An express delivery from Pakistan's Anwar Ali smashed through the grille of Mitchell McClenaghan's helmet and hit him on the left eye on the penultimate ball of the New Zealand innings in Wellington.

The Pakistan Cricket Board said that Anwar, who was rested for the two T20 matches but included in the squad for the three ODIs, was out of the series now.

Anwar Ali smashed a 17-ball 46 with four towering sixes and three fours to help Pakistan clinch a last-gasp over win in the second Twenty20 against Sri Lanka in Colombo in their recently concluded tour, prompting fans to hail him as the second coming of talismanic all-rounder Shahid Afridi.

Chasing 173 for a series win, Pakistan recovered from 40-5 in the eighth over to beat Sri Lanka by one wicket in a thrilling contest.

Chasing Sri Lanka's 172-7, Pakistan recovered from 40-5 in the eighth over to surpass the target with four deliveries to spare at the Premadasa stadium.