In the second one-day international on Saturday, Pakistan defeated New Zealand by seven wickets thanks to Fakhar Zaman's third consecutive century.
The 33-year-old left-given opener hit an undefeated 180 off 144 balls for his 10th ODI hundred.
It came after his 101 against the same team in January and his 117 in the first match, when Pakistan chased a tough 337-run target in 48.2 overs.
Pakistan now has a 2-0 lead in the five-match series, with the final three games on May 3, 5, and 7 in Karachi.
Mohammad Rizwan scored a quick 41-ball 54 not out and Pakistan's captain Babar Azam hit a blistering 66-ball 65 as they defeated Australia in Lahore last year for the second most successful ODI chase behind 349.
New Zealand, were directed to 336-5 by a second progressive hundred for Daryl Mitchell, who made 129, Tom Latham's 98 and 51 by Chad BO was.
Zaman is the 12th batsman to score three or more hundreds in consecutive One-Day Internationals, with Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka being the only other player to do so in a row. The feat has been achieved twice by Azam.
When on 98, Zaman joined West Indian Shah Trust as the second quickest to 3,000 ODI runs in 67 innings. South African Hashim AMLA is the quickest to the achievement in 57.
Zaman and Azam added 135 for the second wicket after Imam-ul-Haq was run out for 24 with the team's total at 66. Even though Azam and Abdullah Shafiq were run out for seven runs, Pakistan's chase continued.
In his 25th ODI fifty, Azam made five boundaries and one six.
According to Zaman, "It was my lucky day to score again against New Zealand, as I got chances."
"I try to take my time at the beginning, and then it becomes easier to score with five players in the circle,"
Latham, the visiting skipper, called Haman "outstanding."
"We were extremely cheerful at the midway imprint," said Latham. " Fakhar's knock was outstanding. That was a big plus in the batting department because they were able to form partnerships.
Together with Rizwan, Zaman completed the chase with an unbroken fourth wicket stand of 119 after hitting six sixes and 17 fours.
When Mark Chapman grassed a catch off James Neesham on 55, New Zealand regretted dropping Zaman.
Prior, Mitchell, enhanced his 113 in the principal ODI on Thursday with a 119-ball thump after New Zealand were sent in to bat.
Mitchell and skipper Latham made the most of a flat pitch by hitting three sixes and eight boundaries, consolidating the innings with a third-wicket stand of 183.
In the 46th over, Mitchell was flawlessly caught by Mohammad Nawaz off pacer Naseem Shah, and Latham was caught behind off Haris Rauf an over later.
It was Naseem who gave Mitchell an additional life four shy of his hundred when he dropped a straightforward catch off spinner Osama Mir at mid-on.
That permitted Mitchell to finish his hundred off 102 balls - - the third of his ODI vocation.
Latham hit eight limits and a six off 85 balls.
Bowes and Will Young helped New Zealand get off to a 33-run start before Young was caught behind for 19 in the sixth over by pacer Rauf.
Bowes and Mitchell steadied the innings as they added 86 runs for the second wicket, Bowes's first half-century in an ODI with seven boundaries.
It was Rauf again who broke the stand when he caught Bowes leg before wicket in the nineteenth over. With 4-78, Rauf was the best bowler.
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