Pakistan beat New Zealand by six wickets to level the five match series 1-1.
The Pakistan coach was concerned with the heavy overnight rain in Wellington that cleared on Tuesday morning but caused a delay.
"We seem to have trouble in icing the cake," said the NZ captain.
Yousuf Youhana scored an unbeaten 94 as Pakistan win the fourth ODI by five wickets.
'If our top order batting starts clicking and Yousuf Youhana gets in his groove, Pakistan will be strong combination,' he said.
Nantie Hayward took three for 29 and Makhaya Ntini three for 45 as Pakistan crashed to 120 for eight, in reply to the home side's first innings of 368.
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