NZ vs PAK Match 3 Results

4:48 PM IST Right then, that's all from this game. As we build up to the World Cup, the action continues on Saturday, the 30th of September, with two warm-up games lined up. India will take on England in Guwahati, whereas Australia will square off against the Netherlands in Thiruvananthapuram. Both games will begin at 2.00 pm IST (8.30 am GMT), but you can join us in advance for the build-up. See you then, cheers!

4:48 PM IST Kane Williamson is in for a chat. He says that the knee is well and he enjoyed batting out in the middle. He adds that he hoped to recover and return for the World Cup and he feels nice to be able to do that. He mentions that it was pretty good running between the wickets. He appreciates Pakistan for putting a good score on the board and adds that it is nice to compete and win as a unit. Says that there are always things to work on and feels good that the batters could get time in the middle and looks forward to the new game.

4:46 PM IST Earlier in the game, after Babar Azam won the toss and opted to put runs on the board, Pakistan were dealt twin blows in the form of the two openers. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan then got together and dominated the entirety of the middle phase with a 114-run stand. Babar was dismissed on 80 but Rizwan kept going and reached his hundred before retiring out. Coming in at number 5, Saud Shakeel upped the ante through his innings and found an able alley in Agha Salman. Thanks to Shakeel's 75, Pakistan did not lose their way and were able to post a mammoth total. For New Zealand, Mitchell Santer was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 2 for 39 from his 8 overs.

4:44 PM IST As far as Pakistan are concerned, it was a game for two halves for them. With the ball, they were provided with a dream start by Hasan Ali on his return to ODI cricket. However, the rest of the bowlers were unable to capitalise on that early scalp. They bowled a bit too short consistently which allowed New Zealand to get away. Just when the game was starting to get away from them, Salman Agha gave them a glimmer of hope before Usama Mir brought them back into the game with his twin strikes. That said, Pakistan simply failed to mount pressure and had no answers to the brilliance of the Kiwi batters.

4:41 PM IST New Zealand have steamrolled their way to a victory here in Hyderabad! The Black Caps have made an absolute mockery of the target set by Pakistan. In their pursuit of 346, New Zealand were rocked early as they lost Devon Conway in the second over. Rachin Ravindra was joined by Kane Williamson and in no time the duo began to take the game by the scruff of the neck. Both batters were quick to pounce on loose deliveries and ensured that New Zealand stayed ahead in the chase. Williamson decided to retire after completing his fifty which somewhat opened one end for Pakistan. Ravindra fell four runs short of a hundred and at one point in the game, New Zealand were beginning to lose their way. The trio of Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman and James Neesham had other plans as they went into overdrive and through their entertaining knocks, took New Zealand over the line.