Blackcaps win by nine wickets. Click here for a full wrap and match highlights.
Pakistan 163/6 - Hafeez 99no (57), Rizwan 22 (20), Southee 4/21, Neesham 1/10
Blackcaps 164/1 - Seifert 84no (63), Williamson 57no (42), Guptil 21 (11), Faheem 1/19
New Zealand win by nine wickets
New Zealand innings
20th over - Faheem to bowl the last over, New Zealand need four runs to win.
A dot ball to start the over.
Williamson moves across his stumps and flicks Faheem off his pads. The man on the square leg boundary and gets a hand on it but can't take the catch and the ball runs away for four.
New Zealand wins by nine wickets. What a performance from New Zealand.
19th over - Haris comes back into the attack.
The first ball of the over sees Willaimson guide Harris down to third man for a single.
Seifert swats Haris down to mid-on for a single.
The next ball sees Williamson open the face of the bat and guide Haris down to third man for a single.
Seifert keeps scoreboard ticking over with a single through the covers.
The next ball sees Williamson guide Haris down to third man for a single. (NZ 160/1)
18th over - A change of bowling for Pakistan with Faheem into the attack. The Blackcaps are crusing to victory and only need 11 runs off 18 balls.
Seifert cuts Faheem away for a single through the covers.
After being stuck on 49 for five balls, Williamson skews one into the leg side to bring up his 12th T20 50. The Kiwi skipper loves Seddon Park. The last time he batted here he scored 251.
Two dot balls to end the over. (NZ 155/1)
17th over - Shaheen to continue. New Zealand need 21 runs off 24 balls.
Seifert smashes Shaheen down the ground for four.
Shaheen goes down the leg side and it's called wide.
Shaheen goes for a yorker. Seifert skews one perfectly down to third man for four, Great shot.
The next ball sees Seifert punch Shaheen down the ground for a single.
Three dot balls to end the over. (NZ 153/1)
16th over - Imad to continue.
Seifert punches Imad away through the covers for a single.
The next ball sees Williamson turn Imad into the leg side for a single.
After two dot balls, Seifert punches Imad down the ground for a single.
The last ball of the over sees Williamson cut Imad away through the covers. There is another misfield from Pakistan which cost them four runs. (NZ 143/1)
15th over - A change in the bowling for Pakistan with Shaheen coming into the attack. The Blackcaps need 39 runs off 36 balls.
Shaheen starts with a yorker and Shaheen skews one away into the off-side for a single.
What a shot from Williamson. Williamson flicks Shaheen away through mid-wicket for four. That was a classy shot.
The next ball sees Williamson punch Shaheen down the ground. Shadab dives forward and almost takes an amazing catch but it doesn't stick.
Williamson cuts Shaheen away through the covers for a single.
The last ball of the over sees Williamson pull Shaheen away for four through square leg. That brings up the 100 run partnership between these two. (NZ 136/1)
14th over - Shadab to continue.
The first ball sees Seifert work Shadab away through the leg-side for a single.
After a dot ball, Williamson flicks Shadab away for a single.
Off the last ball of the over, Seifert drives Shadab down the ground for a single. (NZ 125/1)
13th over - A change in the bowling for Pakistan with Haris Rauf back into the attack.
The first ball sees Seifert flick Haris down the ground for a single.
The next ball sees Williamson cut Haris away through backward point for two runs.
Haris goes short but it's to short and it's called wide.
After a dot ball, Williamson punches Haris away and a mis-field sees the ball race away for four.
What a shot. Williamson leans back and ramps it over the keep and it goes all the way for six.
The next ball sees Williamson use soft hands and guide it down to the third man boundary for four. (NZ 122/1)
12th over - Shadab to continue.
Seifert flicks Shadab away away through mid-wicket for a single.
Williamson flicks Shadab into the leg side for a single.
Seifert keeps the scoreboard ticking over with a single.
Off the last ball of the over, Seifert punches Shadab away for a single through the covers. (NZ 104/1)
11th over - Imad to continue
Williamson cuts Imad away through the covers for a single.
Seifert sweeps Imad away and it comes off the bottom but he will pick up a single.
Williamson punches Imad away for a single through the covers
Seifert keeps the scoreboard ticking over with two runs through cover.
The next ball sees Seifert punch Imad away for a single.
Off the last ball of the over, Williamson sweeps Imad away for two runs. (NZ 99/1)
10th over - Shadab to continue.
Seifert turns Shadab into the leg side for two runs to bring his 50. That is back-to-back 50s in this series fifth T20 50.
The next ball sees Seifert sweep Shadab away for four through the mid-wicket.
After a dot ball, Seifert cuts Shadab away for a single.
Williamson turns Shadab into mid-wicket for a single.
The last ball of the over sees Seifert turn Shadab into the leg side and he will pick up two runs. (NZ 91/1)
Ninth over - Imad Wasim into the attack,
After two dot balls, Williamson cuts Imad away through backward point for four.
The next balls sees Williamson turn Imad into midwicket for a single.
Seifert gets an outisde edge and it flies down to third man for four.
Off the last ball of the over, Seifert cuts Imad away through the covers for a single. (NZ 81/1)
Eighth over - Shadab Khan into the attack.
The first ball sees Seifert turn Shadab into the covers for a single.
Williamson drives Shadab through the covers for a single.
After a dot ball, Seifert smashes Shadab over cover for four.
Two dot balls to end the over. (NZ 71/1)
Seventh over - Wahab Riaz comes into the attack.
After a dot ball to start the over, Wahab goes short and Seifert smashes into the stands for six over square leg.
Six more. Seifert gives himself some room and smashes Wahab down the ground for six. What a shot.
Six more. Wahab is getting a touch up right now. Wahab goes short of a length and Seifert smashes him into the crowd for six more over cow corner.
The last ball of the over sees Seifert turn Wahab down to fine leg for a single. 19 off the over. (NZ 65/1)
Sixth over - Faheem to continue. New Zealand need 125 off 90 balls at 8.42 runs per over.
After two dot balls, Seifert plays a cheeky ramp sweep over the keeper and it races away for four.
The next ball sees Seifert pull Faheem away for a single to square leg.
Williamson drops one right next to the stumps and Seifert sprints through for a quick single.
The last ball of the over sees Seifert punch Faheem down the ground for a single. (NZ 46/1)
Fifth over - Haris Rauf back into the attack.
After a dot ball to start the over, Williamson edges one between first slip and keeper who look at each other. The ball races away for four. Big let off for the New Zealand captain.
After four dot balls to end the over. (NZ 39/1)
Fourth over - Faheem Ashraf into the attack.
The first ball sees Guptil give himself some room and drives Faheem over cover for six onto the bank.
OUT - Faheem goes short and it's to quick for Guptil. He tries to pull him away but the extra bounce catches Guptil out and it flies straight to Haris who takes the easy catch.
Guptil c Haris b Faheem 21 (11)
Kane Williamson is the next man in.
Three dot balls to end the over. (NZ 35/1)
Third over - Shaheen to continue.
After two dot balls, Shaheen goes short and Seifert pulls him away for four through square leg.
The next ball sees Seifert punch Shaheen through the covers for two runs.
Seifert turns Shaheen into the leg side for a single.
Guptil drops the ball at his feet and Seifert comes through for a quick single. (NZ 29/0)
Second over - Haris Rauf to bowl the second over.
Guptil flicks Haris off his pads for four through square leg.
Guptil goes bang!! He dances down the wicket and smashes him over cover for six.
Big let off for Guptil. He drops the ball back at the bowlers feet. Guptil takes off for a single that was never on. Haris has a shy at the stumps and all has to do is hit and Guptil would be gone but he misses.
After a dot ball, Seifert flicks Haris for a single through square leg. (NZ 21/0)
First over - Shaheen Afridi, to bowl the first over for Pakistan with Martin Guptil and Tim Sefiert out in the middle for New Zealand.
Guptil punches Shaheen into the covers for a single.
Seifert starts with a perfect cover drive for four.
The next ball sees Seifert flick Shaheen down to fine leg for a single.
Guptil gets a inside edge that almost take out his leg stump and he will get a single.
Seifert keeps the scoreboard ticking over with a single through mid-wicket.
The last ball of the over sees Guptil take a quick single to mid-on. (NZ 9/0)
8:42pm - The Blackcaps will need 164 runs to win and wrap up the three match series.
Pakistan innings
20th over - Jamieson to bowl the final over of the innings.
Jamieson starts with a yorker and Hafeez guides him down the ground for a single.
Full and straight again from Jamieson and Imad guides him down the ground for another single.
Jamieson goes short and Hafeez gets a top edge. It flies over Siefert and it flies all the way for six.
Four more. This time an outside edge and it flies down to the third-man boundary for four.
What a way to finish the innings. Jamieson goes full and straight and Hafeez has smashed him back over his head for six. Hafeez finishes on 99. What an innings from the Pakistan batsman. This is the second highest individual score in Pakistan T20I cricket history.
New Zealand will need 164 to win. (PAK 163/6)
19th over - Boult to continue.
Hafeez smashes Boult down the ground but the fast bowler gets a hand on it and it will only be a single.
Boult goes short and Imad ramps him over backward point and it takes one bounce and into the boundary for four. What a shot.
Even better from Imad. Imad reverse sweeps Boult off middle-stump and it races away for four.
Imad smashes Boult away but it's one bounce out to the fielder out on the mid-wicket boundary and it will only be a single.
Hafeez drives Boult through the covers for a single to end the over. (PAK 145/6)
18th over - Tim Southee back into the attack for his last over.
Hafeez turns Southee into mid-wicket for two runs to start the over.
The next ball comes off the pad of Hafeez and the batsman will come through for a leg bye.
Faheem keeps the scoreboard ticking over with a single into the covers.
The next ball sees Hafeez try to pull Southee away but it comes off the top of the bat so he'll only get a single.
OUT - Faheem tries to smash Southee down the ground but he slices it away. It goes straight up and Williamson takes the easy catch at cover.
Faheem c Williamson b Southee 4 (5)
The next man in is Imad Wasim.
The last ball of the over sees Hafeez pull Southee away but it comes off the top of the bat. Seifert dives and almost takes an amazing catch but he can't reach it. (PAK 134/6)
17th over - Trent Boult back into the attack.
Dropped. A slower ball from Boult sees Hafeez edge one through to Seifert. It goes low down and the keeper can't take the catch.
After a dot ball ball, Faheem pulls Boult away through mid-wicket for two runs.
The next ball sees Boult go with another slowler ball and Faheem flicks him down to fine leg for a single.
Boult goes to straight and Hafeez flicks him over fine-leg who is in the circle and the ball races away for four.
The last ball of the over sees Hafeez guide Boult to third man for a single. (PAK 128/5)
16th over - Sodhi to continue.
Khusdil drives Sodhi down the ground for a single.
The next ball sees Hafeez place Sodhi in the gap between third man and point fielders and it races away for four.
Hafeez has put the foot down. He dances down the wicket and he smashes Sodhi down the ground for six. Guptil on the boundary jumps high but can't bring it in.
After a dot ball, Hafeez dances down the wicket and drives Sodhi down the ground for a single.
OUT - A full toss from Sodhi sees Khushdil try to smash Sodhi down the ground. He doesn't get all of it and Guptil takes an easy catch just inside the rope. That was Guptil's 50 catch in T20s.
Khushdil c Guptil b Sodhi 14 (20)
Faheem Ashraf is the next man in. (PAK 119/5)
15th over - Kuggeleijn is back into the attack.
Khushdil takes a risky quick single to mid-on. Williamson has a shy at the stumps but misses. If he had hit it would've been very close.
The next ball sees Hafeez try to smash Kuggeleijn over cover but he slices it away and he will get two runs.
Hafeez tries a lap sweep but it goes straight to Conway on the square leg boundary and he puts down a very simple catch and Pakistan will get two runs.
Kuggeleijn goes onto the pads on Hafeez and he has smashed him over square leg for six to bring up his 50. Great innings from Hafeez who also makes Conway pay for that drop catch.
Two in a row. Kuggeleijn gives Hafeez some width and he smashes through the covers for six onto the bank. Conway won't be feeling to good right now. That also brings up the 50 partnership. (PAK 107/4)
14th over - Sodhi to continue.
The first ball of the over sees Hafeez guide Sodhi to third-man for a single.
The next ball sees Khushdil guide Sodhi to point for a quick single.
Hafeez keeps the scoreboard ticking over with a single to cover.
Another single this time to Khushdil through the covers.
Two dot balls to end the over. (PAK 90/4)
13th over - Kyle Jamieson back into the attack.
The first ball of the over sees Khushdil flicks Jamieson away for a single down to fine leg.
Hafeez drives Jamieson down the ground for a single.
Jamieson goes short and Khushdil pulls Jamieson away for four through mid-wicket.
Off the last ball of the over, Khushdil pulls Jamieson away through wide fine-leg for two runs. (PAK 86/4)
12th over - Ish Sodhi comes into the attack for the Blackcaps.
After two dot balls, Khushdil cuts Sodhi away through the covers for a single.
Off the last ball of the over, Sodhi drops short and Hafeez pulls him away through wide mid-wicket for four. (PAK 78/4)
11th over - Neesham to continue.
Hafeez guides Neesham down to third man for a single to start the over.
The next ball sees Neesham fall onto the pads and Khushdil flicks him away for a leg bye.
Hafeez guides off the outside edge Neesham down to the third man boundary for four.
The last ball of the over sees Hafeez flick Neesham away through mid-wicket for two runs. (PAK 73/4)
10th over - Kuggeleijn to continue.
A perfect cover drive from Hafeez has raced away for four.
The next ball sees Hafeez guide Kuggeleijn down to third man for a single.
After two dot balls, Khushdil flicks Kuggeleijn off his pads for a single down to fine leg.
The last ball of the over sees Hafeez turn Kuggeleijn into the leg side for a single. (PAK 65/4)
Ninth over - Jimmy Neesham comes into the attack for New Zealand.
Hafeez starts with a nice drive through point for a single to start the over.
Out - Another soft dismissal for Pakistan. Neesham goes short and the extra bounce surprises Shadab. He tries to pull Neesham away but it comes off the top of the bat and Southee takes the easy catch at mid-wicket.
Shadab c Southee b Neesham 4 (7)
Khushdil Shah is the next man in. Off Khushdil second ball he pushes Neesham into the covers for a single.
The next ball sees Hafeez guide Neesham down to third man for a single. (PAK 58/4)
Eighth over - A change of bowling for New Zealand with Scott Kuggeleijn into the attack.
After a dot ball Kuggeleijn gives Hafeez just a little bit of width and he drives him through point for four.
Back to back boundaries for Pakistan. Hafeez just guides Kuggeleijn down to third man but he has timed it perfectly and it races away for four.
Hafeez guides it between keeper and first slip and Pakistan will get a single.
Two dot balls to end the over. (PAK 55/3)
Seventh over - Jamieson to continue.
After a dot ball to start the over, Jamieson gives Hafeez a lot of width and he smashes him through the covers for four.
The next ball sees Jamieson go full and straight and Hafeez flicks him off his pads through mid-wicket and it's on bounce and into the boundary for four.
Good cricket from Hafeez. After two boundaries, Hafeez pushes Jamieson into the covers for a easy single.
A lucky moment for Hafeez as he tries to cut Jamieson away but it's to close to him. He gets an inside edge and just misses his stumps but it runs away four. (PAK 47/3)
Sixth over - Tim Southee to continue with his third over.
The first ball of the over sees Rizwan guide Southee down to third man.
After two dot balls, Hafeez takes a quick single down to mid-on.
OUT - Rizwan goes for a big drive but the ball swings away late and it catches the outside edge and Seifert takes the easy catch. That looked like a test match dismissal.
Rizwan c Seifert b Southee 22 (20)
Pakistan captain Shadab Khan is the next man in. Three slips in for Southee, you never sees this in T20 cricket. With the ball swinging Shadab does well to survive the over. (PAK 33/3)
Fifth over - A change in the bowling for New Zealand with Kyle Jamieson into the attack.
After a dot ball to start the over, Hafeez guides one just past the man at first slip for a single down to third man.
The fourth ball of the over, sees Rizwan cuts Jamieson through point. A flying Guptil gets a hand on it but it goes down. Rizwan comes through for two runs.
Jamieson goes short and Rizwan pulls him away through square leg for a single. (PAK 31/2)
Fourth over - Tim Southee to continue.
After two dot balls, Southee gets one to swing away from Rizwan who gets a leading edge down to third man for a single.
Southee puts two slips in as the ball is swinging.
Hafeez pushes one to backward point for a single to get off the mark.
Rizwan finishes the over with a perfect cover drive for four. (PAK 27/2)
Third over - Boult to continue.
After a dot ball to start the over, Rizwan smashes Boult through square leg for four.
Rizwan guides Boult down to third-man for a single. (PAK 21/2)
Second over - Tim Southee to bowl the second over.
Southee starts to straight and Haider flicks him away through square leg. Conway does well in the field to save the boundary but the batsman will come through for two runs.
The next ball sees Haider smash Southee straight back down the ground for six. That is a statement from Haider.
OUT - Haider tires to drive Southee down the ground but he slices it and it goes straight up and Williamson takes the easy catch.
Haider c Williamson b Southee 8 (4)
Abdullah Shafique is the next man in.
OUT - Southee strikes again and it's another soft dismissel. Southee gets a bit of extra bounce which suprises Shafique who tries to flick him into the leg side. It goes straight up and Southee takes the easy catch.
Shafique c&b Southee 0 (2)
The next man in is Hafeez. (16/2)
First over - Trent Boult will open the bowler for the Blackcaps and Haider Ali and Mohammad Rizwan, will open the batting.
After two dot balls to start the over, Boult gives Rizwan some width and he smashes him through point for four runs.
Off the fifth ball of the over, Boult goes short and Rizwan pulls him away perfectly for four. (PAK 8/0)
7:00pm - The players are making their way out onto the field.
6:45pm
6:38pm - Pakistan have won the toss and will bat first.
Pakistan have named an unchanged side. The Blackcaps have made a bunch of changes. Captain Kane Williamson comes in as well as test bowlers Tim Southee, Trent Boult and Kyle Jamieson.
Todd Astle and Daryl Mitchell miss out.
Blackcaps: Martin Guptill, Tim Seifert, Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Jimmy Neesham, Scott Kuggeleijn, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult,
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan, Abdullah Shafique, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hafeez, Shadab Khan (c), Khushdil Shah, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Wahab Riaz, Shaheen Shan Afridi, Haris Rauf
6:12pm - We should be in for an entertaining contest tonight with Hamilton putting on a scorcher. It's still a balmy 24 degrees with not a cloud in the sky.
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The Blackcaps will be aiming to secure a series victory with a win after drawing first blood in the opening T20 on Friday night.
With a young squad, the home side's inexperienced players stood up. On debut, Jacob Duffy was the star taking 4/33 and almost taking an incredible catch on the boundary only for his finger to touch the boundary rope. With the bat, Tim Seifert top scored with (57) while Mark Chapman played a tidy cameo with 34.
For the visitor, after a top order collapse, Pakistan got through to a respectable 153 thanks to (42) from captain Shadab Khan.
It's a beautiful day in Hamilton so we should be in for another entertaining contest. With the ball, Haris Rauf was the pick taking 3/29 off his four overs.
TAB: New Zealand $1.42 Pakistan $2.70
Blackcaps test stars return, hope to clinch T20 series
New Zealand will welcome back a host of stars, as they look to put the nail in the coffin of the travelling Pakistan side, after winning the opening T20 in Auckland.
The home side have the services of five test performers for games two and three, as they try to wrap up the three-match series on Sunday night in Hamilton.
Fresh from seeing his first child into the world, Blackcaps captain Kane Williamson is back, as well as Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Daryl Mitchell and Kyle Jamieson for the remainder of the T20 series.
Dropping out are Mitchell Santner - who captained the side on Friday night - Man of the Match Jacob Duffy, Doug Bracewell, Mark Chapman and Blair Tickner.
Coach Gary Stead is in a tough situation when selecting his sides, trying to balance choosing a side good enough to win, while at the same time managing players' workloads.
"It's a unique situation we are in with the selection of those teams, which has been difficult and has been a real challenge this year, to work out the crossover between tests and T20s games," Stead says.
One surprise omission is acting captain Santner. The spin bowler has been on the road since July, due to his Indian Premier League and Caribbean Premier League commitments, before going straight into quarantine once back in New Zealand.
Stead has given him a deserved rest to refresh and relax, before the test series against Pakistan starts on Boxing Day.
"The main reason for Mitch not playing is to have a little bit of a break," says Stead. "He is the only player coming back from the IPL and CPL that hasn't had any time at home, so it just gives him four or five clear days to relax and clear his head for a while."
Stead hopes to continue developing his leadership and spin options within the side, as they move towards the 2021 T20 World Cup in India.
"He had a real calmness around himself in the field. I thought he spoke well to the guys and was clear on his expectations.
"From my perspective, I thought Mitch did a great job, but I think it's important for us in the future, as we keep looking to develop leadership in our programme."
The returning stars will aim to continue their good form and close out the three-match series in Hamilton on Sunday night against the fourth-ranked T20 side in the world.
