The New Zealanders won by 84 runs, clinching the three-game series early.
It was a great day for Hay. His maiden ODI 50 so nearly became a century as he top-scored with an unbeaten 99 off 78 balls as New Zealand made 292 for eight in their 50 overs. He also took four catches.
Pakistan’s top-order batters failed to fire as the Black Caps seamers took charge. Ben Sears dismissed Salman Ali Agha for nine in the 11th over, his first ODI wicket, and went on to take another four.
Jacob Duffy’s three for 35 was his best return in ODIs.
None of Pakistan’s first five batsmen made double figures, and the visitors were 72 for seven at one stage.
Faheem Ashraf brought some respectability to the score with 73, and Naseem Shah made 51 in the final stages but the failure of the top order was telling in the end.
Duffy has just taken the top spot in the latest ICC men’s T20I bowling rankings which came out last night.
NEW ZEALAND
R Mariu c Azam b Wazir 18 (25)
N Kelly c Rizwan b Rauf 31 (23)
H Nicholls lbw b Javed 22 (32)
D Mitchell st Rizwan b Muqeem 18 (18)
M Bracewell c Rizwan b Wazir 17 (28)
M Abbas c Shafique b Muqeem 41 (66)
M Hay not out 99 (78)
N Smith c Ali Agha b Ashraf 8 (16)
B Sears run out (Rizwan) 6 (14)
J Duffy not out 0 (0)
Extras (12lb, 20w) 32
Total (for 8wkts, 50 overs) 292
Fall: 1-54, 2-71, 3-100, 4-102, 5-132, 6-209, 7-236, 8-270.
Bowling: F Ashraf 10-0-46-1 (3w), A Javed 10-0-8-1 (6w), H Rauf 10-0-75-1 (5w), M Wazir 10-0-78-2 (4w), S Muqeem 10-1-33-2.
PAKISTAN
A Shafique c Mitchell b O'Rourke 1 (11)
Imam-ul-Haq c Mitchell b Duffy 3 (12)
B Azam c Nicholls b Duffy 1 (3)
M Rizwan c Hay b Sears 5 (27)
S Ali Agha c Smith b Sears 9 (15)
T Tahir c Sears b Smith 13 (29)
F Ashraf c Hay b Sears 73 (80)
M Wazir c Hay b Sears 1 (2)
H Rauf retired not out 3 (9)
A Javed c Mitchell b Duffy 8 (7)
N Shah c Hay b Sears 51 (44)
S Muqeem not out 13 (10)
Extras (13lb, 13w, 1nb) 27
Total (all out, in 41.2 overs) 208
Fall: 1-6, 2-7, 3-9, 4-31, 5-32, 6-65, 7-72, 8-93 (Rauf ret hurt), 8-114), 9-174, 10-208.
Bowling: W O'Rourke 8-1-19-1 (8w), J Duffy 8-1-35-3 (2w), B Sears 9.2-0-59-5 (1w), N Smith 10-0-53-1 (1w, 1nb), M Bracewell 6-0-29-0 (1w).
Result: Win to New Zealand by 84 runs. NZ lead three-match series 2-0. — APL
