New Zealand194 for 8 (Allen 74, Williamson 26*, Rauf 3-38, Abbas 2-43) beat  Pakistan 173 (Babar 66, Fakhar 50, Milne 4-33, Sears 2-28) by 21 runs

Finn Allen's blistering 41-ball 74 and a four-wicket haul from Adam Milne put New Zealand 2-0 up in the five-match series against Pakistan in Hamilton.

Allen put on two crucial partnerships with Devon Conway and Kane Williamson as New Zealand looked set for a mammoth total once more, after registering 226 in Auckland. But Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi and Haris Rauf helped Pakistan claw back and keep the hosts to 194, despite Mitchell Santner's cameo.

After losing two early wickets, Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman's 87-run stand seemed to put Pakistan in the driving seat. But Milne, Ben Sears and Ish Sodhi ran through Pakistan's batting to secure the win for New Zealand.