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Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: GONE! O'Rourke gets 3

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Third time unlucky for Faheem. He tries to tonk the first ball back over the bowler's head, it goes up in the air and Santner takes the catch at mid-off. A very good late surge comes to an end there.

Ashraf c Santner b O'Rourke 22 (21)

Pakistan 241/9 in 49.1 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: 13 runs in the 49th and more fielding gaffes from NZ!

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: What in the world is going on here. Now it is Glenn Phillips, one of the best in the world, who drops Faheem. Nathan Smith bowls the penultimate over, Faheem hits the first ball past point for four. Two singles after that and then Faheem seems to have hit the fourth one straight down the throat of Phillips at cow corner. He juggles the ball thrice and then finally drops it. The batters run two. A single next ball and then Naseem Shah cuts the last ball past deep third for four.

Pakistan 241/8 in 49 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: FOUR! Faheem Ashraf trying to provide Pakistan a late push

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Oh well how about it! New Zealand have been perfect in the field today but then Duffy has dropped a sitter off the fifth ball of the 48th by O'Rourke. To make matters worse, it trickles behind him for four too. It was a short ball from O'Rourke, Faheem pulls it straight to Duffy. The ball pops out of his hands.

Pakistan 228/8 in 48 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Nearly five overs without a boundary now

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: We are properly into tail-ender land for Pakistan. Naseem Shah on two off three balls, Faheem Ashraf on seven off nine. Santner will be coming up next to bowl his final over of this match. He has unbelievable figures of 2/17.

Pakistan 207/8 in 45 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: GONE! They continue to fall for Pakistan

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Khushdil Shah tries to get a big one off Santner, against whom no one seems to be able to score today. Top edge and caught at deep midwicket. Well, one could argue that Pakistan need to go for as many big shots as possible but maybe, just maybe Khushdil could've seen Santner off. There still would've been about six overs left without him, with Santner still having one more over in hand after this one.

Khushdil Shah c Phillips b Santner 7 (18)

Pakistan 200/7 in 43 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: OUT! Tahir's brief surge ends

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Tahir looking to hit that fifth ball of the 42nd from Duffy over midwicket, it is miscued though and goes straight to Kane Williamson there. Another wicket falls right when Pakistan were starting to build a partnership.

Tayyab Tahir c Williamson b Duffy 38 (33)

Pakistan 195/6 in 41.5 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: 14 runs in the 40th! Much needed big over for Pakistan

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Tayyab Tahir giving the fans in Karachi a reason to cheer. Tahir smashes Duffy's third ball of the 40th down the ground for a six. Two runs off the next two balls and then Tahir scoops the last ball past short fine leg for a four. He has moved to 26 off 26 at the end of that over.

Pakistan 181/5 in 40 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: OUT! Salman falls now

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Pakistan have lost half their side in the 37th over. Bracewell tosses the fifth ball of the 37th up, Agha tries a reverse sweep. It takes the top edge and Duffy stretches to his right to take a sharp catch. Agha too can't accelarate after staying out there throughout the middle overs. Pakistan have a lot to do now with very few wickets in hand.

Salman Agha c Duffy b Bracewell 45 (65)

Pakistan 161/5 in 36.5 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: 35 overs done, can Pakistan get a move here?

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: These are not easy conditions to bat on and so considering that, Pakistan have got themselves to a fairly decent score here. However, one has to consider the dew that could come in later, which really does raise questions on why in the world Rizwan chose to bat first. Tayyab Tahir hit the winning runs with a four off the one ball he faced in the last match. He has a lot more to do today. He has ascored nine in 12 balls thus far, Salman Agha at the other end on 43 off 60.

Pakistan 156/4 in 35 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: OUT! Rizwan goes and the partnership is broken at last

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Will O'Rourke does the job again for the Kiwis. It was a cross-seam delivery, Rizwan tries to send it down to third man for a single probably. The ball jags in, takes his inside edge and then the stumps are rattled. And so the partnership ends on 88 off 120 balls and Rizwan's innings ends up being a sluggish one indeed, a strike rate of 60.52.

Rizwan b O'Rourke 46 (76)

Pakistan 142/4 in 31.5 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: 30 overs done, Salman and Rizwan remain alive

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: On the one hand, Pakistan are still going at a run rate of just 4.06 which is encouraging for New Zealand. On the other, they have maintained exactly this and these two have now stayed out there for 109 balls and put up 68 runs. Which is not good news for New Zealand at all.

Rizwan on 32 off 70, Salman on 34 off 48.

Pakistan 122/3 in 30 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Concussion check for Rizwan

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Quick bouncer third ball of the 30th by O'Rourke, Rizwan is a little late on the pull and the ball clatters to into his helmet. The physio runs out but Rizwan seems fine though. He takes his helmet off with a smile on his face. Concussion protocols are done, the helmet is checked and Rizwan is good to go. He is a tough cookie, the Pakistan captain. Three runs after that in the over. Rizwan on 32 off 70 balls, Salman on 34 off 48 balls.

Pakistan 122/3 in 30 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Santner not giving anything away

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: The New Zealand bowls a maiden in the 26th over. He has given just 11 runs away in six overs! Nathan Smith continues from the other end, Singles off the second and fourth balls and then the batters run two with a lofted shot leg side from Salman falling just short of deep fine leg.

Agha on 29 off 39, Rizwan on 28 off 61.

Pakistan 112/3 in 27 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Halfway through innings, Rizwan-Salman picking up the pace now

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Pakistan are 108/3 in 25 overs. Rizwan on 27 off 53 balls, Salman on 26 off 35 balls. Their partnership has reached 54 in 80 balls. Regardless of what happens in this match, Pakistan would be very happy that their captain and vice-captain have struck up a really strong stand in the run-up to the Champions Trophy.

Pakistan 108/3 in 25 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Rizwan with a four and then Salman with a six!

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Well this is ominous for New Zealand. Glenn Phillips in the 23rd over, he sends the fourth ball in the slot for Rizwan and the Pakistan skipper sends it careening to the boundary with a sumptuous cover drive. He takes a single next ball and then Salman absolute blasts it over wide long off for a six. They couldn't do it again, could they?

Pakistan 96/3 in 23 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: 20 overs done…

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Salman on 16 off 27, Rizwan on 12 off 37. New Zealand doing pretty well to contain the two batters at the moment but there hasn't too much in terms of offense from them. Just 2 runs off that 20th over from Santner. An important difference between this situation versus the match against South Africa was that on the latter instance, Babar and Fakhar had put up a really strong and quick opening stand. That hasn't happened today and so Rizwan and Salman certainly have more work to do.

Pakistan 78/3 in 20 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: The grind continues...

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Mitchell Santner brought himself on in the 16th over, Michael Bracewell bowls his fifth from the other end after that and so we are seeing spin from both ends. No boundaries for the last 3 overs now but Rizwan and Salman don't look too perturbed. Both sides just feeling around at the moment. Rizwan on nine off 27 , Salman on five off 13.

Pakistan 68/3 in 17 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: Pakistan 65/3 in 16 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE SCORE, Tri-Series Final: It is down to Rizwan and Salman again. They are as cautious as they were in the early parts of their epic stand against South Africa. Rizwan on eight off 25, Salman on three off nine. The run rate has now come down to 4.06. Pakistan won't mind that one bit though. Conservation of wickets is the priority at the moment. This is ODI cricket, not T20Is.

Pakistan 65/3 in 16 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: GONE! BABAR FALLS OUT OF NOWHERE!

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: Oh he has just hit it right back to the bowler! Babar can't believe it and probably no one else at the ground can either! Smith pitches up the fifth delivery on off stump, having been hit for four off a full ball the previous delivery, Babar checks his on drive but the ball goes back to the bowler in the air. Smith takes the catch gleefully. Babar hangs around for a second, looking absolutely flabbergasted, pin-drop silence in the stadium.

Babar c & b Smith 29 (34)

Pakistan 54/3 in 11.5 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: 10 overs done, Pakistan 48/2

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: A shared contest thus far. Fakhar scored some quick ones early doors before falling to some absolutely brilliant fast bowling by Will O'Rourke. Babar Azam then took charge but Saud Shakeel was done in by Michael Bracewell. Pakistan have gone at a fairly below par run rate of 4.80 in the first 10 overs in the end but New Zealand how important it is to break this stand as early as possible.

Babar on 24 off 24, Rizwan on nought off eight.

Pakistan 48/2 in 10 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: GONE! Bracewell strikes in his first over, Shakeel goes

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: Through the gates and that's that for Saud Shakeel. Skids it in from around the stumps, it speeds up off the pitch. Shakeel cramped for room as he tries to cut it, it was not short enough for that shot either. The off stump is rattled. Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan walks out to join his predecessor in the ninth over itself.

Saud Shakeel b Bracewell 8 (14)

Pakistan 46/2 in 8.3 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: FOUR! Babar gets to 6000 ODI runs

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: The former Pakistan captain equals Hashim Amla as the fastest to 6000 ODI runs. He smashes the third ball of the seventh through the covers to get to the milestone. Two runs off the next ball and then Babar whips away the last ball of that over past backward square leg for four more.

Babar is racing along all of a sudden, he is on 19 off 21, Saud Shakeel at the other end on six off seven.

Pakistan 39/1 in 7 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: SIX! Babar Azam frees his hands

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: Duffy continues in the fifth over, he oversteps fourth ball after Babar blocks out the first three. The free-hit delivery is banged in short, Babar dispatches it with disdain over midwicket for a six. He defends the next two balls as well, Babar is on nine runs off 15, he is one run away from becoming the joint fastest to 6000 ODI runs.

Pakistan 23/1 in 5 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: OUT! Fakhar finds the fielder to perfection

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: Fakhar chips the fifth ball of the fourth straight to square leg, O'Rourke gets the breakthrough. O'Rourke kept pushing Zaman back with his hard lengths throughout the over and then sends one onto the batter's pads. Fakhar clips it off the back foot and it goes right into the hands of Will Young. The fielder didn't need to move a centimetre either side for that.

Zaman c Young b O'Rourke 10 (15)

Pakistan 16/1 in 3.5 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: Lot of movement for the pacers

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: Babar manages a single off the third ball. Then O'Rourke beats Fakhar twice in a row before the batter leaves the last ball. How about that for an over!

Pakistan 11/0 in 2 overs

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: 10 runs in the first over!

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: Duffy starts from over the stumps. Zaman flicks it away and the batters run two. Duffy overpitches the third ball on the pads, Zaman nails his timing on the flick but it is in the air and there is a fielder at deep square. It is a tough chance though, flat and quick, and the fielder drops it. The ball trickles behind him to the boundary as well. Fakhar then blocks out the next ball, a 140kph scorcher full on the stumps. Then Duffy errs on the pads again and Fakhar clips it past deep square leg for four.

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: Here we go then!

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: All right Fakhar Zaman facing up against Jacon Duffy with Babar Azam at the other end. We are a go in this final in Karachi!

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: Seconds ticking down now…

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: New Zealand are in a huddle and we can see Pakistan openers Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman getting ready. Zaman had ripped New Zealand to shreds in Bengaluru in the 2023 World Cup remember.

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: Pitch report...

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: Bazid Khan and Vernon Philander doing the pitch report today. They say that the pitch looks slightly different today than it did for the run feast between South Africa and Pakistan. There are a couple of dry spots, might be two paced and scoring might be lower. It'll be better at night with dew. Don't think the surface will slow up that much in the evening.

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: Two changes for New Zealand

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Tri-Series Final: Matt Henry and Ben Sears are out. Jacob Duffy and Nathan Smith in. Rachin Ravindra remains out

New Zealand: Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Nathan Smith, Jacob Duffy, William O'Rourke

Pakistan vs New Zealand Tri-Series Final Live Score: TOSS ALERT!

Pakistan vs New Zealand Tri-Series Final Live Score: Rizwan tosses it up, Santner calls it wrong and Pakistan are opting to bat first.

Pakistan vs New Zealand Tri-Series Final Live Score: New Zealand's clinical road to the final

Pakistan vs New Zealand Tri-Series Final Live Score: New Zealand have been almost flawless in this series. They started with a 78-run win in Pakistan and then chased down 305 against South Africa to win that match by six wickets. Both those games were in Lahore though and so it will be interesting to see how they adapt to the change in venues.

Pakistan vs New Zealand Tri-Series Final Live Score: Pakistan XI

Pakistan vs New Zealand Tri-Series Final Live Score: As they usually do, Pakistan have announced their playing XI before the match.

Here is how they are lining up today: Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed

Pakistan vs New Zealand Tri-Series Final Live Score: New Zealand full squad

Pakistan vs New Zealand Tri-Series Final Live Score: Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Matt Henry, Ben Sears, William ORourke, Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman, Nathan Smith, Lockie Ferguson

Pakistan vs New Zealand Tri-Series Final Live Score: Hello and welcome!

Pakistan vs New Zealand Tri-Series Final Live Score: Pakistan face New Zealand in the final in Karachi today just a few days before they face the Kiwis again at the same venue for the tournament opener of the Champions Trophy. Stay tuned for more updates.