Pakistan took 1-0 lead in the ODI series against New Zealand as they chased down 289 runs target for the loss of five wickets, thanks to Fakhar Zaman’s ninth ODI century in Rawalpindi stadium on Thursday.
Pakistan were given a great start as their openers Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq as they scored their seventh opening partnership century.
They added 124 runs for the opening wicket, before Imam-ul-Haq was dismissed by Ish Sodhi after scoring 60 runs.
Babar Azam also looked in great touch as he added 90 runs for the second wicket partnership with Fakhar Zaman but he was dismissed just one run short of another fifty.
Fakhar Zaman stayed there and went on to score his ninth ODI century and was dismissed after scoring 117 runs.
Shan Masood (1) and Salman Ali Agha (7) could not enter the double digits and Pakistan lost their fifth wicket for 273 runs.
But Muhammad Rizwan stayed strong and remained unbeaten on 42 off 34 balls as they reached the target in the 49th over.
