Pakistan enter ICC Men's T20 World Cup finals, defeat New Zealand by 7 wickets
8 min read . Updated: 09 Nov 2022, 05:13 PM IST
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PremiumPakistan and New Zealand will play in the opening semifinal of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 on November 9. The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) will host the Pakistan vs. New Zealand game. In the super 12 round, Pakistan finished second in Group 2 while New Zealand were the Group 1 toppers.
After losing to India and Zimbabwe, Pakistan seemed like an improbable semifinal contender, but with South Africa's surprising loss to the Netherlands, they finished in second place in Group 2 with six points. Pakistan played five games, winning three and losing two. In comparison to Bangladesh, the Netherlands and South Africa, Pakistan performed better.
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09 Nov 2022, 05:13:13 PM IST
Pakistan go to the final of the World Cup
Pakistan goes to the final of the World Cup after defeating New Zealand by 7 wickets. They will now face the winner of the India vs England semi-final match on Sunday.
09 Nov 2022, 05:08:36 PM IST
Pakistan win the match by 7 wickets
Chasing a target of 153, Pakistani Openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan virtually ruled New Zealand out of the match with an opening stand of over 100 runs. Mohammad Haris took the game to the end and made sure Pakistan was at the gates of victory before he was caught out off the bowling of Mitchell Santner. In the end, Pakistan won the game by 7 wickets with Shan Masood hit the winning runs for Pakistan in the 20th over.
09 Nov 2022, 04:56:15 PM IST
Pakistan at 151/ 3 in 19 overs
Mohammad Haris 30(26)
Shan Masood* 1(1)
Mitchell Santner 1/26
09 Nov 2022, 04:54:49 PM IST
3rd Wicket down for Pakistan
Mohammad Haris gets caught to Finn Allen after scoring 30 off 25 balls and virtually sealing the match for his team
09 Nov 2022, 04:49:22 PM IST
Pakistan at 145/2 in 18 overs
Mohammad Haris* 28(22)
Shan Masood* 1(1)
Lockie Ferguson 0/37
09 Nov 2022, 04:44:19 PM IST
Second wicket falls for Pakistan
Mohammad Rizwan departs after scoring a half century. Third Umpire checked for the no-ball but Rizwan was way ahead of the batting crease for the ball to be declared a no-ball
09 Nov 2022, 04:41:52 PM IST
Pakistan at 127/2 in 17 overs
Mohammad Haris* 17(17)
Mohammad Rizwan 57(43)
Trent Boult 2/33
09 Nov 2022, 04:38:34 PM IST
Pakistan at 127/1 in 16 overs
Mohammad Haris* 15(14)
Mohammad Rizwan* 55(40)
Tim Southee 0/22
09 Nov 2022, 04:33:54 PM IST
Pakistan at 122/1 in 15 overs
Mohammad Haris* 11(10)
Mohammad Rizwan* 54(38)
Mitchell Santner 0/23
09 Nov 2022, 04:29:50 PM IST
Pakistan at 113/1 in 14 overs
Mohammad Haris 6(6)
Mohammad Rizwan* 50(36)
Ish Sodhi 0/26
09 Nov 2022, 04:28:52 PM IST
Rizwan gets to his fifty
Mohammad Rizwan gets to his 50 off 35 balls with a single
09 Nov 2022, 04:27:20 PM IST
New Zealand lose their second review
New Zealand lose their second review after the Third Umpire finds the impact of the ball outside off stump
09 Nov 2022, 04:25:08 PM IST
Pakistan at 109/1 in 13 overs
Mohammad Haris 4(2)
Mohammad Rizwan* 49(35)
Babar Azam 53(42)
Trent Boult 1/ 29
09 Nov 2022, 04:22:23 PM IST
New Zealand get the first break through
Pakistan lose their first wicket with captain Babar Azam going out after scoring 53 off 42 balls
09 Nov 2022, 04:20:30 PM IST
Pakistan need 51 runs in 48 balls
Pakistan need to score 51 runs in 48 balls at a required run rate of 6.38 to get to the finals of T20 World Cup
09 Nov 2022, 04:19:09 PM IST
Pakistan at 102/0 in 12 overs
Babar Azam* 52(40)
Mohammad Rizwan* 46(32)
Ish Sodhi 0/22
09 Nov 2022, 04:13:50 PM IST
Pakistan at 91/0 in 10.3 overs
Babar Azam* 44(35)
Mohammad Rizwan* 43(28)
Lockie ferguson 0/19
09 Nov 2022, 04:08:20 PM IST
Pakistan at 87/0 in 10 overs
Babar Azam* 43(34)
Mohammad Rizwan* 41(26)
Ish Sodhi 0/17
09 Nov 2022, 04:04:11 PM IST
Pakistan at 75/0 in 9 overs
Babar Azam* 36(31)
Mohammad Rizwan* 37(24)
Mitchell Santner 0/14
09 Nov 2022, 03:56:56 PM IST
Pakistan at 63/0 in 7 overs
Babar Azam* 30(23)
Mohammad Rizwan* 30(19)
Mitchell Santner 0/7
09 Nov 2022, 03:51:36 PM IST
Pakistan at 55/0 in 6 overs
Babar Azam* 25(19)
Mohammad Rizwan* 28(17)
Lockie Ferguson 0/15
09 Nov 2022, 03:49:09 PM IST
Pakistan 47/0 in 5 overs
Babar Azam*18(15)
Mohammad Rizwan* 27(14)
Tim Southee 0/17
09 Nov 2022, 03:43:04 PM IST
Pakistan at 32/0 in 4 overs
Babar Azam*14(13)
Mohammad Rizwan* 18(11)
Lockie Ferguson 0/8
09 Nov 2022, 03:39:08 PM IST
Pakistan at 24/0 in 3 overs
Babar Azam* 7(9)
Mohammad Rizwan* 17(9)
Trent Boult 0/22
09 Nov 2022, 03:34:05 PM IST
Pakistan at 9/0 in 2 overs
Babar Azam* 2(6)
Mohammad Rizwan* 7(6)
Tim Southee 0/2
09 Nov 2022, 03:29:47 PM IST
Pakistan at 7/0 in 1 overs
Babar Azam* 1(1)
Mohammad Rizwan* 6(5)
Trent Boult 0/7
09 Nov 2022, 03:27:28 PM IST
Pakistani innings begin
Pakistani innings begins with a four of Rizwan's bat off the bowling of Trent Boult
09 Nov 2022, 03:20:17 PM IST
Pakistan need 153 runs in 20 overs to win the match
After losing three quick wickets, Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell's partnership of 68 brought New Zealand back into the game. Mitchell's fifty stood out on a surface where all batters struggled. Despite a tremendous Pakistani bowling attack, New Zealand managed to cross the 150 run mark.
Pakistan will now need to make 153 runs in 20 overs at a required run rate of 7.6 per over
09 Nov 2022, 03:15:43 PM IST
New Zealand make 152/4 in their 20 overs
Daryl Mitchell* 53(35)
Jimmy Neesham* 16(12)
Mohammad Wasim 0/30
09 Nov 2022, 03:12:04 PM IST
Daryl Mitchell gets to his fifty
Mitchell gets to his 50 of 32 balls. He stabilized the innings coming at 49/3 and getting New Zealand closer to a respectable total on a seemingly difficult track for batters.
09 Nov 2022, 03:09:56 PM IST
New Zealand at 144/4 in 19 overs
Daryl Mitchell* 50(32)
Jimmy Neesham* 14(9)
Haris Rauf 0/32
09 Nov 2022, 03:05:21 PM IST
New Zealand at 133/4 in 18 overs
Daryl Mitchell* 46(29)
Jimmy Neesham* 8(6)
Naseem Shah 0/25
09 Nov 2022, 03:01:18 PM IST
New Zealand at 123/4 in 17 overs
Daryl Mitchell* 38(25)
Jimmy Neesham* 6(4)
Kane Williamson 46(42)
Shaheen Shah Afridi 2/24
09 Nov 2022, 02:58:01 PM IST
Jimmy Neesham comes out to bat
Jimmy Neesham comes out to bat at number 6. He will need to up the ante against a ferocious Pakistani attack in the last four overs.
09 Nov 2022, 02:56:12 PM IST
4th Wicket down for New Zealand
Afridi gets New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson out on 46 trying to up the scoring rate
09 Nov 2022, 02:53:07 PM IST
New Zealand at 116/3 in 16 overs
Kane Williamson* 46(41)
Daryl Mitchell* 38(24)
Haris Rauf 0/22
09 Nov 2022, 02:50:05 PM IST
New Zealand at 106/3 in 15 overs
Kane Williamson* 43(39)
Daryl Mitchell* 31(20)
Shaheen Shah Afridi 1/18
09 Nov 2022, 02:45:14 PM IST
New Zealand at 100/3 in 14 overs
Kane Williamson* 38(35)
Daryl Mitchell* 31(18)
09 Nov 2022, 02:40:08 PM IST
New Zealand at 89/3 in 13 overs
Kane Williamson* 36(33)
Daryl Mitchell* 22(14)
Mohammad Wasim 0/16
09 Nov 2022, 02:35:57 PM IST
New Zealand at 81/3 in 12 overs
Kane Williamson* 28(28)
Daryl Mitchell* 21(13)
Naseem Shah 0/15
09 Nov 2022, 02:29:57 PM IST
New Zealand at 73/3 in 11 overs
Kane Williamson* 24(25)
Daryl Mitchell* 18(10)
Shadab Khan 0/23
09 Nov 2022, 02:24:06 PM IST
New Zealand at 59/3 in 10 overs
Kane Williamson* 23(24)
Daryl Mitchell* 5(5)
Mohammad Nawaz 1/12
09 Nov 2022, 02:19:15 PM IST
New Zealand at 52/3 in 9 overs
Kane Williamson* 21(22)
Daryl Mitchell* 0(0)
Shadab Khan 0/9
09 Nov 2022, 02:17:48 PM IST
3rd Wicket down for Kiwis
Mohammad Nawaz gets Glen Phillips out Caught and bowled
09 Nov 2022, 02:16:24 PM IST
New Zealand at 49/3 in 8 overs
Kane Williamson* 18(17)
Daryl Mitchell* 0(0)
Glenn Phillips 6(8)
Mohammad Nawaz 1/5
09 Nov 2022, 02:10:25 PM IST
New Zealand at 44/2 in 7 overs
09 Nov 2022, 02:06:14 PM IST
Second wicket down for New Zealand
Devon Conway out on 21(20) tryimg to seek a run
09 Nov 2022, 02:01:08 PM IST
New Zealand at 30/1 in 5 overs
Devon Conway* 14(15)
Kane Williamson* 12(12)
Mohammad Wasim 0/7
09 Nov 2022, 01:55:43 PM IST
New Zealand at 23/1 in 4 overs
Devon Conway* 11(12)
Kane Williamson* 8(9)
Haris Rauf 0/4
09 Nov 2022, 01:50:02 PM IST
Bownling change for Pakistan
Pakistan brings Haris Rauf into the attack
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