Aziz and Qadir help Pakistan draw level

Pakistan Under-19 211 for 4 (Aziz 82*, Azam 42*) beat New Zealand Under-19 207 (Latham 44, Cleaver 37) by six wickets
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An unbeaten 82 by Rameez Aziz helped Pakistan to a six-wicket win and levelled the series with one game to play in Blenheim. Set a modest target of 208, Pakistan got off to a shaky start, losing three early wickets, before two half-century stands - both involving Aziz - guided them home.

New Zealand will be disappointed they didn't go on to score a lot more after the start they got. Thomas Latham, son of former New Zealand player Rod, was in sight of a half-century but his dismissal sparked a collapse. New Zealand were 91 for 2 in the 18th over at that stage but they suddenly lost six wickets for 40 runs. Usman Qadir took three middle-order wickets to orchestrate that collapse. However, Jonathan Hickey and Dane Cleaver hit 30s in a 70-run stand to push the score past 200.

Pakistan were in early trouble at 35 for 3 against the New Zealand seamers, led by Doug Bracewell. Ghumman and Aziz added 97 to pull the match back in Pakistan's favour. After Ghumman fell for 41, Hammad Azam joined Aziz in a stand of 79 to finish the game.

The teams will play the deciding game on Thursday, as part of the warm-up for the Under-19 World Cup.