Cairns gives in?
AFP, Rawalpindi
New Zealand captain Chris Cairns feels it would be hard for his exhausted side to avert Pakistan's clean sweep when the sides meet in the fifth and final one-day international at Pindi Stadium here Sunday.Pakistan lead the series 4-0. New Zealand was hit hard by the pre-series pull out of four key players over security fears and three others due to injury. A fast maturing Pakistan side outlasted New Zealand by three wickets in the first match and then had comprehensive 124-run, 51-run and seven-wicket wins in the next three. TEAMS NEW ZEALAND (from): Chris Cairns (captain), Tama Canning, Craig Cumming, Chris Harris, Paul Hitchcock, Richard Jones, Hamish Marshall, Brendon McCullum, Jacob Oram, Mathew Sinclair, Daryl Tuffey, Daniel Vettori, Matthew Walker, Kerry Walmsley, Michael Mason. PAKISTAN (from): Inzamamul Haq (captain), Imran Farhat, Saleem Elahi, Yasir Hameed, Yousuf Youhana, Shoaib Malik, Abdul Razzaq, Azhar Mahmood, Moin Khan, Danish Kaneria, Shabbir Ahmed, Mohammad Sami, Shoaib Akhtar, Misbahul Haq, Umer Gul.
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