New Zealand sent a warning to its rivals ahead of the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup when it beat Pakistan by 95 runs on Friday to clinch the three-match series 2-1.
It was the last Twenty20 international for New Zealand and Pakistan before the tournament in India in March, with the Kiwis confident after back-to-back wins.
Pakistan won the first match by 16 runs before New Zealand stormed the second by 10 wickets with a world record 171 partnership between Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson. The hosts maintained that form to win equally emphatically on Friday.
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Corey Anderson produced an outstanding allround performance with an unbeaten 82 to lead New Zealand to 196-5 as it batted first and took 2-17 as New Zealand dismissed Pakistan for 101 in 16.1 overs.