T20 World Cup 2022: Pakistan beat New Zealand by seven wickets to reach the T20 World Cup final
Pakistan won their semifinal match against New Zealand at the SCG on Wednesday, sailing into the T20 World Cup 2022 final with ease. The seven-wicket victory was a comfortable one, and the team will now be preparing for the final match with confidence
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan put on a 105-run partnershipMatch Summary
- New Zealand comes back from 49-3 to 152-4.
- Shaheen Afridi took 2 wickets by giving up 24 runs.
- Daryl Mitchell(53) & Kane Williamson(46) put on a 68-run partnership for the fourth wicket.
- Babar Azam's side reaches the target of 153 in 19.1 overs.
- Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan put on a 105-run partnership in 13 overs for the first wicket.
- Babar Azam(53) dropped on 0 by NZ keeper Conway.
- The winner will face India or England, who meet in Thursday's semifinal, in Sunday's final in Melbourne.
Player of the Match: Mohammad Rizwan (57 off 43 balls)
“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 line, we decided to take the attack to the new ball bowlers. When we finished the powerplay, one of us had to bat deep as it was a tricky pitch. Our start wasn't good, but the guys kept believing.”
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">1992 memories coming back .. Brilliant performance from Pakistan .. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ICCWorldCup2022?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ICCWorldCup2022</a></p>— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelVaughan/status/1590304506763685888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>