New Zealand scored 302 against Pakistan for the loss of seven wickets after Ross Taylor was not out on 131 off 124 balls celebrating his birthday and taking his team to a respectable total. New Zealand scored the last 100 runs in just 29 balls after Pakistan looked comfortable to restrict New Zealand to 250.
Taylor smashed 7 sixes and 8 fours in his innings while smashing 28 runs off the bowling of Shoaib Akhtar and 30 runs off Abdur Razzak in the death. New Zealand scored 13 sixes and 18 fours while Jacob Oram and Ross Taylor put on a partnership of 85 off 22 balls at the end. Martin Guptil added 57 at the beginning of the innings.
Umar Gul was the pick of the bowlers getting three wickets for 32 runs off his ten overs with one maiden. Akhtar went for 70 runs in nine overs for one wicket while Razzak went for 49 off just four overs.
