NZ vs Pak 1st ODI: Kane Williamson ton sinks Pakistan in Wellington downpour

Wellington: Kane Williamson may have been New Zealand’s hero in their dominant win over Pakistan in the opening one-day international in Wellington on Saturday, but he said it was not a game for heroics.

“You’re always thinking about the role you need to play and the situation of the game, and it certainly didn’t require something silly,” Williamson said after New Zealand beat the Champions Trophy holders by 61 runs under the DL system.

New Zealand made 315 for seven in their 50 overs and had the tourists at 166 for six when rain stopped play in the 31st over. Pakistan had arrived on a nine-match winning streak but fresh from playing in more accommodating conditions than the 120 kilometre an hour (75 mph) winds and rain that greeted them in Wellington.

Brief scores
New Zealand 315/7 in 50 overs (M. Guptill 48, C. Munro 58, K. Williamson 115, H. Nicholls 50, Hasan Ali 3/61) bt Pakistan 166/6 in 30.1 overs (Fakhar Zaman 82*, Southee 3/22).