New Zealand chased down 281 runs with 11 deliveries remaining
\n Islamabad
\nGlenn Phillips smashed a quickfire half century to guide New Zealand to a two-wicket victory over Pakistan in the third one-day international in Karachi on Friday and clinch the series 2-1.
\nPhillips scored an unbeaten 63 off 42 balls, hitting four fours and four sixes, as New Zealand chased down a target of 281 with 11 balls remaining.
\nOpener Devon Conway (52) and captain Kane Williamson (53) also made telling contributions.
\nEarlier, Opener Fakhar Zaman cracked a brilliant hundred to lift Pakistan to 280-9 in the third and series-deciding day-night international against New Zealand in Karachi on Friday.
\nThe left-hander scored a 122-ball 101 with 10 boundaries and a six after Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat at the National Stadium.
\nZaman lifted Pakistan from 21-2 during a third-wicket stand of 154 off 161 balls with Mohammad Rizwan, who made a polished 74-ball 77 with six boundaries.
\nPakistan, seeking a series win after the teams shared the first two matches, were badly hit at the start when they lost Shan Masood without scoring and skipper Babar Azam for a rare failure on four.
\nAzam, who had two half-centuries in the first two matches, was stumped by Tom Latham off-spinner Michael Bracewell in the seventh over.
\nIt was left to Zaman to build the innings and he took a sharp single to reach his eighth hundred, his first three-figure ODI score in Pakistan.
\nLeg-spinner Ish Sodhi broke the stand by bowling Rizwan, while Zaman was run out as he tried to steal a sharp single.
\nAgha Salman hit out in the final overs, scoring a 43-ball 45 with a six and four boundaries.
\nHaris Sohail made 22 as Pakistan scored 49 in the last five overs, losing four wickets.
\nNew Zealand pacer Tim Southee finished with 3-56.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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