Opener Devon Conway hit a glowing hundred to assist New Zealand obtain a convincing 79-run win over Pakistan within the second one-day worldwide in Karachi on Wednesday. The left-hander scored 101 and captain Kane Williamson made 85 earlier than a collapse which noticed New Zealand lose 9 wickets for 78 runs and restricted them to 261 all out in 49.5 overs. Pakistan misplaced wickets at common intervals and regardless of a preventing 79 from skipper Babar Azam, the house workforce have been dismissed for 182 to go away the three-match sequence tied at 1-1.

“Even though we had a good partnership, maybe 300 wasn’t realistic but we got to a par total in the end,” stated Williamson. “We knew it would be a tough chase. We knew we had to get a little bit out of the surface, and the two seamers set the tone for us.”

Pakistan gained the primary match by six wickets whereas the third and closing match is on Friday, additionally in Karachi. Pakistan misplaced openers Fakhar Zaman (nought) and Imam-ul-Haq (six) by the fourth over. Azam and Mohammad Rizwan (28) added 55 for the third wicket nevertheless it was not sufficient.

Agha Salman scored 25 earlier than he was run out in a mix-up with Azam whereas none of Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir or Mohammad Wasim caught round for lengthy. Azam hit eight fours and a six in an innings spanning 114 balls earlier than he was lastly stumped off spinner Ish Sodhi within the forty third over.

“We came back well with the bat,” stated Azam. “But when the spinners came on, it was turning sharply. Credit to them.”

Tim Southee claimed 2-33 for New Zealand whereas Sodhi took 2-38. Earlier, left-arm spinner Nawaz picked up 4 wickets to sluggish New Zealand after the guests gained the toss and batted first.

Nawaz completed with 4-38 as New Zealand slumped from a robust place at 183-1 to 206-6, dropping 5 wickets for 23 runs within the house of 40 deliveries.

New Zealand have been lifted by a second-wicket stand of 181 between Conway and Williamson earlier than quick bowler Naseem Shah (3-58) broke the stand when he dismissed Conway off the final ball of the thirtieth over.

Conway hit 13 fours and a six off 92 balls in his second ODI hundred. Nawaz then took three wickets, dismissing each Daryl Mitchell and Tom Latham cheaply in a single over earlier than clear bowling Williamson in his subsequent.

Williamson, dropped on 53 and 54 off Wasim, struck 10 boundaries in his 100-ball knock. Mitchell Santner, considered one of simply three New Zealand batters to achieve double figures, was the final man out for 37.

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