The second one-day international was evenly poised when rain forced the players from the field for more than two hours with New Zealand 64 for two after 14 overs in reply to Pakistan’s 246 for nine. When play resumed under the Duckworth-Lewis system New Zealand’s target was revised to 151 in 25 overs meaning they had 11 overs left to make 87. But the New Zealand skipper also hailed the “brilliant” partnership involving Guptill and Ross Taylor to get New Zealand home with seven balls to spare. “The first 10 overs is very important and we lost too many wickets in the first 10 overs. New Zealand now lead the five-match series 2-0 ahead of game three in Dunedin on Saturday.

Source: The Express Tribune January 09, 2018 06:19 UTC