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Hafeez, bowlers seal 16-run win for Pakistan

Put in to bat, Pakistan lost Ahmed Shehzad early after a brisk start  Getty Images
Mohammad Hafeez, however, was steady at the other end and scored his eighth T20I fifty  Getty Images
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Mitchell Santner and Adam Milne restricted Pakistan's middle order with quick wickets in the middle overs  AFP
Shahid Afridi, though, smashed 23 off eight balls to lift Pakistan to 171 for 9  AFP
Milne ended the innings with a career-best 4 for 37  Getty Images
Pakistan got a huge boost in the chase when Martin Guptill was run out in the second over for 2  Getty Images
Colin Munro and Kane Williamson then put the hosts well on course by stringing together an 80-run second-wicket stand at almost ten runs an over  AFP
However, Munro fell in the tenth over for a 27-ball 56, giving Pakistan a shot in the arm  Getty Images
Pakistan's bowlers then carved out the hosts' middle order, reducing them from 90 for 2 to 108 for 6. But with Williamson still at the crease, New Zealand still had a chance of chasing down the total  AFP
However, Wahab Riaz dismissed Williamson for 70 and the hosts' lower order failed to fire, handing Pakistan a 16-run victory  AFP
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