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The third one-day international between Pakistan and New Zealand has been abandoned due to heavy rain in Dubai.
The three-match series has been jointly shared by the two teams.
Raining again. If the ground is not ready by around 11.20pm PST, the match will be called off.
Rain stopped play
Heavy rain interrupted the third one-day international as New Zealand were chasing a daunting 280-run target set by Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday.
New Zealand were 35-1 after 6.5 overs when the umpires signalled for a stoppage in play after light rain turned into heavy showers.
Pakistan scored 279-8 after they won the toss and batted, with Babar Azam (92), Fakhar Zaman (65) and Haris Sohail (60) making useful contributions.
The three-match series is tied at 1-1 after New Zealand won the first match by 47 runs and Pakistan clinched the second by six wickets -- both in Abu Dhabi.
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Nicholls, 4 runs
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Worker, 1 run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Nicholls, 1 run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Nicholls, no run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Nicholls, no run
End of over 6: New Zealand: 29/1
Faheem Ashraf to Worker, no run
Faheem Ashraf to Worker, no run
Faheem Ashraf to Worker, 4 run
Faheem Ashraf to Worker, 4 runs
Faheem Ashraf to Worker, no run
Faheem Ashraf to Nicholls, 1 run
End of over 5: New Zealand: 20/1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Worker, no run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Worker, no run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Nicholls, 1 run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Nicholls, 2 runs
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Worker, 1 run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Worker, no run
End of over 4: New Zealand: 16/1
Faheem Ashraf to Worker, 1 run
Faheem Ashraf to Nicholls, 1 run
Faheem Ashraf to Nicholls, no run
Faheem Ashraf to Nicholls, no run
Faheem Ashraf to Worker, 1 run
Faheem Ashraf to Worker, no run
End of over 3: New Zealand: 13/1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Nicholls, no run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Worker, 3 runs
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Worker, no run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Nicholls, 1 run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Nicholls, no run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Worker, 1 run
End of over 2: New Zealand: 8/1
Faheem Ashraf to Nicholls, 2 run
Faheem Ashraf to Nicholls, 2 runs
Faheem Ashraf to Nicholls, no run
Faheem Ashraf to Nicholls, no run
Faheem Ashraf to Nicholls, no run
Faheem Ashraf to Worker, 1 run
End of over 1: New Zealand: 3/1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Nicholls, no run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Nicholls, no run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Munro, OUT, C Munro b Shaheen Afridi 0
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Munro, no run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Worker, 1 run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Worker, no run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Worker, 1 wide
New Zealand: 0/0
Pakistan, who won the toss and batted, scored 279 for 8 in the third and final one-day international against New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday.
Babar Azam (92), Fakhar Zaman (65) and Haris Sohail (60) all chipped in with half-centuries to bolster Pakistan´s chances of winning the series which is tied at 1-1.
New Zealand paceman Lockie Ferguson finished with a career-best 5 for 45.
New Zealand are without their regular captain Kane Williamson who had to pull out of the match with a groin injury, leaving Tom Latham to lead the side.
New Zealand need 280 runs to win
End of over 50: Pakistan 279/8
Ferguson to Hasan Ali, OUT, c Worker b Ferguson 2
Ferguson to Sarfraz Ahmed, 1 run
Ferguson to Asif Ali, OUT, b Ferguson 9
Ferguson to Hasan Ali, 1 bye
Ferguson to Hasan Ali, 2 runs
Ferguson to Hasan Ali, 2 runs
Ferguson to Faheem Ashraf, OUT, b Ferguson 5
End of over 49: Pakistan 275/5
Boult to Asif Ali, 6 runs
Boult to Faheem Ashraf, 5 runs
Boult to Babar Azam, OUT, c Nicholls b Boult 92
Boult to Asif Ali, 1 run
Boult to Asif Ali, no run
Boult to Babar Azam, 1 run
End of over 48: Pakistan 262/4
Ferguson to Babar Azam, 1 run
Ferguson to Asif Ali, 1 run
Ferguson to Babar Azam, 1 run
Ferguson to Babar Azam, 2 runs
Ferguson to Babar Azam, no run
Ferguson to Babar Azam, 2 runs
End of over 47: Pakistan 255/4
Henry to Asif Ali, 1 run
Henry to Babar Azam, 2 runs
Henry to Asif Ali, 1 run
Henry to Babar Azam, 1 run
Henry to Shoaib Malik, OUT, c Worker b Henry 18
Henry to Babar Azam, 1 run, dropped
End of over 46: Pakistan 249/3
Boult to Babar Azam, 1 run
Boult to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Boult to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs
Boult to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs
Boult to Babar Azam, 1 run
Boult to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
End of over 45: Pakistan 241/3
Henry to Babar Azam, no run
Henry to Babar Azam, 1 wide
Henry to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Henry to Babar Azam, 1 run
Henry to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Henry to Babar Azam, 1 run
Henry to Babar Azam, 6 runs
End of over 44: Pakistan 230/3
Boult to Shoaib Malik, no run
Boult to Shoaib Malik, 2 run
Boult to Babar Azam, 1 run
Boult to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Boult to Babar Azam, 1 run
Boult to Babar Azam, no run
End of over 43: Pakistan 225/3
Ferguson to Shoaib Malik, no run
Ferguson to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs
Ferguson to Babar Azam, 1 run
Ferguson to Babar Azam, 2 runs
Ferguson to Babar Azam, 4 runs
Ferguson to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
End of over 42: Pakistan 215/3
Sodhi to Babar Azam, 2 runs
Sodhi to Babar Azam, 2 runs
Sodhi to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Sodhi to Shoaib Malik, no run
Sodhi to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs
Sodhi to Shoaib Malik, no run
End of over 41: Pakistan 208/3
Ferguson to Shoaib Malik, 1 run
Ferguson to Babar Azam, 1 run
Ferguson to Babar Azam, no run
Ferguson to Haris Sohail, OUT, c Worker b Ferguson 60
Ferguson to Haris Sohail, 1 wide
Ferguson to Babar Azam, 1 run
Ferguson to Babar Azam, no run
End of over 40: Pakistan 204/2
Boult to Haris Sohail, 6 runs
Boult to Babar Azam, 4 runs
End of over 39: Pakistan 191/2
End of over 38: Pakistan 188/2
End of over 37: Pakistan 179/2
End of over 36: Pakistan 175/2
End of over 35: Pakistan 172/2
End of over 34: Pakistan 165/2
End of over 33: Pakistan 162/2
End of over 32: Pakistan 159/2
End of over 31: Pakistan 154/2
End of over 30: Pakistan 150/2
End of over 29: Pakistan 146/2
End of over 28: Pakistan 136/2
End of over 27: Pakistan 130/2
End of over 26: Pakistan 121/2
End of over 25: Pakistan 114/2
End of over 24: Pakistan 108/2
End of over 23: Pakistan 98/2
End of over 22: Pakistan 96/1
End of over 21: Pakistan 96/1
End of over 20: Pakistan 93/1
End of over 19: Pakistan 86/1
End of over 18: Pakistan 81/1
End of over 17: Pakistan 76/1
End of over 16: Pakistan 73/1
End of over 15: Pakistan 69/1
End of over 14: Pakistan 64/1
Ferguson to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run, OUT, hit wicket
Ferguson to Mohammad Hafeez, no run
Ferguson to Mohammad Hafeez, no run
Ferguson to Mohammad Hafeez, no run
Ferguson to Mohammad Hafeez, no run
Ferguson to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run
End of over 13: Pakistan 63/0
de Grandhomme to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run
de Grandhomme to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run,
de Grandhomme to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run
de Grandhomme to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR
de Grandhomme to Fakhar Zaman, no run
de Grandhomme to Fakhar Zaman, no run
End of over 12: Pakistan 56/0
Ferguson to Hafeez, no run
Ferguson to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run
Ferguson to Fakhar Zaman, no run
Ferguson to Fakhar Zaman, no run,
Ferguson to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR
Ferguson to Fakhar Zaman, no run
End of over 11: Pakistan 51/0
de Grandhomme to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run
de Grandhomme to Fakhar Zaman, no run
de Grandhomme to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run
de Grandhomme to Mohammad Hafeez, no run
de Grandhomme to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run
de Grandhomme to Fakhar Zaman, no run
End of over 10: Pakistan 48/0
Ferguson to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run
Ferguson to Fakhar Zaman, no run
Ferguson to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs
Ferguson to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run
Ferguson to Mohammad Hafeez, no run,
Ferguson to Hafeez, no run
End of over 9: Pakistan 44/0
Henry to Fakhar Zaman, no run,
Henry to Fakhar Zaman, no run
Henry to Fakhar Zaman, no run
Henry to Fakhar Zaman, no run
Henry to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR
Henry to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run
End of over 8: Pakistan 39/0
Boult to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run
Boult to Mohammad Hafeez, no run
Boult to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run
Boult to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run,
Boult to Mohammad Hafeez, no run
Boult to Mohammad Hafeez, no run
End of over 7: Pakistan 36/0
Henry to Fakhar Zaman, no run
Henry to Fakhar Zaman, no run
Henry to Fakhar Zaman, no run
Henry to Fakhar Zaman, no run
Henry to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR
Henry to Fakhar Zaman, no run
Henry to Fakhar Zaman, no run
End of over 6: Pakistan 32/0
Boult to Mohammad Hafeez, no run
Boult to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run
Boult to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR
Boult to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR
Boult to Fakhar Zaman, no run
Boult to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run
End of over 5: Pakistan 23/0
Henry to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run
Henry to Fakhar Zaman, no run
Henry to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run
Henry to Mohammad Hafeez, no run
Henry to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run
Henry to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run
End of over 4: Pakistan 19/0
Boult to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs
Bolut to Fakhar Zaman, no run
Boult to Mohammad Hafeez, 3 runs
Boult to Mohammad Hafeez, 2 runs
Boult to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run
Boult to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run
End of over 3: Pakistan 10/0
Henry to Mohammad Hafeez, 1 run
Henry to Mohammad Hafeez, no run
Henry to Mohammad Hafeez, FOUR
Henry to Mohammad Hafeez, no run
Henry to Mohammad Hafeez, no run
Henry to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run
End of over 2: Pak 4/0
Boult to Mohammad Hafeez, no run
Boult to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run
Boult to Fakhar Zaman, no run
Boult to Fakhar Zaman, no run
Boult to Fakhar Zaman, no run
Boult to Fakhar Zaman, no run
End of over 1: Pakistan 3/0
Henry to Mohammad Hafeez,
Henry to Mohammad Hafeez, no run
Henry to Mohammad Hafeez
Henry to Fakhar Zaman, 3 runs
Henry to Fakhar Zaman, no run
Henry to Fakhar Zaman, no run
Pakistan made two changes for the final match against New Zealand with Haris Sohail and Asif Ali replacing Imam ul Haq and Imad Wasim.
In today’s decider both the teams will go full throttle to win the series.
Pakistan beat New Zealand by six wickets in the second day-night international, however the victory was overshadowed by a worrying injury to opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq who was taken to hospital after being hit on the head by a short ball.
Later, the cricket board announced that scans had shown that the player had suffered no damage.
With the win Pakistan broke a four-year losing streak of 12 consecutive one-day internationals against the Black Caps, starting with a 3-2 defeat in the UAE in 2014.
New Zealand had also beaten Pakistan 2-0 (in New Zealand 2015), 2-0 (in New Zealand in 2016), 5-0 (in New Zealand in January this year) and in the first match of the current series by 47 runs in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
On the pitch, pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi recorded his career best bowling while opener Fakhar Zaman hit a half century to help Pakistan to a series-levelling victory.
Shaheen’s 4-38 kept New Zealand down to 209-9 in their 50 overs before Zaman returned to form with a run-a-ball 88 for his seventh fifty to guide Pakistan to their target for the loss of four wickets in 40.3 overs.
Squads
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (C), Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi
New Zealand: George Worker, Colin Munro, Henry Nicholls, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (C), BJ Watling, Colin de Grandhomme, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
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