5.15 pm Two-six-two is the kind of total that makes sure both teams are in the game, along with the viewers. And it took a lot of running from the Pakistan middle order to get there. Mohammad Hafeez was slow to start, as he usually is, but ends up with 81 off 80. Sarfraz Ahmed, as he often is, provided the spark that got the innings going, claiming a 44-ball 50 to erase memories of the fact that his side was until the last 10 were going at a mere 4.3 per over. The last five alone have yielded 62 runs and that is enough of a high for Pakistan's immense bowling attack to ride on. An important point to note though is that New Zealand will begin their chase under lights and that means a pitch that was rather slow upto now can quicken up. The ball will come onto the bat, and there are strokemakers aplenty waiting, including Ross Taylor, who is playing his 200th ODI. (read more here) So do stick around. This looks like fun.

Boult to close the innings out.