New Zealand vs Pakistan, 3rd T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Pakistan keep the series alive with a brilliant chase. Two more games to go in this series and the next game is day after (23rd). Do join us then for that one. That's it for now from here. Bye.

Salman Ali Agha | Pakistan captain: Outstanding performance. Proper game we have played, the bowlers started really well and then the two youngsters batted really well. If you back the youngsters they will do well like today. 200 is a par score on this, good wicket and I just said to the guys we can chase this down if you bat well. The bowlers did really well, restricting them to 200 was a very good effort from the bowlers and I'm very happy. It was do or die and we just wanted to go out and enjoy ourselves today. Looking forward to the next game as well.

Michael Bracewell | New Zealand captain: Disappointed with the result. Tip?your hat off to Nawaz, he was unbelievable. Pretty?hard to defend here tonight, credit to him but pretty disappointed. We did not bat the full 20 overs, which is criminal in T20s. You got to tidy up, conditions change and you had to deal with it. (on Chapman) He batted beautifully, when he got out, we had to take stock for a couple of overs, when you put a score of 230 on the board, things have to go their way, we were 15 short.

Hasan Nawaz | Player of the Match (translated from Urdu by Salman Agha): I was disheartened with the way I got out in the first two games but the captain and Shadab Khan backed me to play my natural game. The only thing on my mind was to get a single first and I relaxed after getting that first run in international cricket.

22:21 Local Time, 09:21 GMT, 14:51 IST: Sensational chase this from Pakistan. They have done this in a canter with four overs to spare. Must say the tiny Eden Park ground helped them massively which saw dew as well. Still Pakistan will be thrilled with this result. Hasan Nawaz started off playing second-fiddle to Haris who was the aggressor but once the latter departed, Nawaz took over. He began to strike the ball cleanly and used the ramp shot to good effect when the bowlers bowled it short. It was getting close at the end as he neared his hundred with the target dwindling but Salman Agha assured him that he would give the strike and a maiden T20I 100 was made by the 22-year-old. New Zealand did not have any answers on a pitch which played true and with the dew coming it made their task that much harder. Seifer who was mic'd up and talking to the on-air comms reckoned they were 15 short. But looking at how Pakistan chased this, even 250 may not have been enough. Stay tuned for the post-match presentation...

Jamieson to Hasan Nawaz, FOUR, Hasan Nawaz has finished this off. He then runs and hugs Salman Agha at the other end. Pakistan win and keep the series alive. Short outside off, Hasan Nawaz tries to ramp, it's off the toe-end of the bat but goes fine and down to the third man fence

Jamieson to Hasan Nawaz, FOUR, two ducks in his first two games in international cricket and then a 100 in his third. What a rollercoaster ride for Hasan Nawaz. He is hoisted by Salman Agha at the other end after getting to the landmark. The entire Pakistan dugout are standing and clapping for him. It's a short of length delivery on middle and leg, short-arm jabbed through backward square-leg and it beats the fielder to his left, then begin the celebrations from Nawaz, he hugs his skipper. A fine knock this

Again Salman Agha with words to Hasan Nawaz who nods in agreement.

Jamieson to Hasan Nawaz, wide, slower and shorter outside off, well wide outside off too, called a wide as Hasan Nawaz lets it go

Jamieson to Salman Agha, 1 run, short of length on middle, calmly nudged to the vacant mid-wicket area

Salman Agha gestures as if to tell Hasan Nawaz that he will give him the strike.

Jamieson to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run, slower-ball on a length outside off, Hasan Nawaz tries a big leg-side hoick, the thick outside-edge just clears extra-cover going to his left, also lands in front of sweeper cover running in

Jamieson to Hasan Nawaz, 2 runs, slower-ball and full outside off, Hasan Nawaz thrashes the drive and sweeper cover gets across and cuts it off to his right with a dive

Jamieson to Salman Agha, 1 run, 50 for Salman Agha. A slower-ball leg-cutter outside off, helped down to deep square-leg

Kyle Jamieson [3.0-0-40-0] is back into the attack

Ben Sears to Hasan Nawaz, SIX, beautiful from Hasan Nawaz. Short outside off, it's the ramp and comfortably clears third man. Consecutive sixes and he is just six away from a 100

Ben Sears to Hasan Nawaz, SIX, width and the ball flies. Short and wide outside off, Hasan Nawaz carves it away and it just clears the deep backward point fence

Ben Sears to Hasan Nawaz, no run, he is swinging wildly and is not connecting. Tells Salman Agha that he wants to go over extra-cover. Length delivery outside off, Hasan Nawaz gets forward to loft and misses

Ben Sears to Salman Agha, 1 run, short of length just outside off, Salman Agha goes on the back foot to defend, thick inside-edge goes to his left and they take one

Ben Sears to Salman Agha, leg byes, FOUR, length delivery on middle and leg, Salman Agha shuffles across inside the line, flicks and misses, off the pads and wide of Mitchell Hay