New Zealand vs Pakistan: Third T20 cricket match – as it happened

That’s from Dunedin where New Zealand take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.

So much for Pakistan to think about in a World Cup year.

Records aplenty for Finn Allen in his innings.

He certainly enjoyed himself – we hope you enjoyed the coverage too.

It’s India vs Afghanistan later in the final game of their series.

Do join us again for that if you can.

For now though, from me, Kevin Hand, it’s goodbye.

Allen was the star of the show but his skipper Mitchell Santner says the plan was to go out and hit big.

“Pakistan are a very good team and they’ve shown that. It was set up today by Allen,” he told NZTV.

“It’s nice to have a good score, it’s a small ground here and we looked for a big score and that’s what we managed to do.”

Finn Allen registered the highest score by a New Zealand batter in a T20 international and claimed the world record number of sixes in an over.

“I’ve been working on a solid foundation and solid base,” he told NZTV

“Picking my moment and picking bowlers too but hitting the balls on their merit and where is supposed to go.”

The biggest margin of victory in the series so far.

New Zealand move 3-0 up and take the series with two to play.

Nawaz nicks the first ball of Southee’s over to the keeper as he goes for a huge six.

A swing and an inside edge from Nawaz that flies for four.

Just a single off the first half of the over. A sharp bouncer does Shaheen for pace.

A top edge from Shaheen flies over the keeper after the left-hander opened his body to swing to the leg side.

He does connect properly with the final ball though and that was where he wanted the last to go – over square for six.

He pulls a length bar over midwicket off Henry who follows with a wide at the start of the over.

Twenty-fifth six of the match.

Nawaz pulls six over midwicket off Southee.

Fourteen off the over with a four earlier in the over for Nawaz as well.

Babar hits Sodhi over cover for four, then drags his straight of midwicket.

Sodhi strikes back though as Babar hauls the next ball to midwicket where Phillips soars through the air to take the catch.

A third fifty in a row for Babar.

Shaheen is the new batter and takes a single to end the over.

16 overs bowled.

Four singles follow the run out of Iftikhar including Babar bringing up his fifty off 33 balls.

Nawaz is the new batter.

Iktikhar is run out.

He drives what looks like an assured single to cover but Santner executes an outstanding run out.

A little slow not expecting such good work in the field.

Another quiet over follows a wicket as Santner sneaks through with two singles and two twos.

Six and out of Khan.

He hits Henry straight down the ground but then holes out to Phillips at deep midwicket.

Babar hammers a pulled six in between.

End of the 13th over.

Just four singles off the over and Pakistan are very much up against it now.

A shot too many and Fakhar skies Ferguson to offer Santner a simple catch.

A very long way back now.

Azam Khan is the new batter and takes a single last ball of the over.

End of the 11th over.

The right-hander steps outside off and opens the face to a slower ball.

Incredible timing to find four midway through the over.

Fakhar dismissively slaps Santner straight back over his head for four to find a boundary fourth ball. It’s the only one of the over though.

Just two singles and a bye off the first three balls.