KARACHI – Pakistani skipper Babar Azam remained under the light as his magnificent ton pushed Men in Green to beat New Zealand by 102 runs, claiming the top ranking in one-day international rankings. Kiwi skipper Tom Latham earlier won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat and the hosts continued piled, following suit of three matches, setting a huge total on the scoreboard. Youngblood Usama Mir displayed A-game with the ball as he claimed four wickets to help his side out Kiwis for 232 in 43.4 overs. Another youngster Mohammad Wasim Jr also contributed, taking three scalps. New Zealand captain Tom Latham resisted but could not take his claim a single game in five-match series. Mark Chapman made 46 including four boundaries and three maximums. All-format captain Babar Azam smashed 10 boundaries on his way to top score for Men in Green with a 117-ball 107. Salman Ali Agha registered his second half-ton with exceptional performance. He played a quick knock of 58 runs in just 46 deliveries with the help of four boundaries and two sixes. Iftikhar Ahmed’s 28 and Shaheen’s 23-run also helped contribute a big total. For visitors, Matt Henry got three wickets whereas Ben Lister and Ish Sodhi got one scalp each. Men in Green, after sealing the series 3-0, made some changes in the squad. Mohammad Nawaz got to rest for fourth game due to injury while Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Haris, Haris Rauf and Usama Mir replaced inform players Imam-ul-Haq, Shadab Khan, Abdullah Shafique, and pacer Naseem Shah. On the other hand, Kiwis made three changes as three players Adam Milne, Henry Shipley and Henry Nicholls rested for the day who were replaced by James Neesham, Ben Lister and Blair Tickner. Pakistan Playing XI: Babar Azam (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Mohammad Haris, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Agha Salman, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf New Zealand Playing XI: Tom Latham (captain), Mark Chapman, Cole McConchie, Matt Henry, James Neesham, Blair Tickner, Ben Lister, Tom Blundell, Daryl Mitchell, Ish Sodhi, Will Young Earlier, another Babar hundred helped Pakistan to a total that always looked well beyond New Zealand. Across an innings where he also became the quickest player to 5000 ODI runs, the batters - especially Babar and Salman - were in control for the most part on a flat pitch. However, New Zealand, spearheaded by Matt Henry, punctured Pakistan regularly enough to ensure the total wouldn't completely get out of hand. Some late Mohammad Haris and Afridi fireworks ensured that the platform Pakistan's middle order had set would lead to a big enough total. Pakistan rung the changes in after sealing the series already, and Shan Masood - who replaced Imam-ul-Haq - guided Pakistan through the powerplay with characteristic ease after Henry removed Fakhar Zaman early with a similar delivery to the one that got him the previous game, the back-of-a-length ball miscued high into the air. The innings continued to cruise on autopilot through a 50-run, ten-over stand between Masood and Babar, before sharp work behind the stumps from Blundell saw Masood fall to Ish Sodhi. With Pakistan's reliance on the top order well-known, the fall of Mohammad Rizwan after a Henry direct-hit caught him short would've given Pakistan the wobbles. But in that moment of slight adversity, Salman rose magnificently. Exquisite with the sweep and reverse sweep, as well as commanding in his use of footwork, Salman cranked through the gears to put New Zealand on the back foot again. With a straight six off Cole McConchie, he brought up a 40-ball half-century as well as the hundred partnership between him and Babar. Babar had blended into the background but he still eased past 50, as he usually does in ODIs. By the time Henry pouched a stunning return catch to dismiss Salman, Babar was just 12 away from his century, and content to let Iftikhar lead. Iftikhar assembled an entertaining cameo - 28 off 22 - before Babar tickled one through the off side to bring up his century in 113 balls. When Babar holed out to deep midwicket to give Ben Lister his first wicket on ODI debut, Pakistan had got stuck somewhat, with two overs to go and still not past 300. Wasim and Shaheen remedied, plundering 38 off the final two overs, also making compelling cases to bat higher up. The four sixes and two fours between them meant they had done enough to break New Zealand's spirits. In reality, Pakistan's bowling demonstrated the Afridi-Wasim cameos merely added flourish to what was a near-guaranteed victory anyway.