9.46pm And for what is the second time in a week the New Zealand team get into position to pose with yet another ODI series trophy win, following the one they completed against Sri Lanka just a week back. This team is looking very good as we edge closer and closer to the big day. Surely one of the contenders for the title, along with Australia and South Africa. Well that is it from us here in Napier. We sincerely hope you enjoyed our coverage of today's match between New Zealand and Pakistan. Don't forget to tune here again for all your World Cup news and coverage. Till then though, this is ESPNcricinfo wishing you a good night, and good luck, wherever you are.
Brendon McCullum, New Zealand captain: We have to be happy with where we are at. We have been playing some perfect games of late, and now the challenge is to maintain that and be consistent going into the World Cup. This has been the ideal preparation for us so we have no excuses come the big event. The good things we have done is give different guys the opportunity to take the lead and execute our game places. We have been able to achieve some special things of late, but we know we are not good enough to take any team in this tournament for granted. It is great to have so many contributors. Thankfully we have been having different guys stand up at times. Kane has been remarkable throughout, and Ross has been special at times too. Support has been amazing both in Test and ODI cricket. We thrive on this and we know how special this event is. It is once-in-a-lifetime for us. We just hope to play the cricket we know we can and produce good results.
Misbah ul-Haq, Pakistan captain: It was a really tough series. We tried our best but we need to improve in every area. We just gave away 370 runs and we need to improve our bowling, especially at the death. If any batsman is set, then they need to continue till the end. It will be different in Australia but I think the pace and bounce will be the same so if we want to do really well we have to tackle that well.
Kane Williamson, Man of the Match: It was nice to contribute in that fashion, but I think the way Ross batted in the middle, especially with how he finished off, was remarkable. There were many contributions that made our total possible and we knew that playing Pakistan they were always capable of chasing down whatever total in front of them. We were fortunate to bat first and put some pressure on them with our first-innings total. Always nice to play Pakistan who are a very strong side. We have a few days off and I am sure we will be raring to go afterwards.
The Man of the Match is Kane Williamson for his 112 which anchored the innings.
9.36pm The presentation is just about to kick off. David White, NZC CEO, has a few words about the sponsors and a farewell to the Pakistan team. Wishes NZ well for the World Cup.
9.30pm Pakistan's innings was shaped initially by the 100-odd stand between the openers, before regular breakthroughs kept New Zealand just ahead on the cards. Misbah did what Misbah does best, but once again he was left in the lurch. We will be back shortly with quotes from the post-match presentation.
9.28pm New Zealand seal a 2-0 series whitewash over Pakistan in this final ODI tune-up before the main event on February 14. An overwhelming performance with the bat ensured Pakistan succumbed to a 119-run defeat. Taylor's ton, which was the difference, will be welcomed greatly by the NZ fans with their first match against Sri Lanka on the horizon.