Napier, March 30 -- The Black Caps carried their T20I series momentum with a 73-run victory in the opening ODI.
It was a Mark Chapman show in Napier as the Kiwi scored an unbeaten 132 (111), setting the base for New Zealand's victory by 73 runs in the first ODI against Pakistan, according to an ICC media release.
The century was the third of Chapman's ODI career and his highest score in the format so far.
Pakistan ODI skipper Mohammed Rizwan won the toss and elected to field first, which seemed like a success at first.
The Napier pitch was proving friendly to the bowlers as the New Zealand top-order fell apart to the pace of Naseem Shah and Akif Javed. Openers Will Young and Nick Kelly perished inside the Powerplay, as did Henry Nicholl...