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Razzaq, who was dropped by Nathan McCullum while on two in the 19th over, proceeded to smash three sixes and three fours and finish 34 not out off 11 balls and help his side to a credible 183 for six in their 20 overs.
The 31-year-old medium fast bowler then destroyed New Zealand’s batting lineup taking three wickets as the hosts, who had already wrapped up the series after wins in Auckland and Hamilton, crashed to 11-5 before limping to 80 all out.
The hosts had lost four wickets for three runs in the first 17 balls with Jesse Ryder, Martin Guptill, Dean Brownlie and captain Ross Taylor all failing to score.
Razzaq finished with figures of 3-13 off four overs, though the return was only inflated when Scott Styris hit successive boundaries off his final two balls.
Styris was the only New Zealand batsmen to emerge with any credibility, top scoring with 45 to ensure they avoided achieving the lowest international Twenty20 score of 67, held by Kenya.
Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi finished with 4-14 off 2.5 overs, including two wickets in two balls in his second over.
Pakistan’s openers Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez had given their side a superb start, racing along at more than 10 runs an over as they exploited the superb batting surface, short boundaries and fielding restrictions.
James Franklin finally broke the opening stand with the score on 81 when Hafeez was caught one handed by a leaping Taylor for 34.
Shehzad was then trapped lbw by Franklin for 54 to reduce Pakistan to 90 for two in the 11th over and while their middle order struggled, Razzaq turned the game in the final two overs.
The teams now embark on a two-test series, starting in Hamilton on Jan. 7, before playing six one-day internationals as they build-up to the 50-over World Cup, which starts on Feb. 19.
Scoreboard on Thursday from the third Twenty20 cricket international between New Zealand and Pakistan at AMI Stadium:
Pakistan Innings
Ahmed Shehzad lbw b Franklin 54
Mohammad Hafeez c Taylor b Franklin 34
Asad Shafiq c Mills b McCullum 8
Younis Khan run out 5
Umar Akmal c Brownlie b Milne 30
Shahid Afridi b Southee 14
Abdul Razzaq not out 34
Wahab Riaz not out 0
Extras (1b,3w) 4
TOTAL (for 6 wickets) 183
Overs: 20.
Fall of wickets: 1-81, 2-90, 3-100, 4-106, 5-136, 6-164.
Did not bat: Tanvir Ahmed, Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman.
Bowling: Adam Milne 4-0-48-1 (3w), Kyle Mills 4-0-36-0, Tim Southee 4-0-53-1, Nathan McCullum 4-0-29-1, James Franklin 3-0-12-2, Scott Styris 1-0-4-0.
New Zealand Innings
Jesse Ryder c Shehzad b Tanvir 0
Martin Guptill c Shehzad b Razzaq 0
Dean Brownlie run out 0
Ross Taylor lbw b Razzaq 0
James Franklin b Razzaq 3
Scott Styris b Afridi 45
Peter McGlashan b Rehman 7
Nathan McCullum lbw b Afridi 8
Kyle Mills b Afridi 7
Tim Southee b Afridi 0
Adam Milne not out 3
Extras (3lb,2w,2nb) 7
TOTAL (all out) 80
Overs: 15.5.
Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-3, 5-11, 6-36, 7-58, 8-73, 9-73, 10-80.
Bowling: Abdul Razzaq 4-1-13-3, Tanvir Ahmed 3-0-13-1 (2w,1nb), Wahab Riaz 2-0-15-0 (1nb), Abdur Rehman 4-0-22-1, Shahid Afridi 2.5-0-14-4.
Umpires: Gary Baxter and Chris Gaffaney, New Zealand.
TV umpire: Barry Frost, New Zealand. Match referee: Roshan Mahanama, Sri Lanka.
Toss: won by Pakistan.
Result: Pakistan won by 103 runs.
Series: New Zealand wins the three-match series 2-1.
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