Pakistan needed 153 runs to win against New Zealand,
Sydney (News Hub update Latest News. November 9, 2022) In the first semi-final of the T20 World Cup, Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets and reached the final. New Zealand batsman Finn Allen hit a boundary on the first ball but was dismissed by the umpire on the next ball, however, he decided to take a review which proved to be correct as his bat hit the pads.
However, on the very next ball, the ball hit his pad again and the umpire declared him lbw again, this time Allen took a review but this time the third umpire declared him out while the New Zealand team also reviewed. Lost. Dion Conway was supported by captain Kane Williamson and the two players combined to take the score to 38.
Shadab Khan's direct throw on the last ball of the power play ended Dion Conway's innings, Dion Conway scored 21 runs off 20 balls. Pakistan got a chance to take the third wicket soon but Mohammad Nawaz could not run out New Zealand captain Williamson on his own ball. However, Pakistan did not have to wait for the next wicket and Mohammad Nawaz took a catch on his own ball to end the innings of the dangerous Glenn Phillips.
Daryl Mitchell came in to support Kane Williamson and the two players put on a 68-run partnership for the fourth wicket, Shaheen Shah Afridi dismissed Kane Williamson for 46 in his last over to give Pakistan their fourth win. Daryl Mitchell completed his half-century. The Kiwi team scored 152 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the scheduled overs, Daryl Mitchell played an innings of 53 runs off 35 balls.
For Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi took 2 wickets while Nawaz took one wicket. When the Pakistani team started chasing the target, Mohammad Rizwan hit a boundary on the very first ball of the innings. Babar Azam got a chance on the very first ball when Dion Conway failed to catch him at slip while both the openers hit three fours in one over from Boult. Both Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan took full advantage of the powerplay and gave the team a good start of 55 runs in six overs.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam, who was out of form in the entire T20 World Cup, proved his return to form and completed 50 off 38 balls with the help of 7 fours. Both the players gave the team a start of 105 runs, after which Babar Azam's innings of 53 runs came to an end. Muhammad Rizwan also continued his excellent game and scored a half-century off 36 balls. Rizwan played an innings of 57 runs off 43 balls but he was caught trying to play a big shot on a full-toss ball from Boult.
Young Muhammad Haris once again played an innings of 30 runs off 26 balls, but just two runs short of victory, he conceded the wicket of Mitchell Santner. Pakistan achieved the target in the last over to win the match by three wickets and also qualified for the final. Mohammad Rizwan was declared the man of the match for scoring a brilliant half-century. Earlier in the match being played in Sydney, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to bat first. He said that effort will be the big target. Dear brought Pakistan under pressure.
On this occasion, the captain of the Pakistani team said that they will try to increase the pressure by dropping early wickets of New Zealand to make it possible to reach the final of the event. Earlier in the T20 World Cup, the two teams faced each other 6 times, in which the Pakistani team had a tough time. Pakistan cricket team has defeated the rival team 4 times while New Zealand has won 2 times.
The Pakistani squad consists of captain Babar Azam, Muhammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Muhammad Haris, Shan Masood, Muhammad Nawaz, Muhammad Wasim Jr., Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Haris Rauf, while the New Zealand squad consists of captain Kane Williamson, Finn Allen. , consists of Daryl Mitchell, Dion Conway, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Ash Sodhi, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, and Trent Boult.
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