New Zealand withstood a withering assault by Pakistan's Abdul Razzaq to win a pulsating fifth and final One-Day International by four runs on Saturday.

All rounder Razzaq struck 89 from just 40 balls to take Pakistan to the brink of a huge victory target of 308 but New Zealand held their nerve to clinch the series 4-1.

Razzaq came to the wicket when Pakistan were 171 for five, needing 11 runs an over for victory, and he received good support from Moin Khan (52) and Inzamam-ul-Haq (67).

Razzaq smashed five sixes and nine fours and when he was out, well caught by Hamish Marshall at long off, just 14 runs were needed off 11 deliveries.

The tourists required seven runs from the final over bowled by Kyle Mills with just one wicket remaining, but off the third delivery Shabbir Ahmed hit the ball straight to Scott Styris at mid-wicket and ran. Sent back by Mohammad Sami, Shabbir was short of his ground and was run out.

The highlight of the hosts' innings was a New Zealand record fourth-wicket partnership of 157 between Marshall and Craig McMillan after they had been in trouble at 73 for three.

The stand, surpassing the 150 added by Roger Twose and Chris Cairns against South Africa in Cape Town in 2000-01, ended when McMillan fell for a sparkling 81, including two sixes and eight fours.

Marshall, who only made his one-day debut in Pakistan two months ago, made 84, including eight boundaries, before being run out following a mix-up with Cairns.

Cairns made amends with a punishing innings of 36 from 20 balls before being run out by a good throw from Inzamam as he attempted a second run.

Scoreboard

New Zealand:
C.Cumming b Mohammad Sami 31
S.Fleming c Shoaib Malik b Mohammad Sami 16
H.Marshall run out 84
S.Styris c Moin Khan b Azhar Mahmood 10
C.McMillan c Shabbir Ahmed b Azhar Mahmood 81
C.Cairns run out 36
B.McCullum b Shoaib Akhtar 9
A.Adams b Shoaib Akhtar 5
J.Oram not out 18
D.Vettori not out 0.

Extras: (nb-13, w-1, lb-3) 17

Total: (for 8 wickets, 50 overs) 307

Did not bat: K.Mills

Fall of wickets: 1-47, 2-57, 3-73, 4-230, 5-244, 6-284, 7-288, 8-291.

Bowling: Shoaib Akhtar 10-1-46-2 (nb-3), Shabbir Ahmed 10-0-63-0 (nb-6 w-1), Mohammad Sami 10-0-73-2 (nb-2), Azhar Mahmood 6-0-38-2 (nb-1), Shoaib Malik 10-0-55-0, Abdul Razzaq 4-0-29-0 (nb-1)

Pakistan:
Yasir Hameed c McCullum b Oram 48
Imran Farhat c Mills b Oram 8
Azhar Mahmood b Mills 2
Yousuf Youhana c McCullum b Mills 0
Inzamam-ul-Haq run out 67
Moin Khan b Styris 52
Abdul Razzaq c Marshall b Adams 89
Shoaib Malik st McCullum b Vettori 0
Shoaib Akhtar run out 9
 Mohammad Sami not out 3
Shabbir Ahmed run out 2.

Extras: (b-4, lb-6, w-11, nb-2) 23

Total: (all out, 49.3 overs) 303

Fall of wickets: 1-34, 2-53, 3-57, 4-73, 5-171, 6-265, 7-266, 8-295, 9-295

Bowling: Mills 9.3-1-65-2 (w-7), Oram 10-2-28-2, Cairns 3-0-16-0, Adams 9-0-69-1 (nb-2 w-3), Vettori 10-0-62-1 (w-1), Styris 8-0-53-1

Result: New Zealand won by four runs.