Pakistan beat NZ XI by 120 runs in warm-up game

Pakistan beat New Zealand XI by 120 runs in their warm-up game in Nelson on Wednesday, three days before the fivematch ODI series kicks off. Put in to bat first by New Zealand XI, who won the toss, Pakistan put up a massive total of 342 from 50 overs, driven by centuries from openers Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman who scored 104 and 106, respectively. Both the batsmen retired out – an occasion- al practice in warm-up matches. Hasan Ali, Shadab Khan and skipper Sarfraz Ahmed scored 36, 24 and 21, respectively. New Zealand XI were bowled out for 221, with in-form Shadab Khan bagging four wickets. Faheem Ashraf claimed two scalps. The five-match ODI series gets underway from Saturday, January 6, followed by three T20 internationals.