Shaheen Shah Afridi removed Finn Allen and Tim Seifert in Christchurch in the first over. However, New Zealand only lost one more wicket as Daryl Mitchell (72) and Glen Phillips (70) saw the Kiwis home in 18.1 overs.

Muhammad Rizwan scored 90 not out and Muhammad Nawaz made 21 as Pakistan made 158 runs for the loss of five wickets in their alloted 20 overs.

New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl against Pakistan in the match. The Kiwis already have a decisive 3-0 lead in the series.

Pakistan squad

M Rizwan (wk), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan, Iftikhar Ahmed, M. Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi (c), M. Wasim, Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan

NZ squad

Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wk), Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Philipps, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner (c), Adam Milne, Matthew Henry, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson