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New Zealand vs Pakistan LIVE score, Cricket World Cup 2019: Commentary stream, wickets, England permutations

New Zealand vs Pakistan, Cricket World Cup 2019 LIVE score
Venue: Edgbaston
​Date: Wednesday, 26 June, 2019
​Start: 10:30am BST

New Zealand finished on 237 for six to leave Pakistan needing to score at 4.76 runs an over to win.

After Shaheen Afridi rattled through the Black Caps' top-order to leave the current table-toppers on 83/5, New Zealand rallied through Jimmy Neesham and Colin de Grandhomme.

Neesham smashed the final ball from Wahab Riaz over mid-wicket for six to end unbeaten on 97 from 112 balls, while De Grandhomme hit a respectable 64 as the Black Caps looked to hold onto their unbeaten start to the tournament.

A win would send the Black Caps through to the semi-finals; seventh-place Pakistan have five points with an outside chance of advancing. As for hosts England, victory for Pakistan would leave them facing a must-win match against India on Saturday.

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Cricket World Cup table as it stands...

Pos Team P W L T/A Net RR Pts
1 New Zealand 7 6 0 1 +0.906 12
2 Australia 6 5 1 0 +0.849 10
3 India 5 4 0 1 +0.809 9
4 England 7 4 3 0 +1.051 8
5 Bangladesh 7 3 3 1 -0.133 7
6 Sri Lanka 6 2 2 2 -1.119 6
7 Pakistan 6 2 3 1 -1.265 5
8 West Indies 6 1 4 1 +0.190 3
9 South Africa 7 1 5 1 -0.324 3
10 Afghanistan 7 0 7 0 -1.634 0
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