HIGHLIGHTS: Babar and Rizwan Breaks The Dreams Of New Zealand, Will It Be Ind vs Pak Final
The first semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2022 was played between New Zealand and Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney. In this match, Pakistan defeated the Kiwi team by 7 wickets and made it to the final.
Both of the teams did not make any changes in their playing XI in this match. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bat first.
However, his decision proved to be wrong as Finn Allen was dismissed by Shaheen Afridi in the very first over. Allen scored 4 runs in 3 balls with the help of a four. Williamson came to bat after his dismissal. Devon Conway added 34(33) runs for the second wicket with him. Conway was then run out on a straight throw by Shadab Khan.
When he was run out, New Zealand’s score was 38 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 6 overs. After his dismissal, Glenn Phillips was found on the field to bat.
However, he could not stay at the crease for long and was dismissed for 6 runs in 8 balls with the help of a four. After his dismissal, Daryl Mitchell came to bat.
He added 68 (50) runs for the fourth wicket with captain Kane. This partnership was broken by Afridi while dismissing Kane. Kane scored 46 runs in 42 balls with the help of a four and a six.
Jimmy Neesham came to bat after his dismissal. Mitchell added 35(22)* runs for the 5th wicket with him. Due to this New Zealand managed to score 152 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs.
Pakistan started very well giving a big blow to Zealand bowlers. Babar and Rizwan made 100 runs in partnership. Babar scored a half-century of 53 runs in 42 balls with the help of 7 fours. After his dismissal, Mohammad Haris came to the crease. Rizwan shared 27 (26) runs for the second wicket with him.
This partnership was broken by Boult while dismissing Rizwan. Rizwan scored a half-century of 57 runs in 43 balls with the help of 5 fours. After his dismissal, Shan Masood came to bat.
In the end, the Pakistani team won the match in 19.1 overs. Masood remained unbeaten on 3 runs in 4 balls. While Iftikhar remained unbeaten on the score of 0. From the side of the Kiwi team, two wickets were taken by Bolt and one wicket by Santner.
