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Christchurch: Abdul Razzaq pummeled an 11-ball 34 to propel Pakistan to 183, before returning to flatten the New Zealand top order with the new ball, as the visitors stormed to a 103-run victory in the third Twenty20 in Christchurch.
Razzaq capitalised on some inexperienced death bowling from Adam Milne to hammer 31 from the last nine deliveries of the innings, and picked up three wickets for 13 as New Zealand imploded dramatically, effectively surrendering the game within the first three overs of their chase.
To chase a big total of 184, New Zealand had made 11 runs for the loss of five wickets from their first five overs. Pakistan were 51 for no loss at the same stage.
It had begun as the top four batsmen all collected ducks. Martin Guptill began the catastrophic collapse when he edged Razzaq to point, pushing away from his body with hard hands to one that nipped away a touch. Jesse Ryder turned in his continue failure of the series in the following over when he top edged a pull, and Dean Brownlie's decision to sneak a quick single to get off the mark backfired when Shahid Afridi effected a rare Pakistani direct hit.
Ross Taylor was unfortunate to be adjudged lbw to one that struck him slightly above the knee roll, but didn't do himself any favours by playing all around the straight delivery.
Three overs into the innings, New Zealand had lost four wickets for three runs, and when James Franklin lost his head, and his middle stump, two overs later, there was only one direction the match was heading.
Earlier, Pakistan shrugged off the indifferent form that has dogged their New Zealand tour to reach 183/6 in a sparkling display.
Openers Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez went after New Zealand's bowlers from the outset, scoring at a rate of almost 10 an over for a partnership of 81 to give Pakistan their best start of the series.
Hafeez made a slower start but was keeping the scoreboard humming with 34 from 23 balls before mistiming a wide pitched delivery from James Franklin and falling to a leaping one-handed catch from Ross Taylor.
Shehzad followed in Franklin's next over, trapped lbw for 54 off 34 balls.
Pakistan then hit a mid-innings wobble as Younis Khan was run out for five and Asad Shafiq was dismissed for eight after charging Nathan McCullum and providing Kyle Mills with an easy catch on the boundary.
Skipper Shahid Afridi tried to steady his team but threw away his wicket stepping away from the stumps in an attempt to scoop a full toss from Southee over fine leg.
Abdul Razzaq had more success after being dropped by McCullum on two, going on to make 34 off 11 balls, including three sixes.
James Franklin was the best of the New Zealand bowlers, taking 2/12.
Brief scores
Pakistan 183 for 6 (Shehzad 54, Razzaq 34*, Franklin 2-12)
New Zealand 80 (Styris 45, Afridi 4-14, Razzaq 3-13)
Result Pakistan won by 103 runs
MOM Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan)
