Fakhar Zaman helped Pakistan off to a good start after they elected to bat. The southpaw stroked his second consecutive fifty and put on a half-century stand with Mohammad Hafeez for the opening wicket
Haris Sohail made good use of the opportunity after coming into the side for Imam ul Haq, who had hurt himself in the previous game. He stroked a delightful fifty and also put on a 108-run stand with Babar Azam for the third wicket
Babar Azam top-scored with 93 to take Pakistan to 279/8
Despite a slow pitch, Lockie Ferguson managed to bag his maiden fifer and was awarded the Man of the Match
Shaheen Afridi, who was adjudged Player of the Series, dismissed Colin Munro in the first over of the chase
For as bizarre as it may sound, rain abandoned the decider between Pakistan and New Zealand 6.5 overs in to the chase