Pak vs NZ: Seifert, Williamson leads New Zealand to a comfortable 9-wicket victory

New Zealand defeated Pakistan in the second T20I by 9 wickets in Hamilton to win the three-match T20I series 2-0. Live score and updates of the match appeared in the thread below. 

Match summary: Pakistan lost the second Twenty20 International by nine wickets as Black Caps comfortably took the series 2-0 after victory in Hamilton. 

Batting first after winning the toss, Pakistan could only manage a target of 164 runs; courtesy Mohammad Hafeez's majestic innings of 99*. But cricket is a team game and Professor's one-man show was not enough to save Men in Green from losing the second match of the series. 

Tim Southee ripped apart the Pakistani top-order and marked his return with brilliant figures of 4/21

In response, Black Caps' poised batting line-up chased the target rather easily. Half-centuries by opener Tim Seifert and captain Kane Williamson ensured that their team not only win the match but also take the series. 

Pakistan bowling seemed toothless as no bowler except for Faheem Ashraf could grab a wicket. 

The two teams will play the last T20I on December 22 in Napier. 

End of live updates

164-1 after 19.2 over: NEW ZEALAND WINS! Williamson hits the winning runs as he scored a boundary in the second ball of the last over. 

160-1 after 19 overs: Five from the penultimate over. Black Caps need 4 to win. Can Pakistan surprise everyone and defend it or do you think New Zealand will chase it comfortably? Let's find out. 

155-1 after 18 overs: New Zealand need 9 runs from 12 balls. The team is all set to win the match and the series it seems. 

155-1 after 17.4 overs: FIFTY! Williamson finally brings up his half-century after playing five nervous dot balls. 

153-1 after 17 overs: New Zealand require just 11 to win. Williamson 49(33) Seifert 81 (57)

143-1 after 16 overs: 

136-1 after 15 overs: Eleven runs from that over. Two boundaries by Williamson as he paces up his innings. Black Caps require 28 runs to win now. 

125-1 after 14 overs: Just four from that over. Seifert 68(48) Williamson 35 (25) 

122-1 after 13 overs: Williamson joins the party as he smash two boundaries and a six. Not the ideal over by Haris Rauf as Black Caps get 18 from it. They require just 42 to win now. 

104-1 after 12 overs: Black Caps are scoring at run rate of 8.66 which is more than required. Looks like they are heading towards an easy win. 

99-1 after 11 overs: 

91-1 after 10 overs: 10 runs from that over. New Zealand look comfortable as they require 73 runs off 60 balls. 

83-1 after 9.1 overs: Fifty up for Tim Seifert. His second in this series. What a player! 

81-1 after 9 overs: Seifert 49 (31) Williamson 11(12)

71-1 after 8 overs: 

65-1 after 7 overs: What an over for New Zealand. 19 runs from it. Seifert smashed three huge sixes to Wahab Riaz. Seifert 39 (24) Williamson 5 (7)

46-1 after 6 overs: Seven from Faheem's second over. Black Caps scoring at a run rate of 7.6.

39-1 after 5 overs: Just four from that over. Williamson 4(6) Seifert 14 (13) 

35-1 after 4 overs: Six from that over and a wicket. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson on crease now. 

35-1 after 3.3 overs: OUT!! Faheem Ashraf helps Pakistan get its first breakthrough. Guptill gone for 21 (11) 

29-0 after 3 overs: 

21-0 after 2 overs: Good over for Black Caps as they get 11 from it. Guptill 14(7) Seifert 7(5) 

9-0 after 1 over: New Zealand start their innings by getting nine from the first over. Guptill 3(3) Seifert 6 (3)

12:47pm Shaheen to open the bowling for Pakistan. Martin Guptill and Tim Seifert batting for New Zealand. Here we go! 

163-6 after 20 overs: Hafeez finishes Pakistan's innings in style with a SIX! Unlucky for the batsman as he remains unbeaten at 99 (57). Just one short off century. That must hurt. 

145-6 after 19 overs: 11 runs from the penultimate over. Boult goes wicket-less upon his return. Hafeez 82 (52) Imad 9 (4) 

134-6 after 18 overs: Imad comes to bat. Six runs from that over. Southee finishes with figures 4/21 and is currently the highest wicket-taker for Black Caps. 

133-6 after 17.5 overs: OUT! Southee returns to strike back yet again. Faheem gone for 5 (4) as Pakistan lose their sixth wicket.  

128-5 after 17 overs: Nine from that over as Faheem Ashraf joins Hafeez on batting crease. Pakistan scoring at a run rate of 7.52 now. Hafeez 76 (46) Faheem 3(3) 

119-5 after 16 overs: OUT! Sodhi strikes. Pakistan lose another wicket. Khushdil goes for 14 (20)

107-4 after 15 overs: Hafeez 59 (39) Khushdil 13 (18)

101-4 after 14.4 overs: BOOOOM! Hafeez brings up his fifty in style with a mighty pull over square leg that goes for SIX! 

90-4 after 14 overs: Just four from Sodhi's over. 

86-4 after 13 overs: Khushdil scores his first boundary as Pakistan get eight from that over. Hafeez 41 (30) Khushdil 10 (15)

78-4 after 12 overs: One boundary from that over as Pakistan gets five from it. Too many dots from Team Green? Hafeez 40 (29) Khushdil 3 (10)

73-4 after 11 overs: Pakistan gaining back some momentum here. They are scoring at run rate of 6.43. However, with such short boundaries we are not sure if that is enough. 

65-4 after 10 overs: Hafeez 29 (21) Khushdil 2 (6) 

58-4 after 9 overs: Khushdil Shah is the next batsman in. Good first over by Jimmy Neesham. Just three form it as he gets a breakthrough. 

56-4 after 8.2 overs: OUT! Neesham strikes. Pakistan captain Shadab Khan goes back to pavilion for 4(7). 

55-3 after 8 overs: Two back to back boundaries by Hafeez help Pakistan slightly get back the momentum. They get 9 from that over. Hafeez 21 (16) Shadab 4 (6) 

46-3 after 7 overs: Good over for Team Green as they manage to get 13 off it. Hafeez 12 (12) Shadab 4 (4) 

33-3 after 6 overs: Shadab Khan on crease now. Tim Southee making sure Pakistan don't miss Jacob Duffy as he gets rid of Pakistan top order. Black Caps in dominating position.  

33-3 after 5.4 overs: OUT! Tim Southee strikes yet again. Rizwan edges one to the wicket-keeper and is dismissed for 22 (20). 

31-2 after 5 overs: Kyle Jamieson into the attack now. The bowler gives just four runs in his opening over. 

27-2 after 4 overs: Six from that over as both the batsmen survive Southee's second over. Rizwan 18 (15) Hafeez 1 (3) 

21-2 after 3 overs: Five from that over. Mohammad Hafeez on crease now with Rizwan. 

16-2 after 2 overs: OUT! Southee strikes again! Pakistan lose another wicket. Shafique gone for a duck. 

16-1 after 1.4 over: OUT! Haider Ali goes for 8. 

8-0 after 1 over: Two boundaries by Rizwan take Pakistan to a good start. 

10:57am Haider Ali will open with Mohammad Rizwan today. Abdullah Shafique to play down the order.

10:45am Interesting changes in the Black Caps XI. Captain Williamson returns along with pacers Boult and Southee. While Men in Green are playing the same team. 

New Zealand: 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Tim Seifert (wk), 3 Kane Williamson (capt), 4 Devon Conway, 5 Glenn Phillips, 6 Jimmy Neesham, 7 Kyle Jamieson, 8 Scott Kuggeleijn 9 Tim Southee, 10 Trent Boult, 11 Ish Sodhi

Pakistan: 1 Abdullah Shafique, 2 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 3 Haider Ali, 4 Mohammad Hafeez, 5 Shadab Khan (capt), 6 Khushdil Shah, 7 Imad Wasim, 8 Faheem Ashraf, 9 Wahab Riaz, 10 Shaheen Afridi, 11 Haris Rauf

10:30am Pakistan have won the toss and chose to bat first again.

10:15am We are 15 minutes away from the match toss.

10:10am Pakistan trail the three-match series 1-0 courtesy their five-wicket defeat in the opening T20I. A win tonight would see them level the series and stay alive, whereas a defeat would hand the trophy to the hosts.

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