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NZ 163/7 - Williamson 59
PAK 168/5 - Nawaz 38* Iftikhar 25*
Pakistan win by five wickets
6:19pm - PAKISTAN WIN BY FIVE WICKETS
Last over. Four needed from six balls. Tickner will bowl it. Iftikhar on strike.
Short and wide, and Iftikhar cuts it for one. Boult nearly gives away overthrows, but the batters than too far.
Three from five needed, Nawaz on strike. Tickner comes around the wicket. Short, and Nawaz pulls it to Boult at fine leg.
Two needed from four balls.
SIX! And that's it! Length from Tickner - and Iftikhar lifts him over square leg for six to win the tri-series!
PAK 168/5
6:15pm - 19 overs
Southee to bowl his last over. Pakistan need 11 from 12 balls. The Blackcaps need wickets.
Length, and Iftikhar drives through cover and runs back for two.
Full to follow, and Iftikhar works to long-on for one. Nawaz on strike. He can win it here - eight needed.
Slower ball, and Nawaz whacks it to cover for one. Iftikhar back on strike.
Length, and he guides it through point for two more. Pakistan are one hit away.
Wide from Southee, and Iftikhar can't connect.
Last ball of the over. Iftikhar cuts and gets a single to short third man.
PAK 160/5
6:10pm - 18 overs
Three overs left, Pakistan need 25. Boult comes back, around the wicket to Iftikhar.
Wide first ball, and Iftikhar gets a single to cover. Nawaz on strike, Boult goes straight and he gets a leg bye to fine leg.
Iftikhar back on strike. Boult goes wide, and is called for it. Another run to Pakistan's total.
Boult comes over the wicket. Straight, and Iftikhar pushes the ball out to deep midwicket for two runs.
Short next, and Iftikhar works it to deep cover and runs back for two! Great running from Pakistan.
Chance! Full and wide from Boult - Iftikhar gets an edge that evades a diving Conway behind the stumps! It's now less than a run a ball needed for Pakistan!
Full to finish, and Iftikhar drives for a single to long-off.
PAK 153/5
6:05pm - 17 overs
Four overs to go, Pakistan need 32. Tickner comes back.
WICKET! And he strikes first ball. Length, and Asif hammers the ball straight to Boult down at long-on!
Asif Ali 1 (2)
Iftikhar Ahmed comes in at No.7, but he'll need to get Nawaz on strike. Full and wide, and Iftikhar gets a single to cover.
Nawaz v Tickner. Round the wicket. Length, and Nawaz cuts it straight to point. No run.
Short, and Nawaz pulls it to midwicket for one. Iftikhar faces.
Short, and Iftikhar pulls for a single to midwicket. Last ball, Nawaz on strike, will he take a single?
SIX! Short, and Nawaz rocks back to pull it for six over midwicket!
PAK 141/5
5:59pm - 16 overs
Pakistan are back in this. Southee comes back. Haider on strike.
Short and wide, and Haider cuts it for four more - and that's the 50 partnership between these two!
Short, and this time Haider pulls it for four through square leg! Wide yorker and Haider misses, but Southee's called for a wide.
Huge swing across the line, but Haider misses.
WICKET! Southee strikes! Short, and Haider rocks back and pulls it - but Chapman hangs onto it at square leg! That's a great catch - he smashed that.
Haider Ali 31 (15)
Asif Ali comes in - he's Pakistan's designated six hitter, 34 needed from 25.
Short and wide, and Asif misses - but he's called wide again! Harsh call. Full, and Asif gets off the mark with a drive out to deep cover.
PAK 132/4
5:53pm - 15 overs
Sodhi to bowl out. He's been expensive so far, but got the huge wicket of Rizwan. Haider on strike.
Short to start, and Haider cuts to Phillips on the off-side fence and gets two. Flatter from Sodhi to follow, and Haider rocks back and cuts it for four behind point.
SIX! Haider uses his feet - and sends Sodhi into the stands again!
Haider turns a single to short fine leg next ball. Good cricket.
Nawaz faces.
SIX! And Nawaz slog sweeps to send it over the rope for another six! Sodhi under pressure now - he's gone for 50 runs.
SIX! And again! Short from Sodhi, and Nawaz sends Sodhi over long-off for another six!
Huge over - 25 from it.
PAK 122/3
5:49pm - 14 overs
Seven overs left, Pakistan need 71 runs from 42 balls.
Boult comes back for his third spell. Nawaz on strike. Length, and Nawaz backs away for a single to point.
Haider faces. Boult goes length, and Haider cuts, getting an under edge on the bounce to Conway. No run.
Width to follow, and Haider cuts it over point to get two. Boult comes around the wicket, and Haider gets one to cover for a single.
Nawaz on strike. Slower ball, and Nawaz misses his attempted cut.
One to come. Yorker, and Nawaz can't get it away.
PAK 97/3
5:45pm - 13 overs
Tickner comes back, Nawaz on strike.
Full to start, and Nawaz gets two out to midwicket.
Length, and Nawaz pulls over the bowler's head to get four down the ground.
Tickner comes around the wicket, and Nawaz swings, gets an inside edge that races to fine leg for four more.
Wide from Tickner, and Nawaz swings and misses at the fourth ball.
Short, and Nawaz's attempted pull misses, and he's hit in the head. They run through for one, but Nawaz will need to be checked. Nope, he's going to continue.
Haider to face the last ball, and he steers it straight to point.
PAK 93/3
5:40pm - 12 overs
Sodhi for his third, Nawaz on strike.
Full, and Nawaz gets one down the ground to start the over.
Rizwan faces. Short from Sodhi, and he rocks back and pulls it for four through midwicket.
WICKET! And Sodhi gets his revenge! Slower through the air, and Rizwan swings across the line, misses, and is trapped in front! Rizwan reviews - this might be high, but the out decision helps the Blackcaps. Nope, three reds. Rizwan goes, and that's a huge wicket.
Mohammad Rizwan 34 (29)
Haider Ali is in at No.5. Straight to start, and Haider turns it behind square for one.
Nawaz on strike, and plays across the line for a single. Haider to face the last ball
SIX! Shot! He uses his feet, and clears long-off for six!
PAK 82/3
5:35pm - 11 overs
That's drinks. Pakistan need exactly 100 from the last 10 overs.
Bracewell to bowl his last - figures of 1/9 from three overs so far.
WICKET! And he strikes first ball! Wide from Bracewell, and Masood can only spoon it straight to Allen at point! A painful innings from Masood comes to an end.
Shan Masood 19 (21)
Mohammad Nawaz comes in at No.4 - he was listed to come in much lower, but Pakistan need quick runs.
Nawaz uses his feet first ball, but can only edge onto his pads. No run. Straight next, and Nawaz defends to point for a single.
Rizwan faces, and whips a single to midwicket.
Short from Bracewell, and Nawaz lifts it over cover for two more. One ball to come.
Wide, and Nawaz cuts to point for one more.
Great spell from Bracewell.
PAK 69/2
5:28pm - 10 overs
Sodhi continues. Rizwan faces.
Rizwan lofts the ball down the ground, but the ball drops short of Boult coming in off the rope, just a single.
Masood faces. Shot! He reverse sweeps and gets four behind point. Masood's first boundary after 16 balls.
Four more! Masood goes again and this time gets four over midwicket! Masood looks for another reverse sweep, but can't connect as Conway fumbles.
Flat from Sodhi to come back, and Masood gets it into a gap and looks for two. Appeal for a runout at the keeper's end, and it's close. We'll need the third umpire. Masood has just got home.
Short to finish, and Masood gets it through cover for one more.
Big over, 12 from it.
PAK 64/1
5:24pm - 9 overs
Bracewell comes back. Rizwan on strike.
Short to start, and Rizwan cuts to point for one. Masood faces, and uses his feet for a single through cover.
Short, and Rizwan pulls to get a single out to deep midwicket. That's Pakistan's 50 up.
Masood faces, and can't beat cover. Masood uses his feet this time, and gets a single to deep cover as Chapman saves a second.
One ball to come, great over so far. Flat, and Rizwan works to midwicket for one.
PAK 52/1
5:21pm - 8 overs
Sodhi comes into the attack, Masood faces.
Full to start, and Masood nearly takes out his partner for a single down to long-off.
Rizwan on strike, and he drives to long-off for one as well.
Length, and Masood hits with the spin for a single out to wide long-on.
Shot! Rizwan slog-sweeps and gets four to deep square leg. First boundary in nearly 30 balls.
Good comeback from Sodhi, wrong-un that Rizwan cuts and can't beat point.
Same ball to finish, and this time Rizwan cuts in front of point for one.
PAK 47/1
5:17pm - 7 overs
Blair Tickner comes into the attack after the powerplay. Rizwan on strike.
Huge swing first up, but doesn't connect cleanly. Just a single.
Masood faces. Straight, and Masood turns it through leg for one.
Rizwan. Full, and he clips in the air into a gap for one more.
Masood again, and he gets another through square leg for one more run.
Length, and Rizwan whips it for a single out to square leg.
Masood to face the last ball of the over. And he tucks it down to fine leg for one more.
PAK 39/1
5:12pm - 6 overs
Final over of the powerplay, Boult comes back to bowl to Rizwan, around the wicket.
Outside off to start and Rizwan drives to mid-off for one. Over the wicket to Masood.
Length, and Masood clips to short midwicket. Length again, and Masood gets off the mark with a push in front of square on the leg side.
Rizwan faces, and Boult tucks him up for a dot ball.
Length, and Rizwan swings it out to Phillips on the square leg fence for one.
Masood to face the last ball of the over. And he can't beat square leg.
PAK 33/1
5:08pm - 5 overs
Bracewell continues, Rizwan on strike.
Length to start, and Rizwan works it down the ground for one to long-on.
WICKET! Huge wicket! Flat from Bracewell, and Babar swings across the line. Huge top edge, and the ball is skied straight to Williamson! Pakistan's captain goes.
Babar Azam 15 (14)
Shan Masood comes in at No.3, four balls left in the over. Bracewell comes around the wicket to the left-hander. Flat again, and Masood pushes it to cover, no run.
Length, and Masood gets a leading edge to point. No run.
Bracewell fires one down leg as Masood moves across, but gets called for a wide.
Huge swing and miss from Masood, as Bracewell takes all the pace off. Dot ball to finish as Masood drives to point.
PAK 30/1
5:03pm - 4 overs
Southee changes ends. Rizwan on strike.
Length, and Rizwan whips it to short midwicket and steals one.
Babar faces. Length again, and Babar stands tall to whip it over leg for four more.
Southee tucks Babar up next ball, but he still gets one to square leg.
Rizwan faces, and Southee goes straight. He defends, no run.
Slower ball from Southee, and Rizwan works it to point, no run again.
One ball to come. Rizwan drives and gets a single to cover.
PAK 28/0
5:00pm - 3 overs
Bowling change. Bracewell comes on inside the powerplay. Bold captaincy from Williamson.
Flat to start, and Babar clips it straight to midwicket. Flat again next up, and Babar defends.
Babar uses his feet, and works the ball out to deep midwicket for two.
Rizwan faces. Flat again from Bracewell, and he nudges it to mid-on for one more.
Babar faces. Quicker from Bracewell, and Babar can't beat the off-side field.
Flat to finish, and Babar can't beat square leg.
Great over.
PAK 21/0
4:56pm - 2 overs
Trent Boult will take the ball from the other end. Rizwan on strike.
Straight, and Rizwan drives for a single to mid-off. Babar faces. Full to start, and Babar defends.
Full toss next up, and Babar flicks it through midwicket for another boundary.
Length next up, and Babar cuts but gets a bottom edge into the ground to Conway.
Length, and Babar drives to mid-off for a single. No real swing for Boult so far.
Rizwan faces. Short from Boult and he pulls it through square leg for four.
PAK 19/0
4:52pm - 1 over
Here's Southee then.
Short first up, and Rizwan cuts it for no run to point. Full and swinging next up, huge swing and miss from Rizwan, no run.
Length next up, and Rizwan stands tall to short-arm-jab it over square leg to get underway with four.
Length again, and Rizwan works the ball off his hip for a single to square leg. Babar faces up for the first time.
Back of a lenght, and Babar somehow drives straight past Southee for four first ball! Unreal shot first ball from Babar.
Length to finish, and Babar defends.
PAK 9/0
4:48pm
Rizwan will take strike first up, Tim Southee opens up with the ball in his 100th T20.
4:47pm
Babar and Rizwan make their way out now. They're the two anchors of Pakistan's batting, so the Blackcaps can make their work a whole lot easier by getting them out early!
4:46pm
We're all ready for Paksitan's chase. Williamson leads the Blackcaps' huddle, as the team make their way to the middle.
4:39pm
An excellent fightback from Pakistan. The Blackcaps looked on for more than 200 when Williamson and Phillips were together, but they've been kept to less than 170.
We'll be back shortly, as Pakistan begin their run chase in this tri-series final.
4:37pm - 20 overs
Six balls to go. Haris to bowl, Sodhi on strike.
Yorker to start. Sodhi keeps it out and steals a single. Bracewell faces, five balls left.
Perfect yorker from Haris, and Bracewell can only defend. Length, and Bracewell drives but can't beat cover - only a single.
WICKET! Sodhi on strike again. Short, and Sodhi pulls, but only gets a top edge to Rizwan.
Ish Sodhi 2 (3)
Tim Southee comes in at No.9, in his 100th T20 International.
Length to start, Southee swings and misses. Bracewell runs a bye, so he'll face the last ball.
Final ball. Short, and Bracewell misses, but they run a bye.
New Zealand finish with 163.
NZ 163/7
4:32pm - 19 overs
Naseem to bowl his last. Neesham on strike.
SIX! Short to start, and Neesham hangs back to pull six over cow corner!
Slower bouncer to come back, and it beats Neesham for pace. Dot ball.
Full, and Neesham works it down to long-on for a single.
WICKET! Chapman on strike, and he hammers straight to long-off. Babar takes the catch coming in off the rope. Michael Bracewell is in at No.7.
Mark Chapman 25 (19)
WICKET! Slower ball to start, and Bracewell misses it. Neesham tries to run through for a bye, but Rizwan throws down the stumps. Neesham is well short of his ground, and he's run out.
Jimmy Neesham 17 (10)
Ish Sodhi to face. Yorker first up, and he keeps it out to get a single to end the over.
NZ 159/6
4:25pm - 18 overs
Wasim to bowl his last. Neesham on strike.
Full, and Neesham steers it down to third man for two. Length next up, and Neesham clears cover to get four over the off-side.
Full again, and Neesham swings the ball down to long-off for one more.
Chapman again. Short, and Chapman looks to ramp over the keeper, but misses.
He tries the same shot next ball, and this time he gets it! Chapman gets four down to fine leg, and that's the 150 up for the Blackcaps!
Slower ball from Wasim, and Chapman misses to end the over.
NZ 151/4
4:21pm - 17 overs
Four overs to go. Haris comes back - he'll bowl two of them. Chapman faces.
Short to start, and Chapman pulls to deep midwicket for one to start the over.
Neesham on strike. Straight, and Neesham defends to leg to get off the mark.
Chapman again, and punches to mid-off for one more. Neehsam on strike, and punches through cover and gets back for two.
Short, and Neesham looks to pull, but is hit on the body and runs one as the ball ricochets off his leg.
Chapman to face the last ball, and he plays and misses.
NZ 140/4
4:16pm - 16 overs
Shadab to bowl out. Williamson faces.
Short, and Williamson works to cover and somehow gets back for two. Williamson again, and he switch hits for a single!
Chapman on strike, and he sweeps out to deep square leg for a single.
Williamson again, and he looks to improvise again, but falls over. No run.
WICKET! And Williamson falls. He looks to clear long-on, but can't beat Masood on the rope. Great knock from the skipper, Jimmy Neesham comes in at No.6.
Kane Williamson 59 (38)
Neesham faces, and looks to reverse sweep first ball, but misses.
NZ 134/4
4:11pm - 15 overs
Wasim comes back. Chapman on strike.
Short to start, and Chapman works it out to square leg for one. Williamson faces, and pulls a short ball to square leg for one more.
Chapman again. Slower ball, and Chapman gets just enough bat on it to get four down to fine leg.
Low full toss to follow, and Chapman works it to deep midwicket for one more. Williamson on strike, on 49.
SIX! And that's 50 for Williamson! His first time past 50 since last year's T20 World Cup final! Short from Wasim, and Williamson lifts him over point for six!
Williamson advances, and gets a single last ball.
NZ 130/3
4:06pm - 14 overs
Nawaz to bowl his last, Williamson on strike.
Short, and Williamson works it to midwicket for a single. Chapman on strike, with the ball turning back into him...
Length, and he reverse sweeps for a single to point. Williamson faces.
Dropped! Short, and Williamson smacks it straight to Babar at short cover - but he shells it! Williamson given a life on 45.
SIX! And Chapman rubs salt into the wound! He uses his feet and clears cover for six!
Chapman then looks to switch hit, and gets a single to point - or now square leg?.
Williamson faces the last. He slog-sweeps out to square leg, and gets back for two.
NZ 116/3
4:02pm - 13 overs
Naseem comes back. Chapman on strike.
Length first up, and Chapman defends to point for a single. Length, and Williamson turns it to midwicket as Chapman comes back for two, great running - again. That's the 100 up as well.
Length again, and Williamson can't get the timing as he looks to run it for a single.
Williamson advances next ball, but Naseem sees him coming and takes all the pace off. Dot ball.
Another slower bouncer, but this time Williamson catches it to guide it to short fine leg for one.
Chapman faces the last ball, and pulls a short ball out to square leg and is lucky not to be run out coming back for two.
NZ 104/3
3:57pm - 12 overs
Nawaz again. Around the wicket to Williamson.
SIX! Williamson uses his feet, and clears long-on for his first six!
Short to follow, Williamson goes back and looks to pull but can only get an under edge for a single. That's the 50-partnership between Williamson and Phillips.
WICKET! Phillips faces, but he holes out to long-off! Phillips can't clear Shan Masood on the boundary, and he goes for 29.
Glenn Phillips 29 (22)
Mark Chapman is in at No.5. On the pads first ball, but Chapman can't beat the man at short midwicket. Short again, but Chapman pulls straight to the bowler, no run.
Last ball of the over, and Chapman pushes it down the ground for a single.
NZ 98/3
3:53pm - 11 overs
Shadab for a third over.
Full, and Williamson uses his feet and gets a single down to long-on. Phillips faces, and gets a single to midwicket off the back foot.
Williamson again. Full again, and Williamson whips it to deep midwicket for two runs.
Short, and Williamson punches it out to deep point for one more. Phillips faces, and he gets a single down to long-on.
One to come, Williamson faces, and he gets a single out to deep midwicket.
NZ 90/2
3:47pm - 10 overs
Nawaz continues, Phillips on strike.
Short to start, and Phillips rocks back and pulls it over midwicket for a one-bounce four!
Flat next up, and Phillips pushes through cover for a single. Williamson faces.
Flighted, and Williamson drives down the ground for a single. Phillips faces, and defends back to Nawaz.
Short, and Phillips cuts out to point for another single. One ball to come, and Williamson calls for a new bat.
Short, and Williamson punches out to cover for one to finish the over.
NZ 83/2
3:43pm - 9 overs
Shadab continues.
Williamson defends to the offside and gets a single. Phillips pushes through cover and comes back for two.
SIX! And Phillips clears the cover boundary for the first six of the day! Shadab goes short, and Phillips cuts it for two out to deep point.
Flat from Shadab, and Phillips defends back to the bowler - who tangles with Williamson.
One to come, and Phillips sweeps for a single to fine leg.
NZ 73/2
3:39pm - 8 overs
Spin from both ends, Nawaz to Williamson. Left-arm round the wicket.
Flat to start, and Williamson turns it through leg for one. Phillips faces, and defends his first ball of the over back to the bowler.
Phillips drives through point and gets a single. Williamson faces. He advances and gets a single to deep midwicket.
Phillips lofts the ball, as Williamson ducks, for a single down to long-on. Williamson pushes the last ball of the over down to long-on.
NZ 63/2
3:35pm - 7 overs
Spin into the attack for the first time. Shadab Khan replaces Wasim, Williamson on strike.
Full to start, and Williamson drives to long-off for a single. Phillips faces.
Short from Shadab, and Phillips cuts out to deep point for two. Full, and Phillips drives through cover for another single.
Williamson drives through cover for another single. Phillips gets one more, driving to long-off.
One ball to come. Williamson uses his feet and whips a single to long-on.
NZ 58/2
3:31pm - 6 overs
Last over of the powerplay. Haris to Williamson.
Short to start, and Williamson plays back and gets a single to fine leg. Conway on strike.
WICKET! Pakistan get Conway! He backs away and looks to cut, but the pace isn't there as the ball hits the bottom edge and goes back onto the stumps. Glenn Phillips comes in at No.4.
Conway 14 (17)
Phillips takes strike, and drives past point for two first up. Straight next ball, Phillips defends, and his bat is broken!
Phillips gets a new bat, and defends the next ball to point.
Last ball of the powerplay. Phillips clips off his pads for two, and brings up the 50.
NZ 51/2
3:24pm - 5 overs
Great start from the Blackcaps. Wasim stays on for another over, Conway on strike.
Short, and Conway is beaten as the ball crashes into his midriff. Ouch.
Length, and Conway drives straight but can't beat mid-off. Length again next up, and Conway charges but misses.
Short, and Conway pulls to fine leg and runs back for two. Great running.
Slower ball from Wasim, and Conway works out to deep square leg for two more.
Wide to finish, and Conway can't connect as he looks to cut.
NZ 46/1
3:20pm - 4 overs
Naseem changes ends, Williamson on strike.
Shot! Full, and Williamson drives through cover for four more! Too straight next up, and this time Williamson turns the ball down to fine leg for another boundary.
Beaten! Naseem gets his own back, and beats Williamson outside off third ball. Back of a length and straight, and Williamson defends the fourth ball of the over.
Full, and this time Williamson drives through point. The timing's not quite there, but the running is excellent and they get three.
Last ball, Conway on strike. He late cuts and gets a single to short third man.
NZ 42/1
3:16pm - 3 overs
Bowling change for Pakistan, Mohammad Wasim comes in.
Wide to start, and Conway cuts one-handed for four behind point. Asif Ali is hurt on the boundary, he's crashed into the hoarding chasing the ball. He's leaving the field, limping too.
Full next ball, and Conway drives to mid-off, no run. Full again, and Conway defends back to the bowler.
Wasim goes straight, and Conway whips the ball over the leg side and gets four. Conway defends and can't beat point next ball.
Last ball, Conway advances but misses through to Rizwan.
NZ 30/1
3:10pm - 2 overs
Williamson comes in at No.3, joining Conway - who hasn't faced a ball yet. Haris Rauf will take the ball from the other end, bowling to Conway.
Full and Conway drives, but straight to cover. Awesome shot for no run. Haris goes wide down leg next ball, and gives away an extra.
Straight next ball, and Conway can only defend. Haris goes full, and Conway drives to cover for a single to get underway.
Williamson faces up. Haris overpitches, and Williamson drives in front of point to get off the mark with four. Shot.
Straight from Haris next, and Williamson clips it off his pads and gets four more through midwicket! One ball to come, and Williamson drives to cover, no run.
NZ 22/1
3:05pm - 1 over
Right then! Shah to Allen, one slip in place.
Length first up, keeps a touch low as Allen hits to cover, no run. Length again next up, and Allen advances before smacking it between mid-on and midwicket for four!
Wider from Naseem third ball, Allen drives to cover for no run. Allen advances next ball, and this time he clears mid-off and gets four more!
Naseem goes fuller, and this time Allen uses his feet to get it on the full and whack it through cover for another boundary!
WICKET! One ball to come, and Allen hits it straight to cover! Nawaz takes the catch and Allen departs.
Finn Allen 12 (6).
NZ 12/1
3:00pm
Allen will take guard to face the first ball. Naseem Shah will open up for Pakistan.
2:59pm
The anthems are done and dusted.
Finn Allen and Devon Conway make their way to the middle to face the first over.
2:53pm
Both teams make their way out onto the field for the national anthems.
This is a used pitch, so runs first will be key for the Blackcaps.
2:41pm
Some interesting calls from the Blackcaps, namely leaving out Mitchell Santner for Blair Tickner in the bowling attack.
That'll see Michael Bracewell and Ish Sodhi share the spinning duties again.
Elsewhere, Tim Southee brings up 100 appearances in T20 Internationals, the third Kiwi to do so after Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor.
2:39pm
Here are the teams:
NZ: 1-Finn Allen, 2-Devon Conway (wk), 3-Kane Williamson (c), 4-Glenn Phillips, 5-Mark Chapman, 6-Jimmy Neesham, 7-Michael Bracewell, 8-Ish Sodhi, 9-Tim Southee, 10-Trent Boult, 11-Blair Tickner
Pakistan: 1-Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 2-Babar Azam (c), 3-Shan Masood, 4-Shadab Khan, 5-Iftikhar Ahmed, 6-Haider Ali, 7-Asif Ali, 8-Mohammad Nawaz, 9-Mohammad Wasim, 10-Haris Rauf, 11-Naseem Shah
2:33pm
Kane Williamson and Babar Azam out in the middle for the toss.
Babar calls correctly, and Pakistan will bowl first!
Stay tuned for the teams.
2:30pm
Good afternoon! We're all set for the final of this tri-series, with the Blackcaps and Pakistan to battle for the trophy.
We're about 30 minutes away from the first ball, but we'll bring you the toss and the two playing XIs from the middle.
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Kia ora and welcome to our live updates of the Twenty20 tri-series final between the Blackcaps and Pakistan from Hagley Oval.
After losing their opening match against their fellow finalists, the Blackcaps bounced back with three-straight victories, highlighted by the imperious form with bat and ball of Devon Conway and Michael Bracewell respectively.
Meanwhile, captain Babar Azam has been leading from the front for the Pakistanis, who are fresh off a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh on Thursday.
We'll have all the action for you from the first delivery at 3pm.
TAB betting odds:
New Zealand - $1.61 Pakistan - $2.20
Squads:
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway (wk), Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Adam Milne, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Blair Tickner, Dane Cleaver
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (vc), Shaheen Afridi, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Shan Masood, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Qadir, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Khushdil Shah, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Wasim
Tim Southee prepares to play 100th T20 International as Blackcaps face Pakistan in tri-series final
More than 14 years on from making his international debut as a 19-year-old, Blackcaps seamer Tim Southee is preparing to - figuratively - raise the bat, as he makes his 100th Twenty20 appearance for his country.
Now 33, Southee will become just the third New Zealander to play in 100 T20s after Ross Taylor and Martin Guptill, when the Blackcaps host Pakistan in their tri-series final in Christchurch on Friday.
And with this just the latest milestone for Southee - who sits behind only Sir Richard Hadlee and Daniel Vettori in terms of most test wickets taken for New Zealand - the leader of the Blackcaps' attack said it's a "real honour" to reach triple figures.
"I guess [it's] something you don't think too much of," Southee said. "But when you play for a while, they sort of tick over.
"But like any of the guys that have played for New Zealand, it was a childhood dream to represent your country. To do it 100 times in this format has been pretty special.
"From [when I was] a young kid, all I wanted to do was do this. To be able to fulfil that dream, and do it for a long period of time is pretty special.
"It's a chance to go out and represent our country, it's a real honour. I think that's one thing that's stayed true and is very special to me, and I've been very lucky to do it for a long time."
As a bowler, Southee's longevity stands as one of his most impressive traits as an international cricketer.
Aside from 99 T20s, he's also played in 88 tests and 148 ODIs, taking more than 650 wickets across all three formats.
"I've been - touch wood - reasonably lucky, body-wise," he continued. "I think that's down to [strength and conditioning coach] Chris Donaldson, [who's been] a massive part of this side.
"[If] you look at the bowlers, who've been able to play for such a long period of time, the conditioning he's put us through over the last 10 or so years.
"The hard work that goes in away from cricket, and the fitness side of things."
On the field, Friday's tri-series final against Pakistan also gives the Blackcaps valuable big-game experience, with the T20 World Cup held in Australia later this month.
The Blackcaps and Pakistan have already played each other twice in the tri-series, winning one apiece, with the winner to take the trophy in the decider.
But in the scheme of things, Friday's match will serve as vital match practice for what's to come.
"Every match you play for your country, you're going out to win - and you want to win every game you play.
"The reality is you can't do that, but it's another opportunity as a side. We've got the 15 guys here that are going to be participating in the World Cup.
"It's another opportunity as a group to grow. I think we've shown throughout this small series, we've gotten better each game, in certain areas.
"It's another opportunity to prepare ourselves for that World Cup coming up."
