Phillips fires New Zealand to ODI series prevail upon Pakistan

 Phillips fires New Zealand to ODI series prevail upon Pakistan

New Zealand's success fixed their most memorable ODI series triumph in Pakistan in six endeavors keeping them at the top in ODI positioning

KARACHI: Glenn Phillips crushed an unbeaten 50 years as New Zealand protected a series triumph over Pakistan with a two-wicket win in the third and last one-day global in Karachi on Friday.

Phillips scored 63 off 42 balls, hitting four sixes and as a large number, to save New Zealand from an unstable 181-5 in their quest for a 281-run target.

His thump eclipsed Fakhar Zaman's 101 as Pakistan made 280-9 in their 50 overs.

Strolling in to bat with New Zealand requiring 100 off 87 balls, Phillips added 64 for the seventh wicket with Mitchell Santner, who scored 17 in a match-turning stand.

Captain Kane Williamson contributed with 53 and Devon Conway struck a similarly consistent 52 preceding Phillips polished off the pursuit with 11 balls in excess.

Phillips finished his most memorable ODI fifty off only 28 balls, however he was dropped the accompanying conveyance when wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan neglected to hold a catch off spinner Usama Mir.

New Zealand's success fixed their most memorable ODI series triumph in Pakistan in six endeavors and kept them top of the one-day rankings.

"He (Phillips) wasn't feeling perfect yet he emerged and played with a ton of opportunity," said Williamson whose group have now won seven of their last eight ODI series.

"I thought we were in the game at the midway stage however made a couple of blunders. For Glenn to play that thump, and acknowledge to Pakistan too. It was a hard-battled series."

Pakistan chief Babar Azam said: "When Rizwan and Fakhar played it appeared as though we'd contact 300 however when wickets fall, it is hard for new hitters.

"We couldn't exactly execute in the last 10 overs with the ball."

Williamson steadied the innings during his stands of 65 with Conway for the subsequent wicket and afterward another 52 with Daryl Mitchell (31) for the following, however New Zealand lost four wickets in about 45 runs.

Off-spinner Agha Salman (2-42) excused Conway and afterward had Mitchell gotten off a miscued switch clear to break the two organizations. Williamson was run out for the fourth wicket.

Opener Zaman established the groundworks for a decent Pakistan all out.

The left-hander hit 10 fours and a six after Pakistan won the throw and picked to bat first.

Zaman lifted Pakistan from 21-2 during a third-wicket stand of 154 with Rizwan, who made a cleaned 77 highlighting six limits.

Pakistan made an unfortunate beginning as they lost Shan Masood without scoring and Azam, the world's highest level ODI batsman, for only four.

Azam, who had two half-hundreds of years in the initial two matches, was confused by Tom Latham off spinner Michael Bracewell in the seventh over.

It was passed on to Zaman to reconstruct the innings and he took a sharp single to arrive at his eighth hundred, his initial three-figure ODI score in Pakistan.

Leg-spinner Ish Sodhi broke the reserve bowling Rizwan, while Zaman was run out as he attempted to take a speedy single.

Salman gave the innings some late driving force by hitting 45 off 43 balls, while New Zealand seamer Tim Southee got done with 3-56.

Arrangements

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson (c), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson.

Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Shan Masood, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Haris Sohail, Agha Salman, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Hasnain and Haris Rauf.