Chasing Pakistan’s 287/6, opener Tom Blundell hit a 78-ball 65 for New Zealand whilst debutant Cole McConchie struck an undefeated 45-ball 64 however the guests had been bowled out for 261 in 49.1 overs.
Pakistan, who gained the primary two fits by means of 5 and 7 wickets respectively in Rawalpindi, took an unassailable 3-0 lead within the five-match sequence.
The final two fits are on Friday and Sunday, additionally in Karachi.
Pakistan’s final ODI sequence win over New Zealand was once in 2011 and because then they’d misplaced six of the seven sequence, with one drawn.
New Zealand threatened to run away with a win as Blundell and Will Young (33 off 41 balls) gave them a assured opening stand of 83 in 15.3 overs.
Pakistan in any case broke thru with Young’s run out off a right away throw from quick third-man, sooner than Mohammad Wasim disregarded Daryl Mitchell for 21 — the person who had hit successive masses within the final two fits.
Fifteen runs later, Blundell was once additionally run out after failing to achieve his crease in an try to entire a moment run. He hit seven obstacles in his knock.
Tom Latham, who made 45, and Mark Chapman (13) added 40 for the fourth wicket however pacer Naseem Shah bowled Chapman with an exquisite supply sooner than Latham was once wiped clean up by means of Wasim.
McConchie tied valiantly to seize a victory for New Zealand, smashing two sixes and 6 fours however ran out of companions.
Naseem, Wasim and Shaheen Shah Afridi all took two wickets for Pakistan.
Earlier, New Zealand began neatly by means of getting the in-form opener Fakhar Zaman stuck off Matt Henry for 19.
Zaman, who had scored 3 masses in his final 3 ODI innings, had formed up neatly sooner than his fall, leaving it to Haq and Azam to secure the innings throughout their 108-run second-wicket stand.
Azam hit 3 fours and a six sooner than he chopped one onto his stumps off Henry.
Haq was once bowled by means of pacer Adam Milne within the thirty eighth over.
Abdullah Shafique struggled once more as he controlled simply 19, however Agha Salman (31) helped Mohammad Rizwan (32) upload 54 runs for the 5th wicket to boost the entire.
In the general overs, Mohammad Nawaz and Shadab Khan additionally chipped in with 11 and 21 no longer out respectively.
Henry was once the most efficient bowler for New Zealand, taking 3–54.
(With inputs from AFP)