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New Zealand 133/7 (Vettori 38, B McCullum 33) Pakistan 132/7 (Butt 67*, Butler 3-19)New Zealand beat Pakistan by 1 runDefending Champions Pakistan was beaten by the Kiwis side after a sensational game. At least three decisions were against Pakistan including skipper Afridis catch which was not taken cleanly.Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first. Pakistani bowlers made breakthrough at regular intervals and the Kiwis gave a modest total of 134 runs to win. Skipper Vettori was prominent 38.Pakistani side could not start very well, both Akmal brothers fell cheaply. Only Salman Butt was prominent with his 67 not out.Teams: PAKISTAN: Shahid Afridi (captain), Salman Butt, Mohammad Hafeez, Khalid Latif, Misbah-ul-Haq, Fawad Alam, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Hammad Azam, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamer, Saeed Ajmal. NEW ZEALAND: Daniel Vettori (captain), Brendon McCullum, Jesse Ryder, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Aaron Redmond, Jacob Oram, Gareth Hopkins, Rob Nicol, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Tim Southee, Shane Bond, Ian Butler.
