NZ PAK Semifinal Live: ICC T20 World Cup 2022 – Pakistan win by 7 wickets: Written off after loss to India and Zimbabwe, Babar Azam-led Pakistan have turned their fate around. Pakistan are in the FINAL of ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan besides Shaheen Afridi delivered powerful performances to help Pakistan thrash NewZealand by 7 wickets. Struggling for form, Babar-Rizwan added 105-run opening stand to hit critics for a 6. Their efforts combined with Mohammad Haris’ helped Pakistan chase 153-run target with 5 balls to spare. Watch NZ vs PAK LIVE Streaming on Disney+Hotstar & NZ vs PAK LIVE Score Updates on InsideSport.IN.
NewZealand Playing XI: Finn Allen, Devon Conway(w), Kane Williamson(c), Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
Pakistan Playing XI: 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
Pakistan Scorecard:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Rizwan (WK) | 57 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 132.56 | |
| Babar Azam (C) | 53 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 126.19 | |
| Mohammad Haris | 30 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 115.38 | |
| Shan Masood | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 10 (b 4, w 3, nb 0, lb 3) | |||||
| Total | 153/3 (19.1) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | SH Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, S Afridi, Haris Rauf | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 |
| Tim Southee | 3.1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 7.58 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
| Mitchell Santner | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.50 |
| Ish Sodhi | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Babar Azam | 1-105 | 12.4 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 2-132 | 16.6 |
| Mohammad Haris | 3-151 | 18.6 |
NZ Scorecard:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finn Allen | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 | |
| Devon Conway (WK) | 21 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 105.00 | |
| Kane Williamson (C) | 46 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 109.52 | |
| Glenn Phillips | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 | |
| Daryl Mitchell | 53 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 151.43 | |
| Jimmy Neesham | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 | |
| Extra | 6 (b 2, w 0, nb 0, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 152/4 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, LH Ferguson, Trent Boult | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Afridi | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Naseem Shah | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Haris Rauf | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Mohammad Wasim | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Shadab Khan | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Finn Allen | 1-4 | 0.3 |
| Devon Conway | 2-38 | 5.6 |
| Glenn Phillips | 3-49 | 7.6 |
| Kane Williamson | 4-117 | 16.2 |
NZ PAK Semifinal LIVE: Check NewZealand vs Pakistan Head-to-Head Record, Sydney Weather Forecast, NZ & PAK Playing XI & live streaming details: Follow T20 WC Semifinal LIVE
NZ PAK Semifinal Live: Pakistan pip marginally in the head-to-head record in T20 World Cups – New Zealand and Pakistan have squared off six times in the T20 World Cups, with Pakistan piping the latter by a 4-2 margin. These two teams last met in T20 World Cup 2021 group stage, with Babar Azam & Co winning the match in Dubai. Overall, these two teams have met 27 times, with Pakistan winning 17 as supposed to the Kiwis winning 10.
Sydney Weather Forecast
The weather forecast predicted in Sydney on November 9 is that of clear skies. The temperature is expected to be 20 degrees Celsius. There is no rain predicted and it is not going to play spoilsport in this high-octane NZ vs PAK semi-final match.
NZ vs PAK Playing XIs
New Zealand are expected to go with the winning combination from the Super 12 stage. With Daryl Mitchell back, the Kiwis look more balanced. Martin Guptill’s absence is not felt as Finn Allan has provided fiery starts up front. For Pakistan, the inclusion of Haris Mohammad has come like a breath of fresh. In two matches against South Africa and Bangladesh, the batter has scored above 50 runs at a strike rate of 180.
He is expected to keep his place in the playing XI. Iftikhar Ahmed has looked solid down the order and finished games for Pakistan well.
NZ: Devon Conway, Finn Allan, Kane Williamson, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Southee, Boult, Ferguson
PAK: Babar Azam, Rizwan, Haris Mohammad, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah
NZ PAK Semifinal LIVE: Check NewZealand vs Pakistan Head-to-Head Record, Sydney Weather Forecast, NZ & PAK Playing XI & live streaming details: Follow T20 WC Semifinal LIVE
NZ vs PAK Live Streaming Details
The first semi-final between New Zealand vs Pakistan will be live-streamed on Hotstar. The match will be broadcasted for TV viewers on Star Sports Network.
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