NZ VS PAK - 2nd ODI, Pakistan tour of New Zealand, 2018

It was lovely bringing you this enthralling, albeit truncated contest from the Saxton Oval, Nelson. It could have been closer and more exciting, had rain not marred the run-chase. Nevertheless, we look forward to bringing you the next ODI in this series where Pakistan will have to play out of their skins. Until then, this is Rishi Roy signing off on behalf of Sriram and Mukesh, and switching to T20 mode - that's right, it's Big Bash time! Cheerio!

Kane Williamson, winning captain: "Yeah, it was a brilliant performance by our boys. It was an interesting game and it panned out well for us. The boys were brilliant in the first innings with the ball, but Pakistan showed some good resistance with their lower-order and formed some partnerships. Our batsmen did well especially after the rain-break which worked in our favour a little bit. Martin (Guptill) and (Ross) Taylor both looked in fine touch and got us home. Martin playing with that kind of freedom was great to watch. (About complacency on a winning streak) We are playing a good team, and we're getting into a winning habit. Hopefully we can continue it in the upcoming games as well."

Sarfraz Ahmed, losing captain: I think it's a very disappointing performance. Our batting didn't perform today and our lower-order bailed us out. The momentum was high before the rain break; we will work on our batting. We lost too many wickets in the first 10 overs. We will bounce back in the next game.

Martin Guptill, player of the match: We got off to a good start, losing Colin early wasn't ideal. To get a win after a rain delay was pleasant. I spent my time with the physio during the break. Taylor is a calming influence and good to spend time with him and seal off the run-chase.

19:16 Local Time, 06:16 GMT, 11:46 IST: A fine contest was setup by the Pakistan lower-order and Hafeez after a top-order collapse and NZ were set 247 to win. After getting the key wickets of Williamson and Munro, Pakistan were clearly ahead. However, rain played spoilsport in the 100th match party between the two sides as the Kiwis were set a revised target. Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor laid into the attack with a flurry of sixes after the rain delay to polish off the target with 7 balls to spare. So, New Zealand go 2-0 up in this five-match series, and Pakistan will have to make an extraordinary comeback in the next three games if they are to win this series.

Raees to Ross Taylor, 1 run, short ball on off, Taylor clears his leg and violently pulls it down. Manages to chop it off the inside half down to to deep square leg and they get the single that gives the Kiwis a second win in this ODI series

Raees to Guptill, 1 run, full delivery on the boots, Guptill clips it away to backward square leg for a single. Scores level

Raees to Ross Taylor, 1 run, off-stump yorker, Ross Taylor digs it out into the off-side and they scamper through for a single

Raees to Ross Taylor, no run, back of a length and wide slower delivery outside off, Ross Taylor flashes hard and misses it altogether. No foot movement whatsoever

Raees to Ross Taylor, no run, back of a length just outside off, Ross Taylor chops it off the inside edge while trying to cut. Dribbles away towards point

Rumman Raees [4.0-0-34-0] is back into the attack

Shadab Khan to Ross Taylor, 1 run, flighted ball on a good length outside off, Ross Taylor comes forward, and smothers the spin to push it away to long-off for a quick single

Shadab Khan to Guptill, 1 run, to cover flatter ball outside off, pushed to cover for a single. The partnership between Guptill and Ross Taylor is now 100!

Shadab Khan to Guptill, no run, google on middle turning into leg, skiddy, and Guptill jabs his bat down in time

Shadab Khan to Ross Taylor, 1 run, short-ish leg-break outside off, Ross Taylor rocks back and cuts it wide of point to sweeper cover for a single

Shadab Khan to Ross Taylor, no run, flighted leg-break on off, turning away, Ross Taylor crouches low to cut it to cover point

Shadab Khan to Ross Taylor, no run, flat and skiddy flipper on leg, dead-batted back down the wicket off the front foot

Hasan Ali to Guptill, SIX, short ball into the body, Guptill clears his front leg and swings it into the to deep mid-wicket grassbanks for six where a fan squanders the opportunity to win some prize money after he drops the catch

Hasan Ali to Guptill, no run, short again outside off, Guptill sways out of the way and lets it go through

Hasan Ali to Guptill, 2 runs, short delivery outside off, Guptill stands his ground and throws his hands at the pull. Gets a thick top-edge and skies it to fine leg for a couple