6th ODI: New Zealand v Pakistan (Winner: NZ)

NZ 311/7 (J Ryder 107, N McCullum 65, A Razzaq 2/23, M Hafeez 2/57) beat PAK 254 (K Akmal 89, S Afridi 44, H Bennett 4/46, J Franklin 3/50) by 57 runs.
	Match Scorecard
Man of the Match : J Ryder	Eden Park, Auckland (5 Feb,2011)

Paksitan won the toss and put New Zealand in. New Zealand lost Brendon early on but Guptill and especially Ryder fought back with attacking strokes by putting up a century stand. By the time Guptill was caught the score was 141/2 after 25 with COW of 51%. Taylor, Franklin and Ryder (after a scintillating century) fell soon but Styris and Nathan McCullum smashed fifties to take NZ to 311/7 with COW of 61%. Pakistan didn’t have the best of starts and were soon reduced to 58/3 after 12 with COW of 31%. Kamran and Ashad pit together a decent stand to give some stability but Ashad and Umar quickly and when Kamran also fell for 89 it was a lost cause and despite Afridi and Tanvir’s battling innings they were all out for 254 in 44.1 overs to lose the match and end the series at 3-2.

First Inns (New Zealand) - 50 Overs Maximum

12 Overs: NZ 85/1

NZ 56%

Despite the early loss of Brendon

McCullum, Jesse Ryder took the Pakistan attack to the cleaners, ably supported by a dour Guptill. New Zealand’s chances increased by 6% during this period.

23 Overs: NZ 136/1

NZ 53%

Guptill and Ryder consolidated during

this period, and picking boundaries of the occasional bad delivery. New Zealand’s chances decreased by 3% during this period.

39 Overs: NZ 202/5

PAK 53%

Pakistan came back into the match

with some disciplined bowling by Razzaq in particular as New Zealand lost the middle order. New Zealand’s chances decreased by 6% during this period.

50 Overs: NZ 311/7

NZ 61%

Styris and Nathan McCullum made

full use of the batting powerplay and the death overs , while the Pakistani attack found it difficult to bowl Yorker length deliveries. New Zealand’s chances increased by 14% during this period.

Second Inns (Pakistan: Target 312) - 50 Overs Maximum

11 Overs: PAK 54/2	NZ 67%	Pakistan lost their first 2 wickets
		fairly early depriving them the chance of providing a decent base to their innings. Pakistan’s chances decreased by 6% during this period.
23 Overs: PAK 126/3	NZ 64%	Kamran Akmal, getting his 1st fifty of
		the series, was keeping Pakistan afloat with a few big hit mixed with a staple diet of singles, with a little help from partner in crime Asad Shafiq. Pakistan’s chances increased by 3% during this period.
33 Overs: PAK 183/7	NZ 79%	Pakistan lost it by this point, being
		well into the tail with a mammoth amount of runs still remaining , it was left to Afridi to take Pakistan all the way. Pakistan’s chances decreased by 15% during this period.
44.1 Overs: PAK 254/10	NZ 100%	Pakistan employed a unique strategy
		where Tanvir took the risks, and Afridi the singles, bringing the target close, however the wicket of Afridi effectively ended the contest. New Zealand won by 57 runs.

6th ODI: New Zealand v Pakistan (Winner: NZ)

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