss right in front of the wickets. LBW and that ends Pakistan's innings. They will have to bowl really well to defend this total as they lack a specialist fifth bowler.
FOUR on the second ball! Sohail Tanvir chips a full delivery towards fine leg for a boundary.
OUT on the first ball! Sarfraz Ahmed (23) tries to go big but ends up being caught by Tom Latham at cover. No boundaries for him today.
Mitch McClenaghan bowls the penultimate over.
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Pak 248-8 (48 overs)
FOUR! Sohail Tanvir hits over towards mid-wicket for a boundary on the last ball.
Corey Anderson bowls his seventh over.
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Pak 241-8 (47 overs)
Six SINGLES of his over. Sarfraz Ahmed (21*) has the strike for the next over.
Mitch McClenaghan bowls his 9th over.
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Pak 235-8 (46 overs)
Goes for only four runs in his over.
Matt Henry with his last over as well.
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Pak 231-8 (45 overs)
OUT! Wahab Riaz edges the last ball to the first slip for Ross Taylor. Sohail Tanvir walks in for Pakistan.
FOUR! Wahab Riaz drives it towards extra cover boundary on the first ball.
Adam Milne bowls his last over.
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Pak 225-7 (44 overs)
Goes for seven runs including a wide.
Matt Henry bowls the 44th.
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Pak 218-7 (43 overs)
Adam Milne goes for three in the over.
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Pak 215-7 (42 overs)
Mitch McClenaghan goes for five in the over.
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Pak 210-7 (41 overs)
OUT! Shahid Afridi did what he always does. Lifts the ball up high in the air for catch. Daniel Vettori goes underneath it and gobbles down a catch. Wahan Riaz walks out to join Sarfraz Ahmed.
SIX and a SIX. Shahid Afridi loves pace. The first and second ball has crossed the boundary without any hindrance.
Adam Milne in for the 41st.
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Pak 197-6 (40 overs)
Five runs from Mitch McClenaghan in his over.
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Pak 192-6 (39 overs)
FOUR on the last ball! Afridi just kisses a short ball with his bat to route it past the keeper for a boundary fine towards off-side. Such a delicate touch.
SIX on the fourth ball! Shahid Afridi goes BOOM BOOM over wide-long off.
Matt Henry bowls the 39th over.
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Pak 178-6 (38 overs)
Five SINGLES of the over. Is this really a powerplay?
Mitch McClenaghan to bowl.
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Pak 173-6 (37 overs)
Three runs of the over.
OUT! He bangs one short and Misbahul Haq swing for a pull as the ball kisses his left arm on the way. Umpire says its out. Misbah reviews it unsuccessfully. Shahid Afridi and Sarfraz are there on the crease for Pakistan with two overs left in the powerplay.
Matt Henry continues.
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Pak 170-5 (36 overs)
Three SINGLES and a DOUBLE of the over.
Poweplay starts and Mitch McClenaghan is in to bowl.
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Pak 165-5 (35 overs)
Two runs of the over.
OUT! Muhammad Hafeez (76) pulls for a big shot but is caught at deep mid-wicket by Tom Latham off Matt Henry. NZ have their breakthrough but with the powerplay starting in the next over Sarfraz Ahmed is coming out to bat.
Matt Henry is brought back into the attack.
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Pak 163-4 (34 overs)
SIX on the fifth ball! Misbahul Haq again this time with a straight maximum over Anderson's head.
FOUR on the second ball! Muhammad Hafeez pulls a shorter ball from outside the off for a boundary towards mid-wicket.
Corey Anderson in for the 34th.
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Pak 152-4 (33 overs)
SIX! The ball goes up, up and away. It is literally out of the park. Misbahul Haq is the man who hits Vettori out of the ground on the third ball of the over.
Daniel Vettori continues!
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Pak 143-4 (32 overs)
Four SINGLES of the over. Hafeez 68*, Misbah 25*.
Coery Anderson bowls round the wicket.
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Pak 139-4 (31 overs)
Just three SINGLES of the over.
Daniel Vettori bowls the 31st.
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Pak 136-4 (30 overs)
FOUR! Muhammad Hafeez (67) pulls a slower ball from Anderson towards the mid-wicket boundary on the fifth ball.
Corey Anderson continues.
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Pak 129-4 (29 overs)
Four SINGLES and a DOUBLE of the over.
Daniel Vettori is here. So, Adam Milne bowled just one over in the last spell.
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Pak 123-4 (28 overs)
Just a SINGLE of the over.
Corey Anderson comes round the wicket replacing Daniel Vettori.
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Pak 122-4 (27 overs)
Just two quick SINGLES of his over.
Adam Milne again.
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Pak 120-4 (26 overs)
Just four SINGLES of the over.
Daniel Vettori bowls the 26th over.
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Pak 116-4 (25 overs)
Five SINGLES of the over.
Adam Milne bowls.
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Pak 110-4 (24 overs)
Daniel Vettori goes for two runs in the over.
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Pak 108-4 (23 overs)
Two FOURS on the first and second ball of the over. The first one was an overthrow. Misbah blocked, Hafeez ran and returned back from the half way down the pitch, Milne got to the ball and threw at the stumps which missed the stumps and the mid-on fielder and went sailing towards the boundary.
Adam Milne is back too!
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Pak 99-4 (22 overs)
Goes for only one run in the over.
Daniel Vettori is back.
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Pak 98-4 (21 overs)
OUT! Haris Sohail pulls a short ball right into the hand of the fielder at short mid-wicket. Ross Taylor takes the catch. Misbahul Haq walks out for Pakistan. Can he play a captain's knock today?
Corey Anderson to bowl.
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Pak 97-4 (20 overs)
SIX! Haris Sohail hits the bowler over wide long-on on the third ball of the over.
Anton Devcich continues.
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Pak 87-3 (19 overs)
Four runs of the over.
FIFTY! Muhammad Hafeez completes his 22nd ODI half-ton for Pakistan with a single towards fine-leg.
Corey Anderson is introduced into the attack.
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Pak 83-3 (18 overs)
FOUR! Hafeez walks down the ground and slams the juicy full toss towards mid-wicket. He is on 49*.
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Pak 79-3 (17 overs)
Three runs of the over.
Adam Milne continues.
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Pak 76-3 (16 overs)
A FOUR and then a SIX on the fourth and fifth ball of the over by Muhammad Hafeez (43*).
Daniel Vettori for the 16th.
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Pak 65-3 (15 overs)
Adam Milne goes for two runs.
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Pak 63-3 (14 overs)
Daniel Vettori gives away just one run in the over.
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Pak 62-3 (13 overs)
Mitch McClenaghan goes for just one run in the over.
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Pak 61-3 (12 overs)
FOUR! Muhammad Hafeez takes two steps forwards and lifts the ball over the bowlers head straight as an arrow for a boundary.
Daniel Vettori is brought into the attack!
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Pak 54-3 (11 overs)
A TRIPLET on the fifth ball.
FOUR! Haris Sohail hits McClenaghan for a boundary on the first ball.
Mitch McClenaghan is brought back!
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Pak 47-3 (10 overs)
One DOUBLE and three SINGLES of the over.
Adam Milne bowls the 10th over.
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Pak 42-3 (9 overs)
Just two runs of the over. Hafeez 22*, Haris 8*.
Matt Henry continues!
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Pak 40-3 (8 overs)
FOUR! Haris Sohail hits it straight down the ground on the second ball but it just misses Milne's right hand as tries to catch it.
Right-arm fast bowler Adam Milne is brought in to add more pace.
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Pak 36-3 (7 overs)
FOUR! Muhammad Hafeez is the only batsman looking in fine form. He hits it straight past the mid-on fielder on the third ball.
Matt Henry bowls the seventh over!
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Pak 28-3 (6 overs)
FOUR! Muhammad Hafeez again. He smacks a short ball towards square leg on the third ball.
Mitch McClenaghan in for the sixth!
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Pak 21-3 (5 overs)
OUT! Asad Shafiq's stumps rattled by the pace of the Henry's yorker. He goes for one run. Last match's hero Haris Sohail walks in for Pakistan.
Matt Henry for the fifth.
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Pak 20-2 (4 overs)
FOUR on the last delivery by Muhammad Hafeez.
Mitch McClenaghan for the fourth.
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Pak 15-2 (3 overs)
FOUR on the last ball of the over by Muhammad Hafeez.
Matt Henry again!
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Pak 11-2 (2 overs)
OUT! Younus edges one to the first slip for Ross Taylor. McClenaghan accounts for him this time on six runs. Pakistan have lost two wickets in two overs. Asad Shafiq walks in for Pakistan.
FOUR! Younus Khan leg glances it towards the fine leg boundary on the third ball.
LBW! Younus Khan (0) caught off-guard on the second ball but the review shows the the bowler over-stepped. Luck clicks in at the right moment for Pakistan.
Left-arm fast bowler Mitch McClenaghan bowls the second over.
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Pak 1-1 (1 over)
OUT! Last ball of the over and Ahmed Shehzad just nicks it on its way to the keeper. Matt Henry strikes in the first over for NZ. Pakistan in trouble as Younus Khan walks out.
Matt Henry bowls the first over for NZ. Ahmed Shehzad and Muhammad Hafeez open for Pakistan.
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Congratulations New Zealand! Well-done Hafeez! New Zealand played like tigers and are in strong contention for the World Cup 2015. InshAllah!. Salams
Pakistan could have scored 265-270 but given the fact they were 3 for 20 at one point, 252 is not a bad total.
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