In such a situation, new zealand won the toss and opted to bat. Guptill's poor form continued with the bat as he fell for just 5 and then Shaheen Shah Afridi rattled new zealand as they suffered at 86/4. Then Neesham and Colin De Grandhomme took the team to safety and with 85 runs coming off the last 10 overs, new zealand managed 237/5.
pakistan faced a shock as Fakhar fell to Boult's pace and the Imam-Ul-Haq followed him. But last match hero Haris Sohail and Babar Azam took the team slowly and steadily towards the end line. In the end, pakistan won the match comfortably.