Pakistan chose to bat and got off to a poor start, with both Azhar Ali and Ahmed Shehzad back in the hut by the sixth over AFP
Mohammad Hafeez helped dig them out of trouble, smashing 76 off 60 balls AFP
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Hafeez added 134 for the third wicket with Babar Azam, who made 83 off 77 Getty Images
Shoaib Malik kept the momentum going with 32 off 27 balls, and Pakistan were looking dangerous, reaching 200 in the 30th over AFP
But the tide turned when Trent Boult removed Malik AFP
Sarfraz Ahmed stuck around to make 41, but wickets fell in a heap around him AFP
Pakistan were bowled out for 290 in the 48th over, Adam Milne finishing with three wickets Getty Images
Returning from a back injury, Brendon McCullum was out for a first-ball duck Getty Images
But Martin Guptill carried on his fine form Getty Images
And Kane Williamson gave him excellent support Getty Images
Guptill and Williamson both scored eighties, and added 159 for the second wicket Getty Images
But just when New Zealand seemed to be cruising, Pakistan struck back through an unexpected source: Azhar Ali Getty Images
Azhar dismissed both set batsmen with his part-time legspin, in the space of two overs Getty Images
And there were further wobbles for New Zealand with Henry Nicholls and Grant Elliott falling cheaply Getty Images
Rain, which had threatened right through the match, arrived with New Zealand 210 for 5 in the 36th over Getty Images
Play was delayed for just under an hour, and New Zealand came out chasing a revised target of 263 in 43 overs Getty Images
Corey Anderson's 29-ball 35 couldn't quite finish the job against Pakistan's spirited fast bowlers, but Mitchell Santner sneaked New Zealand home with two balls remaining Getty Images
