3rd T20: New Zealand beat Pakistan by 95 runs, bag series 2-1

Corey Anderson bags man of the match award for unbeaten 82, two wickets

Pakistan lost the third T20 to New Zealand by 95 runs as the hosts bagged the series 2-1 on Friday.

The Kiwis' innings was insipired by initial fireworks by Martin Guptill who scored 42 off 19 courtesy six boundaries and two maximums.

Later, Corey Anderson kept the run rate moving up with a 42-ball 82. He hit four sixes and six boundaries.

Pakistan's most successful bowler was Afridi with a economy rate of 6.75. He also gave Pakistan their first breakthrough of the match.

Wahab Riaz was the most successful bowler as far as wickets are concerned. He accounted for two batsman but gave away 43 runs in just four overs.

In their reply, Pakistan came out to chase with all gun blazing but forgot to watch the ball closely.

Wickets fell like a deck of cards as the first three batsmen were in the pavillion for a score of 15. After that, each batsman came out with only one thing in mind - to hit it out of the park or get out.

Sarfraz Ahmed (41 off 36 balls) was the only batsman who seemed to retain sanity while his partners kept coming in and walking out. Shoaib Malik was the only other batsman to enter double figures.

For New Zealand, express-paced Adam Milne and dibbly-dobbly right-armer Grant Elliot bagged three wickets apiece.

Man of the match Corey Anderson: It was nice to perform after a long while. Its nice to get runs and open the bowling.

Shahid Afridi: Congrats to NZ. Obviously when your five, six batsmen are sitting in dressing room in the first five overs, what do you expect? My performance is key for the team. Bowling is good but I need to score runs as well. Lesser mistakes are good in this format. I want to thank the NZ crowd. Its great playing here. There are beautiful, down to earth and friendly people.

Kane Williamson: Every game was tough. A side like Pakistan keeps putting you under pressure. Its good of the boys to deliver under pressure. We kept changing surfaces but we kept building partnerships. I think we improved from the last game. We know World T20 will have different conditions. We will have to work smart again for that.



PAK 101 all out (Overs 16.1)

OUT! Wahab caught by keeper. Launches a short ball in the air. Its all over in West Pac stadium.

Adam Milne.



PAK 101-9 (Overs 16)

Just three off the over.

Mitch McClenaghan.



PAK 98-9 (Overs 15)

Muhammad Amir and Wahab Riaz take the last stand for Pakistan

OUT! Short and on Anwar's body this time. He moves back but edges it to the keeper.



FOUR! Short and cut by Anwar towards the on-side.

Adam Milne.



PAK 93-8 (Overs 14)

OUT! Sarfraz goes on one knee and tries to clear short fine leg with a chip. Instead, gifts his wicket to Elliot.



The dibbly-dobbly Grant Elliot again.



PAK 90-7 (Overs 13)

Sarfraz 40, Anwar Ali 3

FOUR! Another one towards the same region. Sarfraz making his presence count.



FOUR! Sarfraz cuts towards the on side.



Colin Munro has been given the ball. New Zealand testing new waters against once World T20 winners Pakistan.



PAK 77-7 (Overs 12)

Sarfraz 30, Anwar Ali 1

OUT! Imad Wasim cuts a slower one and is caught by Guptill.



OUT! And there goes Afridi when he promised a memorable innings. Leg-cutter from Elliot, ultra slow for Afridi's liking and he launches one into the air. Fielders set himself under it and takes it with ease.



Grant Elliot into the attack with his cutter now. Williamson cutting the pace off the ball for Afridi.



PAK 73-5 (Overs 11)

Sarfraz 28, Afridi 8

SIX! Afridi makes room and goes firing over covers.

Trent Boult.



PAK 62-5 (Overs 10)

Sarfraz 25, Afridi 1

FOUR! Short and over the wicket from Mitch, Sarfraz just nudges it past the keeper towards third man boundary.



Mitchell McClenaghan.



PAK 55-5 (Overs 9)

Sarfraz 20, Afridi 0

Wicket-maiden from Milne.

OUT! Short and Umar Akmal pulls it directly into the hands of the midwicket fielder. Excellent captaincy from Williamson. He is poking the batsman with his field to hit big and eventually get out.



Adam Milne now.



PAK 55-4 (Overs 8)

Sarfraz 20, Akmal 5

Six runs off the over.

Sarfraz just survives... Hooks one up in the air and keeper just doesn't reach it.

Mitchell McClenaghan has the ball now.



PAK 49-4 (Overs 7)

FOUR! Pulled towards cow corner for a boundary. Sarfraz keeps Pakistan alive... well nearly.



Spin time! Santner is given the ball by Williamson.



PAK 40-4 (Overs 6)

Just four runs off the over.

Adam Milne brought into the attack now. NZ relying on sheer pace here.



PAK 36-4 (Overs 5)

Umar Akmal joins Sarfraz Ahmed.

OUT! Malik goes against Anderson. Length ball, Malik launches it up in the air as Mitch McClenaghan runs backs and catches it. Brilliant catch, useless shot at this point of time.



FOUR! Sarfraz beautifully disects the off-side field.



Anderson again.



PAK 31-3 (Overs 4)

FOUR! Malik again. Short and flat-batted towards long leg.



FOUR! Classy from Malik. Beats three fielders on off.



FOUR! Malik with his trademark cut past gully and point.



Trent Boult.



PAK 17-3 (Overs 3)

Sarfraz Ahmed is the new man in.

RUN OUT! Rizwan goes a quick run but Malik doesn't respond to it. Fielder runs in from short leg and removes the bails with his hands. Pakistan's epic fall has started!



Shoaib Malik and Muhammad Rizwan carry the chase forward for Pakistan now.

OUT! Shehzad departs. Boult catches him at square leg. It was a tad short and Shehzad went for the wild swing. Pakistan in trouble.



Anderson again.



PAK 14-1 (Overs 2)

FOUR! Muhammad Rizwan cuts past point. Beautiful shot! Pakistan need to be positive out here.



OUT! Kiwis get their first wicket. Hafeez gives a dolly to Santner. Boult strikes first ball of his first over.



Trent Boult to share the new ball with Anderson.



PAK 7-0 (Overs 1)

Just seven runs of the first over.

FOUR! Ahmed Shehzad cuts one for a four.

Corey Anderson is warming up with the ball. Ahmed Shehzad and Muhammad Hafeez are out there to chase this target. Can Pakistan do it? We will find that out in about one and a half hour.



NZ 196-5 (Overs 20)

Anderson on strike against Amir on the last ball... Just a single. Anderson unbeaten on 82.

Two doubles on the next two balls.

Three singles off the first three balls.

Muhammad Amir is in for the last over. Can he do some damage control for Pakistan?



NZ 188-5 (Overs 19)

FOUR! Same place same shot. Anderson making full use of the field.

FOUR! Anderson swings hard, the edge flies over the head of the short third man.

In Santner's block hole, still a single stolen. Anderson faces Wahab now... Gets two off the long-off fielder.

Wahab follows with a single and wide.

OUT! Caught at long-on by Umar Akmal. Luke Ronchi departs. Santner walks in to join Anderson.



Wahab Riaz has been asked to bowl the penultimate over.



NZ 175-4 (Overs 18)

RUN OUT! Chance of catch, then Anwar dives on the boundary to save a four, throws it back, batsmen get confused in the middle of the pitch and Elliot doesn't reach the striker's end in time.



SIX! Inside out shot. Elliot clears covers.



FOUR! Starts with a full-toss and Elliot swings it towards square leg.



Imad Wasim to bowl his last over.



NZ 159-3 (Overs 17)

SIX! Wahab goes for a yorker, misses the length by a few inches and Anderson slams him straight over his head.



No ball and a free hit to Elliot. Just a single.

FOUR! Picked up for off and length and dispatched over covers.



Wahab Riaz now.



NZ 144-3 (Overs 16)

FOUR! Length ball on off, Anderson rocks back and edges it over short third man for a boundary. FIFTY up for Corey Anderson.



SIX! Anderson moves to 46 with a slog over deep midwicket.



Muhammad Amir has been called now.



NZ 129-3 (Overs 15)

Just five runs off the over. Imad has been economical after his first over.

Imad Wasim continues into his third over.



NZ 124-3 (Overs 14)

SIX! Slogged by Anderson over long on.



Shahid Afridi with his last over.



NZ 115-3 (Overs 13)

Imad Wasim is back now for his second over. Only five off it.

Ross Taylor has gone off the field after he was holding his side. Grant Elliot replaces him.



NZ 110-3 (Overs 12)

FOUR! Cut beautifully by Ross Taylor. He plays spin so well. Goes back and cuts it late past point.



SIX! Short ball from Malik, Anderson spins on one foot and clearthe long leg boundary.



Shoaib Malik catches Williamson and Afridi instantly calls him up to bowl the next over.



NZ 94-3 (Overs 11)

OUT! Williamson departs. Tries to hit Wahab straight over his head, instead finds Shoaib Malik at long-on.



FOUR! Short stuff from Wahab but not short enough. Anderson picks it up on the front foot and lobs the ball towards midwicket. An awkward but effective shot.



FOUR! Wahab strolls on the leg side and Corey Anderson just nudges it towards the fine leg boundary.



Wahab Riaz is back after bowling only one over.



NZ 85-2 (Overs 10)

SIX! Williamson is not backing down. Afridi flights it, Williamson picks it up and slog sweeps it for a maximum over square leg region.



Shahid Afridi in for his third over.



NZ 74-2 (Overs 9)

FOUR! One bounce over the fence. Anwar gifts a fuller delivery on the off, Williamson picks it up and sends the projectile towards extra cover.



FOUR! Full-toss, on his pads, Williamson dispatches it towards long leg with ease.



Anwar Ali continues.



NZ 65-2 (Overs 8)

Only three runs off it. Pressure on New Zealand for keep the run rate stable.

Shahid Afridi again.



NZ 62-2 (Overs 7)

RUN OUT! Brilliant stuff by Muhammad Rizwan. Fields the ball at short midwicket and hits it directly at the non-striker's end to send Colin Munro walking. The danger man goes without causing any damage.

Run out! Great throw by Mohammad Rizwan to catch Munro short of his ground at the bowlers. Anderson joins Williamson (16), 62/2 #NZvPAK ^WN

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Anwar Ali is brought back for the new batsman Colin Munro.



NZ 57-1 (Overs 6)

OUT! Guptill slog sweeps one into the air. Umar Akmal is present under it with his inverted cups. Bags it safely. Guptill departs on 42 off just 19 balls.



New Zealand playing smartly. Five singles off the first five balls.

Shahid Afridi takes the ball for the last time in New Zealand and for the last time ever in a series. He is going to hang his boots after the World T20.



NZ 52-0 (Overs 5)

FOUR! Guptill just flicks it off his pads for a boundary.

Wahab Riaz has been brought into the attack by Afridi. Pakistan are facing a New Zealand on fire.

NZ 46-0 (Overs 4)

Kane Williamson ends Muhammad Amir's over with a boundary.





NZ 40-0 (Overs 3)

Four! This time on the cut



Four ! Another boundary for the Kiwi opening batsman



SIX! Martin Guptil is on fire



Imad Wasim to replace Anwar Ali after the first expensive over



NZ 23-0 (Overs 2)

Seven runs of the over

Four! Guptil once again find the boundary on the last ball of the over



Muhammad Amir to start his first over



NZ 16-0 (Over 1)

Very expensive start for Anwar Ali

SIX ! Guptil went for a big heave on the leg side for a big six



Four! Another fine connection from Martin Guptil



Four! Guptil welcomes Anwar Ali with a bristling cover drive



Anwar Ali to start the proceedings for Pakistan



A minute of  silence is being observed for the victims of the Bacha Khan University attack in Charsadda, Pakistan.



Shahid Afridi:

Looking at the stats, batting second is more successful on this ground. Umar Gul and Sohaib Maqsood  are resting, Rizwan and Anwar are playing. We have experienced bowlers, we hope Anwar will perform on this surface.

Kane Williamson: It looks like a good surface. Lesser grass, then we have usually. TrentBoult comes back in for Todd Astle.



Toss: Pakistan win the toss and opt to bowl first