First ODI: New Zealand set Pakistan 267-run target
First ODI of the three-match series is being played in Abu Dhabi
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New Zealand have set Pakistan a target of 267 runs in the first ODI of the three match series in Abu Dhabi.
Tom Latham and Ross Taylor notched up a brilliant 130-run partnership for the fourth wicket to put New Zealand in a commanding position, after the visitors won the toss and elected to bat first.
Taylor was the highest run scorer in the Kiwi innings with a resolute 112-ball knock of 80 runs. Meanwhile Latham played a brisk innings of 68 runs off 64 balls. Both batsmen smacked five boundaries each.
But just when the visitors were eyeing a strong finish to their innings, Shadab Khan rocked them with three wickets in the same over. The Pakistan leg-spinner was the pick of the Pakistan bowlers and finished with figures of four wickets for 38 runs in his full quota of ten overs.
Tom Latham and Ross Taylor notched up a brilliant 130-run partnership for the fourth wicket to put New Zealand in a commanding position, after the visitors won the toss and elected to bat first.
Taylor was the highest run scorer in the Kiwi innings with a resolute 112-ball knock of 80 runs. Meanwhile Latham played a brisk innings of 68 runs off 64 balls. Both batsmen smacked five boundaries each.
But just when the visitors were eyeing a strong finish to their innings, Shadab Khan rocked them with three wickets in the same over. The Pakistan leg-spinner was the pick of the Pakistan bowlers and finished with figures of four wickets for 38 runs in his full quota of ten overs.