Phillips counterattacked after a collapse and carried New Zealand over the road with 11 balls to spare. They rounded off their tour with a 2-1 victory, their first ODI collection win on the subcontinent in 15 years.

New Zealand reached 281-8 in reply to Pakistan’s 280-9.

Phillips upstaged Fakhar Zaman’s sensible 101 — his eighth ODI century — and Mohammad Rizwan’s better-than-a-run-a-ball 77.

“We were in the game at the halfway stage but made a few errors,” New Zealand captain Kane Williamson stated. “Glenn was just playing how he plays. I don’t think he wanted to run too much; he was a bit under the weather. He just grabbed it (the game).”

Fakhar and Rizwan mixed in a 154-run third-wicket stand after vice-captain Shan Masood, taking part in his first sport of the collection, was out for zero and captain Babar Azam was stumped for the third time within the collection on 4.

Fakhar adjusted effectively on the sluggish pitch and raised his 100 off 120 balls with 10 fours and a six. New Zealand clawed its method again into the sport by claiming seven wickets for 105 runs.

Ish Sodhi broke the threatening stand by having Rizwan clear bowled off a pointy googly, whereas substitute fielder Henry Nicholls brilliantly ran out Fakhar and Haris Sohail off direct throws.

Agha Salman made 45 off 43 balls, however New Zealand saved hanging at common intervals. Tim Southee claimed 3-56 and Lockie Ferguson chipped in with 2-63 in his fiftieth ODI.

Williamson (53), Devon Conway (52) and Daryl Mitchell (31) all made good begins earlier than Pakistan squeezed the Black Caps within the center overs.

Conway sliced a catch to level off Salman and Mitchell reverse swept the offspinner to brief third man. Williamson was run out comfortably whereas going for a fast single within the thirty fourth over.

Tom Latham dragged Mohammad Wasim again onto his stumps whereas trying a pull shot in opposition to the quick bowler and New Zealand slipped to 205-6 within the thirty ninth over.

But Phillips took the sport away from Pakistan. He hit 4 large sixes and 4 boundaries in a blistering 64-run stand with Mitchell Santner (15) off simply 44 balls.

“When Rizwan and Fakhar played, it looked like we’d touch 300,” Babar stated. “There were lots of soft dismissals and we were 20-30 runs short. There wasn’t much turn for our spinners and we couldn’t quite execute in the last 10 overs with the ball.”

New Zealand drew the two-test collection 0-0 on its first take a look at tour to Pakistan in 20 years. New Zealand dominated in each assessments earlier than Pakistan escaped with attracts.

New Zealand strikes on to India to play three ODIs and three Twenty20s from subsequent week.