New Zealand vs Pakistan Highlights, 3rd T20I: Hasan Nawaz maiden ton guides PAK to dominating 9-wicket win

New Zealand vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Daryl Mitchell's struggle for form continues. Shadab loops it high and wide outside off stump, Mitchell chases, and it's a thick edge that goes straight to Haris at short third. Easiest catch of his life, compared to the one from the first over especially.

98/3 after 9.1, Pakistan finding a wicket just as this partnership was really getting going.

New Zealand vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Solid half-century from Mark Chapman, who ensures the early loss of the openers doesn't hurt too much. A couple of chancey near-run-outs that he survived, but he's looked in good touch, attacking the balls that needed attacking.

NZ looking at 200+ here, if the middle order power can come through.

New Zealand vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Both teams will be relatively happy with that powerplay, match still in a delicate balance. Pretty good from both teams.

New Zealand vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Another big one for Pakistan as the Kiwis start to find some momentum!

Rauf introduced, and Seifert tries to launch him down the ground. Not solid enough, and pops straight into the air for a comfortable catch at mid-on. Golden touch from Haris so far.

43/2 in 4.1 overs.

New Zealand vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Back to regular programming from Seifert, even as spin is introduced early. Hits over the infield, and collects one four and two sixes at this small ground.

Onto 21/1 after 2, but there was a run-out opportunity for Pakistan in that over which they missed. Will they regret that?

New Zealand vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Haris Rauf, my word, what a catch! He's fielding at short fine leg, Finn Allen flicks a half volley to his right at some pace, and it takes a big dive and an outstretched arm to complete that catch.

Glenn Phillips is over in Ahmedabad, but this is a catch in his native country that he would be proud of. Extraordinary, and a crucial early wicket.

4/1 after the first.

New Zealand vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Shaheen Afridi with the fresh pill up against this powerful duo. Shaheen did start with a maiden in Dunedin, but was then torn apart in his second over, going for 26. Most important for him here will be an early wicket. Here we go!

New Zealand vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I:

PAK: Mohammad Haris (wk), Hasan Nawaz, Salman Agha (c), Irfan Khan, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Abdul Samad, Shaheen Afridi, Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf

NZ: Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Hay (wk), Michael Bracewell (c), Kyle Jamieson, Jacob Duffy, Ish Sodhi, Ben Sears

New Zealand vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Pakistan will be chasing for the first time in this series, with Salman Agha calling correctly in the middle and putting the hosts in to bat first.

Different challenge for the Kiwi opening duo, with the match commencing in 15 minutes. Lineups up next.

New Zealand vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: With the loss in Dunedin, Pakistan have now lost their last 5 T20I matches, going back to the final match of their series against Zimbabwe and including two losses to South Africa. It's a track record that the men in green will be desperate to reverse, even if they will be slightly inclined to giving a longer rope to this new-look team. Seeing five Ls on a recent matches sheet isn't a great look in any case.

New Zealand vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: When one thinks of high-scoring tracks in New Zealand with boundary dimensions smaller than anywhere else in the world, they are usually thinking of Auckland's Eden Park. Given the size of the sizes Allen and Seifert have been hitting, don't expect that number to go down soon.

New Zealand vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Pakistan, however, will be telling themselves that 2-0 could easily be 2-1 with a strong performance today, and 2-1 would put the pressure right back on the Kiwis in terms of trying to defend home turf. Pakistan haven't quite shown up so far in any department, and key for them will be to exit this losing habit that seems to have surrounded their white ball teams recently.

New Zealand vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: The hosts haven't had to be at their best to take a 2-0 lead so far, even with a heavily-changed outfit playing with many players already in India for the IPL. While the second match wasn't as comfortable as the first, a terrific platform by openers Tim Seifert and Finn Allen ensured that they were always in control, never at risk of losing. They have been the better team by far, and will look to get the series win to seal that.

New Zealand vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: Hello and welcome to the third match of this T20I series between New Zealand and Pakistan, with the Kiwis looking to take a 3-0 lead and wrap up the series tonight. All the updates, right here.