New Zealand vs Pakistan, T20 World Cup Semi-Final 2022 HIGHLIGHTS: Pakistan have registered a place in the final of the T20 World Cup 2022 after beating New Zealand by 7 wickets
That's it from our end for this semi-final. Pakistan will now either meet India or England on Sunday in Melbourne in the final of the T20 World Cup 2022. Hope you enjoyed our coverage for this first semi-final. Stay with us for all the LIVE UPDATES from the tournament
Mohammad Rizwan was adjudged Player of the match for his knock. "Luckily, the fifty was in the semifinal. Babar and I were struggling but we worked hard and believed. We kept fighting. When we crossed the boundary line, we decided to take the attack to the new ball bowlers. When we finished the powerplay, we knew one of us had to bat deep as it was a tricky pitch. Our start (to the tournament) wasn't good, but the guys kept believing," he said after the match
PAK vs NZ
Pakistan have kept a clean sheet against New Zealand in the semis. This was the fourth instance where the two sides locked horns with each other in a semi-final match and Pakistan emerged victorious
We are in the T20 World Cup final! 🤩#WeHaveWeWill | #T20WorldCup | #NZvPAK pic.twitter.com/UfRbbcEbjb
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) November 9, 2022
We are in the T20 World Cup final! 🤩#WeHaveWeWill | #T20WorldCup | #NZvPAK pic.twitter.com/UfRbbcEbjb
What a turn around this has been for Pakistan. They had lost their first two matches on the trot in the competition including a defeat against Zimbabwe but are now the first finalists. A lot of credit goes to their bowlers as well to Rizwan and Babar Azam to stepping up when it was most needed. The bowlers restricted New Zealand to a low total while the Pakistan openers were off to a flying start in the run chase
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE
That's it. Pakistan are going into the final. Shan Masood has hit the winning runs. Pakistan beat New Zealand by 7 wickets. What a fine run chase this has been from the side
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE
Haris will have to walk back as he tries to go over short mid-wicket but plays that short one from Santner straight to the fielder
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE
Haris has changed the game in two balls again. He first gets a boundary on a perfect yorker through the off side and has now pulled that short one for a maximum over backward square leg
First pair to record three 💯 stands in T20 World Cups 🤝💚#WeHaveWeWill | #T20WorldCup | #NZvPAK pic.twitter.com/LkDruwWzaO
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) November 9, 2022
First pair to record three 💯 stands in T20 World Cups 🤝💚#WeHaveWeWill | #T20WorldCup | #NZvPAK pic.twitter.com/LkDruwWzaO
Pakistan vs New Zealand
Now Mohammad Rizwan brings up his fifty. He guides the short one from Ish Sodhi to the on side and gets an easy single. What a perfect time to bring up a half-century
Pakistan vs New Zealand LIVE
Haris will have to walk back as he tries to go over short mid-wicket but plays that short one from Santner straight to the fielder
Pakistan vs New Zealand
Here's the breakthrough that New Zealand wanted. Trent Boult bowls that touch fuller, straight and a bit slow as Babar Azam goes for the big hit again but he miscues his stroke and is caught by Daryl Mitchell at long on for 53 off 42
New Zealand vs Pakistan LIVE
That's a massive wicket for Pakistan and Shaheen Afridi. The left-handed bowler comes round the wicket to Kane Williamson who goes across the stumps to play that scoop but is deceived in pace and the ball hits the leg stump. He goes for 46 off 42
New Zealand vs Pakistan
New Zealand are surely in a spot of bother now. Nawaz comes round the wicket, tosses it up and Phillips who tries to run it to the on side, gets the leading edge and gives an easy catch to the bowler. New Zealand are three down now
New Zealand vs Pakistan
New Zealand have lost Devon Conway at the end of the powerplay. He plays one straight to mid off and calls for the run. Shadab Khan stationed at the position is quick enough to throw it to the non-striker's end and Conway is well short of his ground. He is gone for 21 off 20
New Zealand vs Pakistan LIVE
What a dramatic start to this semi-final. Shaheen Afridi has a wicket here. He once again goes full and straight as Allen moves across a bit to flick it away. He misses the ball completely as it goes on to hit his front pad. The umpire raises his finger. The batter reviews the decision but the DRS shows three reds and he will have to walk back
New Zealand vs Pakistan, T20 World Cup semi-final, HIGHLIGHTS: PAK registered a place in the final.
Preview: Pakistan will be hoping to continue their dream run in the T20 World Cup when they take on New Zealand in the first semi-final in Sydney on Wednesday.
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New Zealand, the team that had finished runners-up in an ICC event yet again last year following their defeat to Australia in the final, became the first team to qualify for the knockouts of the ongoing competition and would top of Group 1 with a much superior Net Run Rate after finishing level on points (7) with England and defending champions Australia.
Pakistan, on the other hand, snuck into the semi-finals pretty much on a last-minute basis. The team was down and out after suffering back-to-back defeats against India and Zimbabwe respectively, and were staring at the prospect of an early flight back home.
A win against Netherlands followed by a commanding performance against South Africa kept them mathematically alive, but what ultimately opened the door to the knockouts for them was Netherlands’ upset victory over the Proteas, which effectively made the Bangladesh-Pakistan encounter in Adelaide a virtual quarter-final. Shaheen Shah Afridi’s four-fer would help Pakistan hand their neighbours a five-wicket loss and secure their entry as the fourth and final team to qualify for the semi-finals.
Squads:
New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway(w), Kane Williamson(c), Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Martin Guptill, Adam Milne, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman.
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Haider Ali, Asif Ali.
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Earlier in the day, the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) in a statement had claimed that the team could not get clearance from the Indian external affairs ministry.
The 37-year-old credited the Chetan Sharma-led committee for making tough decisions and warned the next in line to follow suit.
India and Pakistan are set to square off at the Siri Fort Ground on 7 December.
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