Watch: Kane Williamson in disbelief as Mohammad Nawaz cleans him up with a ripper during second ODI

After taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series against New Zealand, Pakistan once again locked horns against the Kiwis in the second ODI on Wednesday at National Stadium, Karachi. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bat first. New Zealand were bundled out for 261 in the first innings. During the innings, Kane Williamson’s dismissal against Mohammad Nawaz became one of the talking points of the match.

The incident took place on the fifth ball of the 34^th over as left-arm spinner Nawaz bowled a full delivery from around the wicket. Williamson, came on to the front foot to defend the ball which was coming in with the angle. However, the ball turned sharply and beat the outside edge of Williamson’s bat to hit the top of the off-stump. The kiwi captain was seen in disbelief after the dismissal.

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Coming back to the match, New Zealand lost their opener Finn Allen with just two runs on the board in the first over. From there on, Williamson and Devon Conway took the innings forward with a magnificent 181-run stand for the second wicket. Conway scored a magnificent 101 off 92 balls, while Williamson scored 85 off 100.

After their terrific partnership, New Zealand suffered a dramatic collapse and went from 183/1 to 220/7. Some late contribution by Mitchell Santner took New Zealand to 261 as they got all out in 49.5 overs.

Mohammad Nawaz was the wrecker-in-chief for New Zealand who picked up 4/38 in his 10 overs. Naseem Shah also picked up 3/58 in 8.5 overs.

Babar Azam was the lone warrior in Pakistan’s chase

In reply to New Zealand’s total, Pakistan lost openers Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq with just 9 runs on the board. Captain Babar Azam held one end and took the innings forward, however, he didn’t find support from other batters. Only Mohammad Rizwan (28) and Agha Salman (25) hung around with him in the middle. Babar was dismissed in the 43^rd over for 79 off 114 balls with the score on 182/9.

Ish Sodhi dismissed the last batter Haris Rauf in the same over as New Zealand won the match by 79 runs. Ish Sodhi and Tim Southee picked up two wickets each while other bowlers chipped in with one wicket each. Devon Conway was awarded ‘Player of the Match’ for his magnificent hundred.

With the series tied 1-1, the third and final match will be played on 13^th January at the same venue.