T20 World Cup 2021: Pakistan vs New Zealand - Pakistan Win By 5 Wickets

Pakistan vs New Zealand, 19th Match, Super 12 Group 2

Pakistan Win By 5 Wickets. 

Pakistan - 135/5 (18.4)

Pakistan - 111/5 (17)

Pakistan need 24 runs in 18 balls

Imad Wasim lbw b Boult 11(12) [4s-1]

Pakistan - 91/5

Pakistan need 44 runs in 30 balls

Rizwan lbw b Ish Sodhi 33(34) [4s-5]

Pakistan - 70/4

Pakistan need 65 runs in 48 balls

Hafeez c Conway b Santner 11(6) [6s-1]

Pakistan - 63/3 (11)

Take A Bow, Devon Conway!
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— CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) October 26, 2021

Fakhar Zaman lbw b Ish Sodhi 11(17) [6s-1]

Pakistan - 47/2 (9)

Pakistan need 88 runs in 66 balls

Babar Azam b Southee 9(11) [4s-1]

Pakistan - 30/1 (6)

Pakistan - 14/0 (3)

Pakistan need 121 runs

Santner b Haris Rauf 6(5) [4s-1]

New Zealand - 134/8 (20)

Top Scorer: Daryl Mitchell - 27

Highest Wicket taker - Haris Rauf - 4/22

Seifert c Hafeez b Shaheen Afridi 8(8) [4s-1]

New Zealand - 125/7 (19)

Conway c Babar Azam b Haris Rauf 27(24) [4s-3]

Glenn Phillips c Hasan Ali b Haris Rauf 13(15) [4s-1]

New Zealand - 119/6 (18)

New Zealand - 116/4 (17)

Great piece of fielding from Hasan Ali ends Kane Williamson’s innings!
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— CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) October 26, 2021

Williamson run out (Hasan Ali) 25(26) [4s-2 6s-1]

New Zealand - 95/4 (14)

New Zealand - 75/3 (12)

Neesham c Fakhar Zaman b Hafeez 1(2)

New Zealand - 56/3 (9.1)

Daryl Mitchell c Fakhar Zaman b Imad Wasim 27(20) [4s-1 6s-2]

New Zealand - 56/2 (9)

Guptill b Haris Rauf 17(20) [4s-3]

New Zealand - 42/1 (6)

New Zealand - 15/0 (3)

Pakistan Playing XI: Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi

New Zealand Playing XI: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson(c), Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Tim Seifert(w), Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Trent Boult

Babar Azam wins the toss and opts to field first. 

Huge Blow For New Zealand!
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— CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) October 26, 2021

New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the ICC T20 World Cup with a calf tear. Ferguson will be replaced by Adam Milne subject to approval by the ICC Technical Committee.

PAK v NZ Fantasy XI:

• Wicket-keepers - Devon Conway, Mohammad Rizwan
• Batters -  Martin Guptill, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Glenn Philips
• All-rounders - Mohammad Hafeez
• Bowlers - Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi

PAK v NZ Preview 

Pakistan had a terrific start to the tournament when they chased down 152 with ten wickets in hand. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan played fluent innings and looked in 100% control throughout the chase. Fakhar Zaman will be the player to watch out for. 

Shaheen Afridi was unplayable in the last match, especially with the new ball. Haris Rauf bowled brilliantly in the death overs and is a potential wicket-taker. 

New Zealand didn't win any of their warmup games. The batting hasn't looked convincing. Martin Guptill will be crucial at the top order. Glenn Philips could prove to be the game-changer. 

At Sharjah, Ish Sodhi will be a threat to the opposition. He is likely to be supported by Mitchell Santner. 

PAK v NZ Probable Playing XI:

• Pakistan - Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
• New Zealand - Martin Guptill, Tim Seifert, Kane Williamson, Devon Conway, Glenn Philips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Adam Milne