Pakistan beats New Zealand by 3 wickets in the series opener of 5 match ODI series in UAE.
Winning the toss, Pakistan put Kiwis into Bat. Accept Ross Taylor, most of the Kiwi Batsmen struggled to make any finishing impact to get a big total. Ross Taylor’s 105 not out helped New Zealand reaching 246 after 50 overs.
Chasing a moderate total of 247, Pakistani top order batsmen collapsed before young Haris Sohel and experienced Shahid Afridi took the game away from Kiwis.
Haris played a match winning unbeaten 85 run innings while Afridi scored a quick 61 from 51 balls.
Pakistan reach the total at 49.3 overs with 3 wickets left.