ABU DHABI: Pakistan beat New Zealand by six wickets in the second day-night international in Abu Dhabi, levelling the three-match series 1-1 on Friday.

Paceman Shaheen Shah Afridi took a career best 4-38 to keep New Zealand down to 209-9 in their 50 overs before Fakhar Zaman (88) and Babar Azam (46) helped Pakistan reach the target in 40.3 overs.

Veteran batsman Ross Taylor top-scored for New Zealand with a laborious 120-ball 86 not out and added 75 for the fifth wicket with Henry Nicholls, who made a snail-paced 33 off 63 balls.

The stand lifted New Zea­land after Shaheen once again rocked the top order following his 4-64 in Pakis­tan’s 47-run defeat in the first match, also played in Abu Dhabi.

New Zealand won the first match by 47 runs, also in Abu Dhabi. The third and final match is in Dubai on Sunday.

Scoreboard

New Zealand

G. Worker b Hafeez28
C. Munro c Hafeez b Shaheen13
K. Williamson run out1
R. Taylor not out86
T. Latham b Shaheen1
H. Nicholls b Hasan33
C. de G’homme c Hasan b Shadab3
T. Southee c Imam b Shaheen13
I. Sodhi b Shaheen13
T. Boult b Hasan1
L. Ferguson not out1

Extras: (lb 6, nb1, w 9)16

Total: (for nine wkts: 50 overs)209

Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Munro), 2-25 (Williamson), 3-71 (Worker), 4-73 (Latham), 5-148 (Nicholls), 6-157 (de Grandhomme), 7-177 (Southee), 8-198 (Sodhi), 9-199 (Boult)

Bowling: Ashraf 7-1-26-0 (1w), Shaheen 9-1-38-4 (6w), Hasan 9-0-59-2 (1nb), Hafeez 10-0-31-1 (1w), Shadab 10-1-25-1 (1w), Wasim 5-0-24-0

PAKISTAN

Imamul Haq retired hurt16
F. Zaman c Sodhi b Ferguson88
B. Azam c Nicholls b Ferguson46
Mohammad Hafeez not out27
Shoaib Malik c Sodhi b Ferguson10
Sarfraz Ahmed c Latham b Sodhi13
Shadab Khan not out2

Extras: (lb1, w9)10

Total: (for four wkts; 40.3 overs)212

Did not bat: Faheem Ashraf, Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi

Fall of wickets: 1-155 (Zaman), 2-156 (Azam), 3-177 (Malik), 4-204 (Sarfraz)

Bowling: Boult 10-0-60-0 (2w), Southee 9.3-0-48-0 (1w), Ferguson 10-0-60-3 (1w), Williamson 1-0-7-0, Sodhi 6-2-21-1 (1w), de Grandhomme 4-0-15-0

Result: Pakistan won by six wickets

Toss: New Zealand

Umpires: Nigel Llong (ENG) and S. Raza (PAK) TV umpire: Joe Wilson (WIS)

Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG).

Published in Dawn, November 10th, 2018