Dhaka, March 18 -- New Zealand have secured a 2-0 lead in the T20 series against Pakistan with an easy 5-wicket victory in a rain-curtailed second game, riding on superb powerplay performances with both the ball and the bat in Dunedin.

Kiwi bowlers Jacob Duffy, Ben Sears and Ish Sodhi, each of whom grabbed two wickets, made early inroads to knock the breath out of Pakistan's batting after choosing to field first at the University Oval on Tuesday.

Skipper Salman Agha, however, made a swift 28-ball 46 before Shadab Khan (26) and Shaheen Shah Afridi (22*) carried Pakistan to 135 for 9 in the 15-overs-a-side game.

New Zealand openers Tim Seifert (45 off 22 balls) and Finn Allen (38 off 16) then clubbed a record 7 sixes in two overs and bla...