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Patna : New Zealand (NZ) scored 266/9 in 50 overs in the first of the three-match ODI series against Pakistan at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE, on November 7, 2018, with Ross Taylor scoring 80 in 112 balls with 5 fours and wicketkeeper Tom Latham scoring 68 in 64 balls with 5 fours.
Open Colin Munro made 29 while captain Kane Williamson scored 27. Tim Southee and Ish Sodhi scored 20 and 24 runs respectively. Electing to bat after winning the toss, New Zealand were 210/7 after 42.3 overs but the lower order batsmen took the score to 266/9.
For Pakistan, spinner Shadab Khan, 20, and fast bowler Shaheen Afridi, 18, took four wickets each while Imad Wzasim took one wicket. Shadab Khan, a bowling all-rounder, three wickets in his 9th overs to rock the New Zealand innings. New Zealand lost their 4th, 5th, and 6th wicket when the score was 208.
Chasing a targdet of 267, Pakistan were 7/0 after 2 overs.