New Zealand Lead series by 3/5 after winning 3rd odi against Pakistan

New Zealand Lead series by 3/5 after winning 3rd odi  against Pakistan

Pakistan's batting lineup handed the one-day international (ODI) series to New Zealand after a dismal performance in the third game of the series, played at Dunedin on Saturday.

In the face of New Zealand's 258 run target, the Pakistan side lost all its wickets at a meagre total of 74 runs scored in 28 overs.

Out of all the men that came out to bat only four made it to double digits, and none made it up to the 20 run mark.

While Azhar Ali, Muhammad Hafeez and Shadab Khan made their way back to the pavilion without scoring any runs, Fakhar Zaman (2), Babar Azam(8), Shoaib Malik (3) and Hasan Ali (1) collectively managed to add only 14 runs to the team's total.

Skipper Sarfraz Ahmad (14*), Faheem Ashraf (10), Mohammad Amir (14) and Rumman Raees (16), all tried but failed to bring stability to the one-sided affair.

Earlier, half-centuries by Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor helped New Zealand to 257 in the face of what seemed to be a sharply improved bowling performance by Pakistan.

Source: Dawn.com