Pakistan scores face saving T20 win

Razzaq, who was dropped by Nathan McCullum while on two in   the 19th over, proceeded to smash three sixes and three fours   and finish 34 not out off 11 balls and help his side to a   credible 183 for six in their 20 overs.

The 31-year-old medium fast bowler then destroyed New   Zealand’s batting lineup taking three wickets as the hosts,   who had already wrapped up the series after wins in Auckland   and Hamilton, crashed to 11-5 before limping to 80 all out.

The hosts had lost four wickets for three runs in the   first 17 balls with Jesse Ryder, Martin Guptill, Dean Brownlie   and captain Ross Taylor all failing to score.

Peter McGlashlan is bowled by Abdur Rehman.

Razzaq finished with figures of 3-13 off four overs,   though the return was only inflated when Scott Styris hit   successive boundaries off his final two balls.

Styris was the only New Zealand batsmen to emerge with any   credibility, top scoring with 45 to ensure they avoided   achieving the lowest international Twenty20 score of 67, held   by Kenya.

Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi finished with 4-14 off 2.5   overs, including two wickets in two balls in his second over.

Pakistan’s openers Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez had   given their side a superb start, racing along at more than 10   runs an over as they exploited the superb batting surface,   short boundaries and fielding restrictions.

James Franklin finally broke the opening stand with the   score on 81 when Hafeez was caught one handed by a leaping   Taylor for 34.

Shehzad was then trapped lbw by Franklin for 54 to reduce   Pakistan to 90 for two in the 11th over and while their middle   order struggled, Razzaq turned the game in the final two overs.     The teams now embark on a two-test series, starting in   Hamilton on Jan. 7, before playing six one-day internationals   as they build-up to the 50-over World Cup, which starts on   Feb. 19.