Kiwis take series

A record partnership by Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson gave New Zealand victory with two balls to spare in a tense third one-dayer against Pakistan in Auckland on Sunday.

The three-wicket win in the rain-abridged match also wrapped up the series for New Zealand 2-0.

SCORES IN BRIEF
PAKISTAN: 290 all out in 47.3 overs (Hafeez 76, Azam 83, Malik 32, Sarfraz 41; Boult 2-60, Henry 2-44, Milne 3-49)
NEW ZEALAND: 265 for 7 in 42.4 overs (Guptill 82, Williamson 84, Anderson 35, Ronchi 20; Amir 2-39, Azhar 2-37)
Result: New Zealand by three wickets (D/L method)
Player-of-the-match: Martin Guptill.