CHRISTCHURCH, Dec 30 (AFP): Pakistan humiliated New Zealand in the third and final Twenty20 international in Christchurch today as the Black Caps slumped to their lowest ever total in the ultra-short form of the game.
New Zealand collapsed spectacularly chasing Pakistan�s six for 183, with the top four batsmen all dismissed for ducks as the tourists shrugged off the form slump that saw them lose the first two matches of the three-match series.
Scott Styris was the only New Zealander who offered any resistance, scoring 45 off 34 balls as Abdul Razzaq and Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi tore through the batting line up.
None of his teammates reached double figures, dispelling the optimism that lifted the New Zealand camp after coach John Wright�s appointment before the series.
New Zealand�s total of 80 after 15.5 overs was its lowest in Twenty20 internationals and Pakistan�s 103-run winning margin was the largest ever between two Test playing nations.
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Pakistan: A Shehzad lbw b Franklin 54, M Hafeez c Taylor b Franklin 34, A Shafiq c Mills b McCullum 8, Y Khan run out 5, U Akmal c Brownlie b Milne 30, S Afridi b Southee 14, A Razzaq not out 34, W Riaz not out 0; Extras: (B-1, W-3) 4; Total: (for 6 wickets in 20 overs) 183; Fall of wickets: 1-81, 2-90, 3-100, 4-106, 5-136, 6-164; Bowling: Adam Milne 4-0-48-1, Kyle Mills 4-0-36-0, Tim Southee 4-0-53-1, Nathan McCullum 4-0-29-1, James Franklin 3-0-12-2, Scott Styris 1-0-4-0.
New Zealand: J Ryder c Shehzad b Tanvir 0, M Guptill c Shehzad b Razzaq 0, D Brownlie run out 0, R Taylor lbw b Razzaq 0, J Franklin b Razzaq 3, S Styris b Afridi 45, P McGlashan b Rehman 7, N McCullum lbw b Afridi 8, K Mills b Afridi 7, T Southee b Afridi 0, A Milne not out 3; Extras: (LB-3, W-2, NB-2) 7; Total: (all out in 15.5 overs) 80; Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-3, 5-11, 6-36, 7-58, 8-73, 9-73, 10-80; Bowling: Abdul Razzaq 4-1-13-3, Tanvir Ahmed 3-0-13-1, Wahab Riaz 2-0-15-0, Abdur Rehman 4-0-22-1, Shahid Afridi 2.5-0-14-4.
