Abu Dhabi: Kane Williamson hit a brilliant hundred as New Zealand won the fourth day-night international against Pakistan by seven runs in an exciting finish in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.


New Zealand captain Kane Williamson (L) celebrates with teammate Tom Latham after scoring century (100 runs) during the fourth day-night international cricket match between Pakistan and New Zealand at the Zayed International Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Pic/AFP 

Pakistan went ahead with the match despite calls to postpone it after the Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar on Tuesday which left 148 people dead, 132 of them students. Both teams observed a two-minute silence and wore black armbands as a tribute to the victims. Williamson's 105-ball 123 steered New Zealand to an imposing 299-5 before Younis Khan's first one-day hundred in six years got Pakistan agonisingly close as they finished on 292-8 in 50 overs.