Pakistan beat New Zealand Highlights – T20 World Cup LIVE: Riding on super bowling performance by Haris Rauf followed by all-round batting display by all the batters in the Pakistan lineup helped Men in Green beat New Zealand by 5 wickets in their second game of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. With this win Pakistan now has semifinals spot in their sight as they have beaten two strongest teams in the group – Follow T20 World Cup LIVE Updates on InsideSport.in
How the Semifinal spot is almost certain for Pakistan? Pakistan has already beaten India & New Zealand. They have matches left against Scotland, Namibia & Afghanistan. Wins against the minnows should not be a problem now for Pakistan & nor should be the Last 4 Spot.
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Pakistan beat New Zealand Highlights: Brilliant Pakistan wins again, beat Kiwis by 5 wickets, spot in Semifinals almost in sight
Pakistan limited New Zealand to 134 for eight and then chased down the target with 8 balls to spare. With this win, Pakistan is now leading the Super 12 Group 2 with four points.
Asif whacked one four and three sixes while Shoaib Malik smashed 26 to help Pakistan chase down 135 despite a wobble in the middle.
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Pakistan beat New Zealand Highlights: Brilliant Pakistan wins again, beat Kiwis by 5 wickets, spot in Semifinals almost in sight
Pakistan beat New Zealand Highlights: Chasing 135, Pakistan got off to a slow start and Babar Azam’s wicket in the sixth over further dented the team’s hopes. Tim Southee cleaned bowled Babar to take his 100th T20I wicket. Ish Sodhi then trapped Fakhar Zaman in front of the stumps as Pakistan got reduced to 47/2. The Babar-led side lost two quick wickets in the name of Mohammad Hafeez and Mohammad Rizwan as New Zealand gained control over the game.
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Conway flew in the air to pull off an absolute stunner which ended Hafeez’s stint at the crease. However, Asif came to rescue Pakistan as he stitched an unbeaten 48-run stand with Shoaib to take his home in the 19th over.
Pakistan beat New Zealand Highlights: Brilliant Pakistan wins again, beat Kiwis by 5 wickets, spot in Semifinals almost in sight
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Pakistan beat New Zealand Highlights: Put into bat first, New Zealand scored 134/8 in 20 overs as Haris Rauf starred with the ball picking up four wickets. Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson and Devon Conway scored 27, 25, 27 runs as New Zealand batsmen struggled to get their feet in. The Kiwis got off to a decent start but Pakistan kept taking wickets at regular intervals which didn’t allow New Zealand to post a respectable total.
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Brief Scores: New Zealand 134/8 (Daryl Mitchell 27, Conway 27; Haris Rauf 4-22) vs Pakistan 135/5 (Mohammad Rizwan 33, Asif Ali 27; Ish Sodhi 2-28)
134/8 (20 ov)
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guptill | 17 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 85.00 | |
| Daryl Mitchell | 27 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 135.00 | |
| Kane Williamson (C) | 25 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 96.15 | |
| Jimmy Neesham | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Devon Conway | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 112.50 | |
| Glenn Phillips | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 86.67 | |
| Tim Seifert (WK) | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Mitchell Santner | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 | |
| Ish Sodhi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Extra | 8 (b 1, w 0, nb 2, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 134/8 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | TA Boult, TG Southee | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Afridi | 4 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 |
| Imad Wasim | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Hasan Ali | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 |
| Haris Rauf | 4 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 5.50 |
| Shadab Khan | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| MJ Guptill | 1-36 | 5.2 |
| DJ Mitchell | 2-54 | 8.2 |
| JD Neesham | 3-56 | 9.1 |
| KS Williamson | 4-90 | 13.1 |
| DP Conway | 5-116 | 17.1 |
| Glenn Phillips | 6-116 | 17.3 |
| TL Seifert | 7-125 | 18.6 |
| Mitchell Santner | 8-134 | 19.6 |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Rizwan (WK) | 33 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 97.06 | |
| Babar Azam (C) | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 81.82 | |
| Fakhar Zaman | 11 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 64.71 | |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 183.33 | |
| Shoaib Malik | 26 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 130.00 | |
| Imad Wasim | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 91.67 | |
| Asif Ali | 27 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 225.00 | |
| Extra | 7 (b 0, w 5, nb 0, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 135/5 (18.4) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | SH Khan, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, S Afridi | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Santner | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| Tim Southee | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
| Trent Boult | 3.4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.91 |
| Jimmy Neesham | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Ish Sodhi | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Babar Azam | 1-28 | 5.1 |
| FK Zaman | 2-47 | 8.6 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 3-63 | 10.6 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 4-69 | 11.4 |
| IM Wasim | 5-87 | 14.5 |
