This is the quickest 200-plus run chase in T20Is

Fastest T20I hundreds for Pakistan:

44 balls - Hasan Nawaz vs NZ, Auckland, Today 49 balls - Babar Azam vs SA, Centurion, 2021 58 balls - Ahmed Shehzad vs BAN, Dhaka, 2014 58 balls - Babar Azam vs NZ, Lahore, 2023

Wow! What a flawless chase. This will surely bring back disgruntled Pakistan fans who were tired of the doom and gloom. It looks like a new era has begun for Pakistan cricket! With a fresh crop of players coming in, and after taking a few games to settle, some of these batters have shown what they are capable of. Pakistan were always in control, bossing the chase, and never looked ruffled. Hasan Nawaz went all guns blazing right from the word go and mesmerized us with his spectacular strokeplay! A hundred in just his third T20I appearance--and that too in a stiff run chase? That speaks volumes about his potential

Well, that's all from us! The series is alive and we'll see you on Sunday. Until next time, this is goodbye from me, Rvel Zahid, and Thilak Rama. Take care!

Hasan Nawaz, Player of the Match: The way I got out in first two matches, I was very disheartened, but captain and Shadab supported me, told me I am a match winning player and that helped me. I just had in my mind that I need to score a single first in international cricket and then after that I felt relaxed and the pressure was released. I had so much backing and I am so grateful to my captain.

Michael Bracewell, New Zealand Captain: Disappointed with the result tonight. When a guy play like that, it's really tough, credit to him. I think you look at first innings, we didn't bat full 20 overs which is criminal...conditions can change and you just gotta deal with it. They played pretty well and it's tough to defend here. I think to be honest with ourselves, maybe we were 20 runs short but credit to the way they batted

Salman Ali Agha, Pakistan Captain: I think it's an outstanding performance. A full proper game. Bowlers started really well; we took early wickets which was missing (earlier). The two youngsters batted really well...I thought 200 is par here, it's a good ground for batting. I just said (to my teammates), we can chase this down. The bowlers did really well, restricting them to 200 was a great effort. We knew it was do or die and we just wanted to enjoy and now looking forward to the next game

Bhushan: "Take a bow Hasan!! what an innings!! what a way to score hundred after 2 ducks!!"

Manoj: "Saw a lot more intent in Pakistan team today right from the word go especially after the spectacular catch by Haris Rauf. Today it was a total team effort in the whole field."

Stephen Manuel: "This kid is what Pakistan have been waiting for!!"

Dave Fern : "Here at Eden Park witnessing a Pakistan batting masterclass. Black Caps going to lose, but Pakistan and cricket win. "