Pakistan registered their first one-day international series win over New Zealand in 12 years with a hard-fought 26-run victory in the third match in Karachi on Wednesday.

He'd barely picked up a bat in five years before the beginning of the summer but Jonno Crowe showed he'd forgotten nothing after belting a 62-ball double-century in a midweek competition in Perth on Tuesday.

David Warner and his new opening partner Joe Burns weathered the new ball spells of Tim Southee and Trent Boult before accelerating to a stand of 161 batting first after winning the toss.