Pakistan vs New Zealand, Champions Trophy Highlights: PAK thrashed by 60 runs, all but knocked out already

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: Fourth ODI win on the trot for New Zealand in Pakistan, third consecutive one against Pakistan themselves. They aren't just favourites to win this tournament, they are arguably the runaway favourites. Pakistan, on the other hand, have problems in their bowling and top order batting departments.

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: The lower order can look at the top order in the face today and tell them that they need to buck up. Naseem hits a six off Santner third ball of the 47th over, a single after that and then another six by Rauf. Then Rauf goes for another big one and gets caught at long on.

Haris Rauf c Mitchell b Santner 19 (10)

Pakistan 260/9 in 47 overs

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: Well it was good while it lasted. Khushdil hooks the second ball of the 44th by O'Rourke past short fine leg for a four. Then he tries to hit the fourth ball down the ground, ends up getting caught at long on.

Pakistan did win the trophy last time around after suffering a gigantic defeat to India, just edging through to the knockouts. If they go through like this and win the trophy again, they can thank Khushdil for limiting the damage on their NRR tonight.

Khushdil Shah c Bracewell b O'Rourke 69 (49)

Pakistan 229/8 in 43.4 overs

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: Henry bowls the next over, goes short but it is a comfortable waist high delivery for Khushdil, he sends it between deep midwicket and mid-on for four. The second ball is wide down the leg side and then Khushdil flat bats the second ball past mid-off for another four. Three singles after that and Khushdil moves to 65 off 45 balls. If only one of Pakistan's top order batters had played like this. The match would be a thriller by this point.

Pakistan 225/7 in 43 overs, need 96 to win from 42 balls.

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: And it has come in just 36 balls. Well he is giving Pakistani fans a reason to cheer. He gets there with a four off O'Rourke's fourth ball in the 42nd over, send it past deep square leg. Then he swats the next ball away same area for another four. O'Rourke goes too wide outside off and the umpire calls it wide, Then a single to keep strike.

Khushdil Shah on 55 off 40 balls.

Pakistan 213/7 in 42 overs

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: Khushdil Shah is fighting but it doesn't seem to be of much use for now. He has raced to 43 off 33 balls, Shaheen on 12 off 10. The latter has hit a few boundary hits. Pakistan's absolutely sluggish run rate in the first 20 overs seems to have sealed the deal here.

Pakistan 196/6 in 40 overs

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: Santner goes short to Khushdil first ball of the 36th over, the batter clears his front leg and pulls it past deep midwicket for a four. Two runs after that and then Khushdil goes into the gap left of midwicket for another four. Khushdil on 31 off 22, Shaheen Afridi at the other end on three off three.

Pakistan 175/6 in 37 overs

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: Babar tries to sweep Santner. He showed some intent at long last in this over, smearing Santner through midwicket for four fourth ball. Then he gave Santner the charge before having to dab it to short third. Then he tries to sweep the last ball, top edge and Williamson takes an easy catch.

Babar Azam c Williamson b Santner 64 (90)

Pakistan 153/6 in 34 overs

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: Well maybe the end is not too far away for Pakistan after all. Santner digs the third ball of the over in wide outside off, Tayyab Tahir slaps it straight into the hands of Williamson at midwicket.

Tayyab Tahir c Williamson b Santner 1 (5)

Pakistan 128/5 in 31.3 overs

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: Nathan Smith bowling the 31st, he digs the fourth ball of that over short, Salman miscues his pull shot and Michael Bracewell moves in from midwicket to take the catch. It is a slow, slow death at the moment for Pakistan and one wonders why it is that they are not just going for broke here.

Salman Agha c Bracewell b Smith 42 (28)

Pakistan 127/4 in 30.4 overs

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: This innings can be deemed as a good or bad one based on what Babar can do from here. For now though, he has batted out 49 dot balls and so needless to say, this has been a struggle. The crowd seems to recognise this as well, only muted applause from them. Babar also doesn't raise his bat.

Pakistan 124/3 in 30.1 overs

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: Santner bowls short of a length first ball of the next over, Salman cuts it through point for four. Then he doesn't really nail the drive but it goes behind for four anyway. In fact he had deliberately squeezed it with a late adjustment and so it is an extraordinary shot. Two singles after that in the over and some sloppy work from Williamson lets Salman off the hook for the latter of those. Williamson kicks the ball in anger.

Babar on 44 off 74, Salman on 26 off 20.

Pakistan 104/3 in 28 overs

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: Babar takes a single off the first ball of the 27th, then Salman makes room and smashes the second ball from Phillips towards deep cover for four. Then he paddles the next ball over his shoulder for another four. A single next ball, Babar then plays out two dots.

Salman on 17 off 16, Babar on 43 off 72.

Pakistan 94/3 in 27 overs

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: Well this must be painful to watch for Pakistan fans. Phillips has bowled five runs and given just 21 runs and Santner on the other hand has bowled three overs for just 10. Pakistan are still going at a run rate of 3.23, their required rate has climbed to 9.87. Everything Babar and Agha try seems to find a fielder. Just one run in the 26th over as well from Santner, Babar on 42 off 69, Agha on eight off 13.

Pakistan 84/3 in 26 overs

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: He goes for his millionth blind slog sweep of the day against Bracewell fifth ball of the 21st over. Misses it entirely and the stumps are a mess. That ends a partnership of 65 balls off which just 47 runs came between Fakhar and Babar.

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: Well they have been getting to everything and it did look like Conway had this covered, puts in a full length dive forward and the ball even seems to have settled in his hands. But then it rolls out from under him. Could be that his sight of the ball was interrupted by the low lights in Karachi. The struggling Fakhar gets a life but can he really do anything with it? He is on 24 off 40 at the end of that over, Babar on 32 off 47.

Pakistan 66/2 in 20 overs

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: One could say they have accelerated as their run rate has now gone above 3 but well, the hole they are in is just getting deeper and deeper. Fakhar on 18 off 28, Babar on 27 off 41 balls.

Pakistan 55/2 in 17 overs

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: Fakhar flat bats the third ball of the 14th bowled by Phillips down the ground for four and then he goes down on the floor, clutching his left leg. He then gets up, gets ready to face the next ball and takes an empty swing at it. It is slapped to extra cover and then Fakhar just crumples to the floor. It looked like that would be the day up for him but he seems ready to continue after a long word with the physio. He even runs a single next ball, stops quite gingerly at the non-striker's end and a dot to end the over.

Babar on 22 off 37, Fakhar on nine off 14.

Pakistan 41/2 in 14 overs

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: Michael Bracewell bowls the 11th over, Fakhar jumps out and slogs at the last ball out of pure desperation. It goes to the point region where it lands safe and Fakhar some hobbles through for a single. Pakistan have huge issues here and they would be really helped if Babar can get going at the other end.

Fakhar has scored one run in three balls, Babar on 13 off 30.

Pakistan 24/2 in 11 overs

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: SHUT DOWN THE CATCH OF THE TOURNAMENT AWARDS BECAUSE WE HAVE A WINNER ALREADY! The most spectacular part of Mohammad Rizwan's innings today will be his dismissal. O'Rourke bowled the last ball of the 10th over short and wide, Rizwan cut it fiercely and the ball was breaking the speed barrier as it went to Phillips' left. On most days, that would be four runs easy-peesy but not when Phillips is manning that point in the field. He dives to his left, catches it with his outstretched left hand after it had slightly gone past him and then just gets up with a shy smile on his face after doing all that.

Pakistan have scored just 22 runs in the first powerplay.

Rizwan c Phillips b O'Rourke 3 (14)

Pakistan 22/2 in 10 overs

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: Babar gets a little width off the fifth ball of O'Rourke's over in the eighth and Babar drives it square to the boundary. But there was just one more run before that in this over and Babar is on 10 off 18. Rizwan really struggling on two off 11. Gremlins seem to have taken over the world feed, meanwhile, it's all jagged and jittery.

Pakistan's run rate at the moment is a snail-like 2.37, they need to go at 7.19.

Pakistan 19/1 in 8 overs

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: The ball is keeping low on a few occassions. The commentators are also saying that there is a chance of dew not playing a role today because it is quite windy. We can see the shirts of the players flapping away. Meanwhile, there are some real issues today with keeping the sight screen clear. At least six times have the Pakistan batters stopped the bowler today because someone meddling in the area around the sight screen. It had happened a number of times during the New Zealand innings as well.

Babar on six off 16, Rizwan on one off seven.

Pakistan 14/1 in 7 overs

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: Well if he is going to play like this today then even 320 will be too small a target. Problem is Babar has only shown glimpses of his genius for much of the last couple of years and here is another one of those. PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: Well if he is going to play like this today then even 320 will be too small a target. Problem is that Babar has only shown glimpses of his genius for much of the last couple of years and here is another one of those. Henry overpitches fifth ball of the fifth over, Babar takes a small step forward and creams a nice, high elbow cover drive to the boundary. He is on five off nine at the end of that over, his captain Mohammad Rizwan on nought off two. O'Rourke continues next over.

Pakistan 12/1 in 5 overs

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: Babar is off the mark with the first ball of that over, Shakeel tries to go for a rather loose waft outside off stump fourth ball and perishes. Fakhar can walk in only when the Pakistan innings is 20 minutes old and they would be disappointed that their make-shift opening combo didn't even last that much.

PAK vs NZ LIVE Score: Matt Henry bowled the first over, Will O'Rourke the second. Shakeel was beaten comprehensively second ball of O'Rourke's over, going for a cover drive and the ball screaming past his outside edge. He is on two off 10, Babar yet to score after facing two balls.

Pakistan 3/0 in 2 overs