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Pakistan record victory
LAHORE: Pakistan recorded a convincing 66 runs victory in the third and final One-day International at the Gaddaffi Stadium in Lahore onlate Saturday night.
Now both the teams are scheduled to play each other in the first of two-Test series at the same venue from May 1.
April 27, 2002 - 1315 GMT
Pakistan post 278 runs five wkts v NZ
LAHORE: Pakistan recorded a mammoth 278 for the loss of five wickets in their stipulated 50 overs, setting a victory target of 279 runs for the Black Caps in the third and final One-day International at the Gaddaffi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday.
April 27, 2002 -1210 GMT
Pakistan in a comfortable position v NZ
LAHORE: Pakistan were comfortably placed at 155 for the loss of two wickets. Youhana continued with his good form, reaching his half century off 46 deliveries, his innings being laced with five swiftly-driven boundaries and a couple of sixes.
He seemed to recover well on the chance given to him by Scott Styris, who after bowling an economical three
overs spell for 19 runs, dropped a sitter off Harris in the 19th over when Youhana was on playing 28.
Soon afterwards, Youhana immediately went after Harris, striking him for six at mid-wicket and then for a boundary. Ian Butler too felt the weight of his bat when he cut him for four to point and then imperiously drove him straight to the fence in the next over. He reached his half century, off just 46 deliveries with the help of five fours and a couple of sixes.
Youhana and Malik yielded 93 off a mere 103 balls for the second wicket. At this point, Fleming brought in his leggie Brooke Walker in the 23rd over, and he immediately delivered by taking a straight forward caught and bowled chance of Youhana, spooning the ball while essaying a flick him in the mid-wicket region. In walked
Inzamam, out of sorts as far as big runs are concerned. But he seemed to be in his element today, as he whacked Walker for a huge six over long-on. Malik reached his 50 in the next over, from 76 deliveries, and laced with six fours. They were going strong at the end of the 30th over, and with good number of batsmen still to come the tourists were definitely looking for an improvised target under the lights.
April 27, 2002 - 0945 GMT
Pakistan elect to bat first v NZ
LAHORE: Pakistan came into the third and final One-day International at the Gaddaffi Stadium in Lahore with the series already in their pocket by the virtue of the victories they registered at Karachi and Rawalpindi.
Teams
New Zealand: Chris Nevin, Matthew Horne, Craig McMillan, Andre Adams, Lou Vincent (wicketkeeper), Scott Styris, Stephen Fleming (captain), Daryl Tuffey, Brooke Walker, Ian Butler, Chris Harris.
Pakistan: Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Yousuf Youhana, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq, Rashid Latif (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Sami, Waqar Younis (captain), Shoaib Akhtar.
Umpires: Steve Bucknor (West Indies) and Aleem Dar (Pakistan). TV umpire: Nadeem Ghauri.
Match referee: Mike Procter (South Africa)
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