Toss - Pakistan won the toss and elected to BAT. “I thought we were playing in Australia yesterday,” says Afridi. “We, too, would have batted,” says McCullum.

Result – Pakistan beat New Zealand by 7 runs and clinch the 2-match series by 2-0

Teams
Pakistan: Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal (W), Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi (C), Shoaib Malik, Fawad Alam, Abdul Razzaq, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Aamer, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul

New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (C), Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Bradley Watling (W), Neil Broom, Nathan McCullum, James Franklin, Ian Butler, Shane Bond, Tim Southee

Pakistan Innings

• Pakistan lost 1st wicket in 5th over – 1-40 (Imran Nazir, 4.3 ov)
• Ian Butler to I Nazir, OUT! BOWLED! Yorker length on middle, the ball swings in late and Nazir just plays through the line without any footwork and misses it completely and the ball crashes it into leg stump. Pakistan have lost their first wicket for 40.
• Pakistan: 50 runs in 6.2 overs (40 balls), Extras 2
• Pakistan lost 2nd wicket in 7th over – 2-51 (Kamran Akmal, 6.5 ov)
• Ian Butler to K Akmal, OUT! LBW! Fuller length on off stump, Kamran Akmal goes across his off stump and plays a paddle shot but misses, The ball strikes Akmal very low on the pads. Umpire Haider raises his finger. Pakistan have lost their second wicket for 51.
• Pakistan lost 3rd wicket in 13th over – 3-96 (Shahid Afridi, 12.1 ov)
• N McCullum to S Afridi, OUT! CAUGHT! Landed on middle, Afridi plays the slog sweep to midwicket where Bond pouches the catch on the boundary line. Pakistan have lost their third wicket for 96.
• Pakistan: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (83 balls), Extras 5
• Pakistan lost 4th wicket in 15th over – 4-114 (Shoaib Malik, 14.4 ov)
• Ian Butler to S Malik, OUT! TOP EDGE! CAUGHT! Good length delivery outside off, Malikcomes down the track and goes for a big one but gets a top edge. It’s high in the air and taken by Styris at deep extra cover. Pakistan have lost their fourth wicket for 114.
• Pakistan lost 5th wicket in 16th over - 5-114 (Abdul Razzaq, 15.1 ov)
• J Franklin to A Razzaq, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Fuller length delivery wide outside off, Razzaq threw the kitchen sink at that but knicked that one to Watling. Pakistan have lost their fifth wicket for 114.
• Umar Akmal: 50 off 45 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
• Pakistan: 150 runs in 19.3 overs (123 balls), Extras 6
• Innings Break: Pakistan – 153/5 in 20.0 overs (Umar Akmal 56, Fawad Alam 17)

New Zealand Innings

• New Zealand lost 1st wicket in 4th over – 1-20 (Watling, 3.3 ov)
• S Tanvir to B Watling, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! STUNNING CATCH! Good length delivery on off stump, Watling is squared up and has knicked that one to Akmal who has taken a blinder diving to his right. New Zealand have lost their first wicket for 20.
• New Zealand lost 2nd wicket in 9th over – 2-46 (Guptill, 8.1 ov)
• U Gul to M Guptill, OUT! BOWLED! Good length delivery outside off, Guptill went for the cut but played that onto his stumps. New Zealand have lost their second wicket for 46.
• New Zealand: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (56 balls), Extras 5
• New Zealand lost 3rd wicket in 11th over - 3-66 (Taylor, 10.6 ov)
• S Afridi to R Taylor, OUT! LBW! Landed on off stump, Taylor tried to sweep that one but missed it and was hit on the pads. Umpire Haider raises the dreaded finger. New Zealand have lost their third wicket for 66. That was dead plumb.
• New Zealand: 100 runs in 14.5 overs (93 balls), Extras 13
• 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 37 balls (BB McCullum 20, SB Styris 23, Ex 7)
• New Zealand lost 4th wicket in 19th over – 4-132 (BB McCullum, 18.2 ov)
• S Ajmal to B McCullum, OUT! CAUGHT! Landed on middle, McCullum dances down the track and lofts it high in the air. It is taken by Malik at long-on. New Zealand have lost their fourth wicket for 132.have lost their fourth wicket for 114.
• New Zealand lost 5th wicket in 20th over - 5-146 (Styris, 19.6 ov)
• U Gul to S Styris, OUT! ALL OVER! Overpitched on middle, Styris has lofted that over mid off. It’s high in the air and taken by Malik. New Zealand have lost their fifth wicket for 146.

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