<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Henry Shipley and Rachin Ravindra shared six wickets as New Zealand beat Pakistan by 47 runs in the fifth and final one-day international in Karachi on Sunday.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The victory meant New Zealand avoided being swept in the five game series, which Pakistan won 4-1.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">New Zealand batted first and were bowled out for 299 in 49.3 overs with half centuries from Will Young and Tom Latham.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fast bowler Shipley then took 3-34 and spinner Ravindra a career best 3-65 as New Zealand survived a brilliant 72-ball 94 not out by Iftikhar Ahmed to dismiss Pakistan for 252 in 46.1 overs.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The defeat means Pakistan's rise to number one in the ODI rankings lasted just 48 hours and they are now third behind Australia and India.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"It's is certainly pleasing to put on a complete performance in the last game," said Latham.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Shipley bowled fantastically well with the new ball, he found the right lengths on this wicket after we got a par score."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ahmed led Pakistan's fightback from 66-4 as he added 97 for the fifth wicket with Agha Salman who scored run-a-ball 57 but New Zealand held their nerve to get last man Haris Rauf run out for one.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ahmed's fiery knock contained eight fours and two sixes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A holiday crowd of around 20,000 had come in anticipation of Babar Azam making his 100th ODI memorable but they were left disappointed when Pakistan skipper was caught off a miscued shot off Shipley for a five-ball one.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Before that opener Shan Masood had fallen for seven. Fakhar Zaman managed a laborious 64-ball 33 and Mohammad Rizwan fell for nine, leaving Pakistan struggling on 66-4.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"The way we planned, we couldn't finish it that way," said Azam.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"However, the entire series was outstanding. There were good performances. There were many positives, we were able to check on our bench strength."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Usama Mir scored 20, Shadab Khan 14, Shaheen Shah Afridi nought and Mohammad Waseem six but could not offer enough to support Ahmed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">New Zealand's innings was built around Young's 91-ball 87 and a 58-ball 59 from Latham after the visitors won the toss and opted to bat at the National Stadium.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">New Zealand lost Tom Blundell for 15 and then Henry Nicholls for 23 before Young steadied the innings in a 74-run third wicket stand with Latham.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Young hit eight fours and two sixes and was looking set for a hundred but was smartly caught by wicketkeeper Rizwan off leg-spinner Shadab in the 30th over.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mark Chapman upped the tempo with a breezy 33-ball 43 with two sixes and five fours, adding 56 for the fourth wicket with Latham.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Chapman was unlucky to be caught behind off the glove as he tried to sweep Shadab to leg side. He took 22 off one over from spinner Agha Salman.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Latham also holed out off spinner Mir in the 42nd over after hitting five boundaries.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ravindra (28) and Cole McConchie (26) added useful runs before New Zealand were bowled in 49.3 overs.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For Pakistan, Shaheen took 3-46 while Mir and Shadab claimed two wickets apiece.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pakistan won the first two matches by five and seven wickets in Rawalpindi before taking the next two in Karachi by 26 and 102 runs. AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>