New Zealand were handed a 7-wicket thrashing as Pakistan made it to the finals of the T20 World Cup 2022. Pakistan will now face the winner of semi-final 2 between India and England in the finals. 

After the loss, Kiwi captain Kane Williamson praised the Pakistan side. The NZ skipper said, 'We were put under pressure early. Pakistan bowled very nicely. We managed to wrestle back some momentum with an unbelievable knock from Mitchell. At the halfway stage we were feeling it was a competitive total. Wicket was a bit tough - used surface. Very disappointing to not make Pakistan work a lot harder. They were outstanding. We were outplayed.'.

'It's a tough pill for us to swallow. Babar and Rizwan put us under pressure. If we're honest, we wanted to be more disciplined in our areas. At the end of the day, Pakistan certainly deserve to be winners. There's been a lot of good cricket. Throughout the round-robin, we've played nicely. Today we weren't at our best. Having said that, we know the fickle nature of T20 cricket', added Williamson.