sarfraz ahmed weighed—in with 34. off 42 balls. but, apart from ross taylor — who hit an unbeaten 42, no—one else really got going. new zealand were restricted to 146 for six as pakistan squeezed home by two runs. the second match is on friday in dubai. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there. many parts of the country had a largely dry halloween evening, but the rain has begun to pep up across central and eastern areas. through the night, these weather fronts will affect much of the central and eastern side of the uk. further west, light winds and clear skies mean it will be a chilly start to this morning with some frost for northern ireland, mist and fog in western scotland. further south and east, because of more cloud rain, it will be a milder start with temperatures 7—10 degrees. this morning will be a soggy one through central and eastern areas. some of the rain will be heavy through the morning. but the

sarfraz ahmed weighed in with 3a. 58 off a2 balls. but, apart from ross taylor, who hit an unbeaten a2, no one else really got going. new zealand were restricted to 1a6—6 as pakistan squeezed home by two runs. the second match is on friday in dubai. now, with a strike force that includes the world's two most expensive footballers, paris st germain strike fear into many of the teams they face. but on halloween, their players got to feel some fear for themselves during spooky challenges set for them by their club. world cup winner kylian mbappe was having none of it, though, perhaps still upset at last year's prank involving a zombie during a photoshoot. the world's most expensive player, neymar, was nowhere to be seen. maybe he'd been spirited away. and even head coach tomas tuchel got involved with a bit of pumpkin feelery. there's more at our website bbc.com/sport. but for now, from me, chetan pathak, and the rest of the team, that is thursday's sport briefing. we have been talking due —— talking due today about your