After dismissing the visitors for 455 in the second innings, the Kiwis needed to score 208 from a minimum of 43 overs to clinch the series. Though, openers BJ Watling and Tim McIntosh gave the hosts a good start, rain intervened in the 19th over when the Kiwis were 90 without loss.
score board
Pakistan (I Innings): 223 all out.
New Zealand (I innings): 471.
Pakistan (II Innings, O/n: 347/4 in 141 overs)
Farhat c&b Guptill 61
Butt c&b Guptill 66
Iqbal c Taylor b Martin 67
Yousuf c McCullum b O'Brien 89
U Akmal c McCullum b Southee 77
Misbah st McCullum b Vettori 7
K Akmal (not out) 56
Aamer c Martin b Vettori 7
Gul c Flynn b O'Brien 0
Kaneria c McCullum b Southee 11
Asif lbw Guptill 0
Extras (B-3, lb-2, W-1, nb-3, pen-5) 14
Total (all out, 193.2 overs) 455
Fall of wickets: 1-129, 2-146, 3-274, 4-333, 5-361, 6-397, 7-421, 8-423, 9-449.
Bowling: Martin 32-6-82-1, Southee 31-8-64-2, O'Brien 40-6-108-2, Tuffey 21-2-61-0, Vettori 56-25-93-2, Guptill 13.2-2-37-3.
New Zealand (II Innings)
McIntosh (not out) 23
Watling (not out) 60
Extras (B-2, lb-1, nb-4) 7
Total (for no loss, 19 overs) 90
Bowling: Asif 5-0-15-0, Aamer 6-1-27-0, Kaneria 5-0-21-0, Gul 3-0-24-0.
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