New Zealand 336 for 5 (Mitchell 129, Latham 98, Rauf 4-78) vs Pakistan
Pakistan were sloppy in the field in the first game, and will rue the chance they missed to get rid of Mitchell before he brought up three-figures. Naseem put down a dolly at mid-on with the batter four away from the milestone, denying Usama Mir the wicket his bowling deserved. Latham pulled Mir away for four to bring up his own half-century a few balls later, while Mitchell eased his way to a hundred the following over.
The shackles were off from that point, and in the absence of Shaheen Afridi, who was rested, run-scoring was easier. The final 11 overs brought 107, with Latham central to much of the boundary-hitting. He would be denied the century he deserved when a Pakistan review for caught behind found a Rauf delivery had kissed his inside edge when he was two short, A tight final three overs from Pakistan ensured New Zealand were kept below the 350 they had threatened, but it is still a total that will pose enough of a challenge.