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Bay Oval Mount Maunganui: Fast bowlers Jacob Duffy and Zakary Foulkes powered New Zealand to a thumping 15-run win over Pakistan in the fourth T20I to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series at the Bay Oval here on Sunday.

Put in to bat first, New Zealand scored 220/6 in 20 overs, courtesy of a 20-ball half-century from Finn Allen laced with six fours and three maximums. Tim Seifert (44) and Michael Bracewell (46 not out) also made valuable contributions. For the visitors, Haris Rauf starred with figures of 3-27 while Abrar Ahmed picked up two wickets.

In reply, Pakistan were bowled out for 105 in 16.2 overs as New Zealand's four-seam attack accounted for nine of the ten wickets. Abdul Samad top-scored for Pakistan with a 30-ball 44 including four fours and two sixes.