Pakistan beat New Zealand by 26 runs in third ODI to maintain 3-0 lead in series

F.P. Report

KARACHI: Pakistan beat New Zealand by 26 runs in the third game of the five-match ODI series at the National Stadium, Karachi tonight.

Earlier, New Zealand won the toss and decided to field first against Pakistan.

Pakistan lead the series 3-0. Two previous matches were played in Rawalpindi.

This is the first ever series victory in ODI format for Pakistan against Kiwis in more than a decade.

The ongoing series is a build-up to World Cup 2023 for both sides. The rest of the two games are likely to be played on May 5 and 7 in the port city.

Squads

Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Agha Salman, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi

New Zealand: Chad Bowes, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c & wk), Mark Chapman, Henry Nicholls, James Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry