Pakistan won the toss and chose to field first.

Batting first, New Zealand scored 196/5 in their allotted 20 overs,  Corey Anderson was the star performer for New Zealand as he scored knock of 82 runs from 42 balls with the help of six boundaries and four sixes.

Martin Guptill scored 42 runs from 19 balls which included six fours and two sixes whereas Kane Williamson contributed 33 runs from 33 balls with the help of three fours and a six.

Guptill and Williamson also put up an opening stand of 57 runs.

Wahab Riaz took two wickets while Shahid Afridi dismissed one batsman.

In reply, no Pakistani batsman, except for Sarfraz Ahmed could provide any resistance to the Kiwi bowlers as they were all out after scoring 101 runs in 16.1 overs. Only two green shirts batsmen could manage to score in double figures.

Sarfraz Ahmed was the top scorer for the green shirts with 41 runs while Shoaib Malik made 14 runs.

Graham Elliott and Adam Milne took three wickets each for the side.

 

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Pakistan Innings

Over 16.1: Pakistan 101/10 (match over)
Ball-by-ball: W-
Adam Milne dismissed Wahab Riaz as New Zealand beat Pakistan by 95 runs to win the series 2-1.

WICKET: Wahab Riaz c Luke Ronchi Ronchi b Adam Milne 4 (5b 0x4 0x6). Pakistan 101 all out in 16.1 overs.

Over 16: Pakistan 101/9 (require 96 runs to win)
Ball-by-ball: 1-0-1-1-0-0
Three singles taken by Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Amir in the over.

Over 15: Pakistan 98/9 (require 99 runs to win)
Ball-by-ball: 1-4-W-0-0-0
Milne dismissed Anwar Ali in the over.

WICKET: Anwar Ali c Luke Ronchi b Adam Milne 8 (7b 1×4 0x6). Pakistan 98/9 in 14.3 overs.

Over 14: Pakistan 93/8 (require 104 runs to win)
Ball-by-ball: 0-1-1-W-1-0
The resistance provided by Sarfraz came to an end as he was dismissed by Graham Elliott.

WICKET: Sarfraz Ahmed c Adam Milne b Graham Elliott 41 (36b 5×4 0x6). Pakistan 93/8 in 13.4 overs.

Over 13: Pakistan 90/7 (require 107 runs to win)
Ball-by-ball: 1-1-1-1wd-4-4-1
Sarfraz Ahmed scored two back to back fours in Colin Munro’s over.

Over 12: Pakistan 77/7 (require 120 runs to win)
Ball-by-ball: 0-1-1wd-W-1-W-1
Graham Elliott dismissed Afridi and Wasim in the over.

WICKET: Imad Wasim c Martin Guptill b Graham Elliott 0 (1b 0x4 0x6). Pakistan 76/7 in 11.5 overs.

WICKET: Shahid Afridi c sub (Matt Henry) b Graham Elliott 8 (8b 0x4 1×6). Pakistan 76/6 in 11.3 overs.

Over 11: Pakistan 73/5 (require 124 runs to win)
Ball-by-ball: 6-1-0-1wd-2-1-0
Shahid Afridi scored the first six of he Pakistani innings.

Over 10: Pakistan 62/5 (require 135 runs to win)
Ball-by-ball: 0-4-0-1-0-wd-1
Sarfraz Ahmed scored his third four of the match.

Over 9: Pakistan 55/5 (require 142 runs to win)
Ball-by-ball: 0-0-0-W-0-0
Adam Milne bowled a wicket maiden over.

WICKET: Umar Akmal c sub (Tom Latham) b Milne 5 (13b 0x4 0x6). Pakistan 55/5 in 8.4 overs.

Over 8: Pakistan 55/4 (require 142 runs to win)
Ball-by-ball: 1-0-1-1-1-2
Mitchell McClenaghan gave six runs in the over.

Over 7: Pakistan 49/4 (require 148 runs to win)
Ball-by-ball: 4-0-1-1-0-1
Sarfraz Ahmed scored the four in the over via pull shot.

Over 6: Pakistan 42/4 (require 155 runs to win)
Ball-by-ball: 0-0-1lb-1-0-2
Adam Milne concedes four runs in his over.

Over 5: Pakistan 38/4 (require 159 runs to win)
Ball-by-ball: 4-0-0-1-W-2
Corey Anderson sent Shoaib Malik back into the pavilion. Sarfraz Ahmed struck the boundary in the over.

WICKET: Shoaib Malik c Mitchell McClenaghan b Corey Anderson 14 (6b 3×4 0x6). Pakistan 36/4 in 4.5 overs.

Over 4: Pakistan 31/3 (require 166 runs to win)
Ball-by-ball: 4-1-0-1-4-4
Shoaib Malik scored three boundaries in the over bowled by Trent Boult.

Over 3: Pakistan 17/3 (require 180 runs to win)
Ball-by-ball: W-1-W-0-2-0
Pakistan lose two wickets in the over bowled by Corey Anderson.

WICKET: Mohammad Rizwan run out 4 (4b 1×4 0x6). Pakistan 15/3 in 2.3 overs.

WICKET: Ahmed Shehzad c Trent Boult b Corey Anderson 8 (6b 1×4 0x6). Pakistan 14/2 in 2.1 overs.

Over 2: Pakistan 14/1 (need 183 runs to win)
Ball-by-ball: W-2-1-0-0-4
Trent Boult provided the breakthrough for New Zealand as he dismissed Mohammad Hafeez on his first ball.

WICKET: Mohammad Hafeez c Mitchell Santner b Trent Boult 2 (4b 0x4 0x6). Pakistan 7/1 in 1.1 overs.

Over 1: Pakistan 7/0 (need 190 runs to win)
Ball-by-ball: 1-1-0-1-0-4
Corey Anderson bowled the first over and Pakistani openers Mohammad Hafeez and Ahmad Shehzad scored seven runs from it. Shehzad scored the first boundary of the innings.

New Zealand Innings

Over 20: New Zealand 196/5 (run rate: 9.80 per over)
Ball-by-ball: 1-1-1-2-2-1
Amir conceded eight runs in the last over. Pakistan require 197 runs to win the third and final Twenty20 match.

Over 19: New Zealand 188/5 (run rate: 9.89 per over)
Ball-by-ball: W-1-1wd-1-2-4-4
Wahab Riaz conceded 13 runs in the over.

WICKET: Luke Ronchi c Umar Akmal b Wahab Riaz 1 (2b 0x4 0x6). New Zealand 176/5 in 18.1 overs.

Over 18: New Zealand 175/4 (run rate: 9.72 per over)
Ball-by-ball: 4-2-6-1-2W-1
Graham Elliott was run out in the over bowled by Imad Wasim.

WICKET: Graham Elliott run out 19 (14b 1×4 1×6). New Zealand 174/4 in 17.5 overs.

Over 17: New Zealand 159/3 (run rate: 9.35 per over)
Ball-by-ball: 0-4-2nb-1-1-1-6
Corey Anderson scored the two boundaries in the over.

Over 16: New Zealand 144/3 (run rate: 9.00 per over)
Ball-by-ball: 2-2-6-4-1-0
Corey Anderson scored the six and four from Mohammad Amir’s over. Corey Anderson raised his bat for a fifty in the over.

Over 15: New Zealand 129/3 (run rate: 8.60 per over)
Ball-by-ball: 1-1lb-1-1-1-0
Five runs taken from Imad Wasim’s over.

Over 14: New Zealand 124/3 (run rate: 8.85 per over)
Ball-by-ball: 6-1-1-0-1-0
New Zealand batsmen scored nine runs in the overs from Shahid Afridi’s over.

Over 13: New Zealand 115/3 (run rate: 8.84 per over)
Ball-by-ball: 0-1-1-1-1-1-1
Imad Wasim gave five singles in the over. Ross Taylor was retired hurt.

Over 12: New Zealand 110/3 (run rate: 9.16 per over)
Ball-by-ball: 1-1-0-1-6-2wd-1wd-4
Shoaib Malik conceded 16 runs in the over.

Over 11: New Zealand 94/3 (run rate: 8.54 per over)
Ball-by-ball: 4-0-0-4-1-W
Wahab Riaz dismissed skipper Williamson in the over.

WICKET: Kane Williamson c Shoaib Malik b Wahab Riaz 33 (34b 3×4 1×6). New Zealand 94/3 in 11 overs.

Over 10: New Zealand 85/2 (run rate: 8.50 per over)
Ball-by-ball: 3-1-1-0-6-0
Kane Williamson hit the six from Shahid Afridi’s bowling.

Over 9: New Zealand 74/2 (run rate: 8.22 per over)
Ball-by-ball: 0-1-4-0-4-0
Kane Williamson scored the two boundaries in Anwar Ali’s over.

Over 8: New Zealand 65/2 (run rate: 8.12 per over)
Ball-by-ball: 0-0-0-1-1-0
Afridi concedes two singles in the over.

Over 7: New Zealand 63/2 (run rate: 9.00 per over)
Ball-by-ball: 2-1-1-1-W-1
Anwar Ali was brought back into the attack and Colin Munro back into the pavilion via run out.

WICKET: Colin Munro run out 4 (3b 0x4 0x6). New Zealand 63/2 in 6.5 overs.

Over 6: New Zealand 57/1 (run rate: 9.50 per over)
Ball-by-ball: 2-0-1-1-1-W
Skipper Shahid Afridi gets Martin Guptill caught out.

WICKET: Martin Guptill c Umar Akmal b Shahid Afridi 42 (19b 6×4 2×6). New Zealand 57/1 in 6.0 overs.

Over 5: New Zealand 52/0 (run rate: 10.40 per over)
Ball-by-ball: 4-1-0-1-0-0
Wahab Riaz conceded six runs in his first over.

Over 4: New Zealand 46/0 (run rate: 11.50 per over)
Ball-by-ball: 0-1-1-0-0-4
Kane Williamson hit the boundary in the over bowled by Mohammad Amir.

Over 3: New Zealand 40/0 (run rate: 14.33 per over)
Ball-by-ball: 1-1-1-6-4-4
Imad Wasim gave away 17 runs in the over.

Over 2: New Zealand 23/0 (run rate: 11.5 per over)
Ball-by-ball: 0-1-1-1-0-4
Mohammad Amir conceded seven runs in his first over

Over 1: New Zealand 16/0 (run rate: 16.00 per over)
Ball-by-ball: 4-0-1-1-4-6
New Zealand got off to a flyer. Anwar Ali concedes 16 runs in the first over.