Pakistan got its dream start as they chased 153 goals when they locked horns with New Zealand at the SCG in Sydney on Wednesday in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2022. [November 9]. Dangerous opening duos Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan showed their intentions from the start and played aggressively.
Unlike the Kiwis heavyweights, the duo played logically and effortlessly against Boult and Tim Southee. The first ball of their chase Trent Boult He had gone from Rizwan for the quartet.
Soon they crossed the 50 run limit in powerplay. Their bats were quiet in the Super 12s but screamed on the most important day. Surprisingly, Babar had scored just 39 points in five Super 12s games; bat spoke in the semi-finals.
They crossed the 100-run mark (ninth-century partnerships in T20I) in just 11.4. They became the first couple to complete 100 running stands in three World Cups.
But before that, Babar reached the 30th T20I with 38 cannons of half a century; but soon Boult showed him a way back to the hut on the fourth ball of the 13th round. Boult surrendered to the neck and tried to break the line as Azam tried to go straight down, but only achieved an ascent. Daryl Mitchell hasn’t missed the catch for a long time.
But it was too late for Kiwi bowlers; After Babar’s dismissal, Pakistan needed 44 guns. On the fourth ball of 14, Rizwan completed all 36 balls of the half-century. 23. The T20I was half a century.
Pakistan needed 21 runs from 18 balls when Rizwan scored on the last ball of the 18th ball dropped by Boult. When Men in Green needed just two rounds for seven balls, Mohammad Harris gave Mitchell Santner an easy catch. However, they soon became the first finalists of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, beating the Kiwis by seven wickets.
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