NZ beat Pak by 5 wkts

But Seifert and Allen hit seven of the next 12 balls for sixes as NZ launched an assault which helped them clinch the match and a 2-0 series lead

Tim Seifert blasted 45 from 22 balls and Finn Allen hit 38 from 16 as New Zealand cruised to a five-wicket win over Pakistan on Tuesday in a rain-shortened second T20I.

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Captain Salman Ali Agha made 46 as Pakistan reached 135-9 in a match reduced to 15 overs per innings. Shaheen Shan Afridi then bowled a maiden to start NZ innings. But Seifert and Allen hit seven of the next 12 balls for sixes as NZ launched an assault which helped them clinch the match and a 2-0 series lead.

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