Guptil, Tylor help NZ set 272 target for Pakistan

WELLINGTON: Guptil and Tylor on Friday steered  New Zealand to 271-run in the fifth and final ODI at Basin Reserve in Wellington.

Guptill scored a hundred, while  Ross Taylor smashed 59, guiding New Zealand through the middle overs and carried them to 271. 

New Zealand  won the toss and elected to bat, eyeing clean sweep against Pakistan  in the final ODI of 5-match series.

After the five wicket win against Pakistan in 4th ODI at Hamilton, the Black Caps eyeing whitewash over the tourists to seal an 11th straight win across all formats.

Pakistan have made three changes in the fifth ODI as Umar Amin, Amir Yamin and M Nawaz have been included to replace Shoaib Malik, M. Amir and Hasan Ali .

The Black Caps are in the hunt for a 5-0 series win over Pakistan.