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Pakistan saved from ''Clean Sweep''

Pakistan crushed New Zealand by 42 rushes to keep away from clean sweep in the T20I series on Sunday in Christchurch. New Zealand won the series 4-1 subsequent to enlisting persuading wins in the initial four matches.

Pursuing a target of 135 runs, New Zealand were packaged out for 92 runs in 17.2 overs.

Off-spinner Iftikhar Ahmed was the pick of the bowlers for Pakistan with figures of 3-24 in four overs. Captain Shaheen Afridi and all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz packed away two wickets each.

Glenn Phillips was the highest-scorer for the home side with 26 runs in 22 balls.

Seamers Tim Southee, Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson all got two scalps, alongside spinner Ish Sodhi, leaving the Black Caps ready to finish a 5-0 series defeat.

Top-scorer Mohammad Rizwan left for 38 off 38, at last relegating Pakistan to the most minimal first-innings score by either team in the series.

Key player Babar Azam was not in shape, dropped two times by Mark Chapman as he fought to only 13 off 24 balls.

Twenty-year-old Haseebullah Khan opened the batting instead of Saim Ayub, while leg spinner Usama Mir and seamer Abbas Afridi were recalled after both played in the initial two games.

New Zealand rolled out two changes, Ravindra supplanted Daryl Mitchell, who is being rested while leg spinner Sodhi took the billet of fast bowler Adam Milne.