The Black Caps have scored a five wicket win over Pakistan at Dunedin to lead the five-game T20 series 2-0.
After a delayed start Pakistan scored 135-9 from their 15 overs.
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Captain Salman Agha top-scored with 46 from 28 including three sixes and four fours. Nexe best was Shada Khan 26 and Shaleen Shah Afridi 22.
For the Black Caps there were two wicket hauls by Ish Sodhi (2-17 from three overs), Jacob Duffy, Ben Sears and James Neesham.
In respone the home side started with a flourish as Tim Seifert made 45 from 22 and Finn Allen 38 from 16 ball including five sixes and one four. Seirfert fell at 66 before Mark Chapman was out for one, daryl Mitchell 14 and Neesham five.
Mitch Hay was not out 21 and captain Michael Bracewell five and a score of 137-5.
Game three is at Eden Park on Friday.
Earlier the White Ferns final T20 clash with Sri Lanka was abandoned.
The White Ferns batted for 14.1 overs scoring 101-3 as Suzie Bates made 31 from 28, Georgia Plimmer 46 not out , Emma McLeod four, Brooke Halliday was out for a duck.
Izzy Sharp was the other not out batter with 17.
The series was drawn 1-1 after the Dunedin no result.