Pak vs New Zealand: Pakistan avenged the “boycott” on Tuesday by beating New Zealand by 5 wickets in a thrilling match at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. This is Pakistan’s second consecutive victory in the ongoing T20 World Cup. After being batted first, New Zealand gave Pakistan a 135-run goal (PAK). The Pakistani drummers performed well and led the team to victory.
For Pakistan, Mohammad Rizwan played the highest innings of 33 runs. The performance of the Pakistani bowlers in this match was also good. Haris Rauf took 4 wickets, while Imad Wasim and Mohammad Hafeez took one wicket each. Apart from that, Shaheen Shah Afridi also got a wicket.
Earlier, after losing the toss, going for the bat first, the New Zealand team’s start was very poor on Sharjah’s slow pitch and the team scored 42 runs for the loss of a digital advantage window. Meanwhile, Rauf quickly fired Martin Guptill. After that, Daryl Mitchell scored 27 runs on 20 balls with the help of four and two sixes and was sacked by Wasim. James Neesham, who came to bat at number four, was quickly sent to the flag by Hafeez.
Due to the huge bowling of Pakistani bowlers, the New Zealand team’s race rate continued to decline, but captain Kane Williamson and Devon Conway formed a 34-run partnership between them to stabilize the innings of their team. After that, Williamson was exhausted after scoring 25 run. Conway (27), Glenn Phillips (13), and Tim Seifert (8) scored points to bring the team’s total to 134.
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