Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor combined for an unbeaten 104-run stand to get the BLACKCAPS home in Nelson. PHOTOSPORT

Guptill and Taylor show the way

Posted Tuesday, 9 January, 2018 in International Match Reports

The BLACKCAPS unbeaten start to the home summer continues, after they overcame a Pakistan fightback and some rain to win the second GJ Gardner Homes ODI by eight wickets on DLS Method

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Earlier rain halted proceedings at Saxton Oval in Nelson with the BLACKCAPS 64-2 in pursuit of Pakistan's 247 run-target.

Guptill (86*) and Taylor (45*) returned to chase 87 more runs in 11 overs and knocked the target off without losing a wicket and with an over to spare.

The BLACKCAPS once again started strongly with the ball, reducing the visitors to 39-3 and then 141-7, before rearguard half-centuries by Shadab Khan and Hasan Ali got them through to a competitive total. 

Pakistan were further buoyed by the early wicket of the in-form Colin Munro for a duck and when they had Williamson for 17 - the momentum was with the Champions Trophy winners when the rain came.

As it happened...

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