All-rounder Scott Styris steered New Zealand to a thrilling four-wicket victory with an unbeaten century in the first one-day international against Pakistan on Saturday.Styris performed with both bat and ball to give the hosts a1-0 lead in the five match series. Having claimed three wickets during the Pakistan innings, Styris helped New Zealand reach their victory target of 230 in the final over with 10 fours and two sixes during his knock of 101.Earlier, Pakistan wicketkeeper Moin Khan hit a quickfire 72 off 68 balls to rescue the tourists, who finished on 229 Yasir Hameed (19) and Imran Farhat (24) had put on 47 for the first wicket before Pakistan collapsed to 84 for five in the 27th over.But Moin and Inzamam-ul-Haq (19) steadied the ship and added 36 before the captain became Styris’s third victim. Abdul Razzaq joined Moin and the duo picked up the pace to add 63 in only 9.5 overs. Razzaq was eventually run out for 22 but Azhar Mahmood then smashed an unbeaten 26 off only 10 balls as he and Moin added 46 off the last 23 deliveries.The home side, who had lost their way between the 37th and 40th overs when they lost three wickets, clinched the win when Bendon McCullum clipped Mohammad Sami to fine leg for two with five balls to spare.BRIEF SCORESPakistan: 229/7 (I Farhat 24, M Khan not out 72, A Razzaq 22, A Mahmood not out 26, Oram 2/28, Styris 3/34).New Zealand: 230/6 (S Fleming 45, S Styris not out 101, Shoaib Malik 2/28).
