Pakistan held their nerve and were able to defeat New Zealand by 5 wickets. With this, they have won 2 out of 2 matches they have played in this tournament. For Pakistan, Rizwan scored 33 off 34 balls with 5 boundaries and Asif Ali (27(20)) and Malik (26(20)).
For New Zealand, Ish Sodhi picked up 2 wickets, while Boult, Southee & Santner picked up 1 wicket each.
In the first innings, Pakistan, with help of a brilliant pace bowling performance by Haris Rauf, were able to restrict new rivals New Zealand at 134/8. Rauf picked up 4 wickets, giving away just 22 runs, thus registering his career-best performance in T20I. For Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi, Imad Wasim & Mohammad Hafeez picked up 1 wicket each.
For New Zealand, captain Kane Williamson (25(26)) looked good but was part of an unfortunate runout. Devon Conway scored 27 off 24 balls with 3 boundaries but then was hunted down by the on-fire Haris Rauf.
Earlier, Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss & opted to bowl first against New Zealand in the 19th match of the T20 World Cup 2021. This match is being played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
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Back To Back Wins For Pakistan!
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