Fast bowler Haris Rauf led the bowling with a scintillating four-wicket haul earlier than the onslaught of Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali as Pakistan thrashed New Zealand with a five-wicket win within the latest T20 World Cup within the face of a latest off-field snub. Took “revenge”. on Tuesday.
Barring opener Mohammad Rizwan (33), a lot of the top-order batsmen struggled however skilled Malik (26 not out off 20 balls) and quantity seven Ali (27 not out off 12) scored 48 runs until the tip. A partnership for the sixth wicket introduced Pakistan dwelling with eight balls to spare.
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This was Pakistan’s second consecutive win after a 10-wicket win over India on Sunday.
The New Zealand crew, taking part in their first match there, lately withdrew from a scheduled sequence in opposition to Pakistan, citing a safety menace, which in keeping with the host nation didn’t exist.
Chasing 135 for a win, skipper Babar Azam (9) and Rizwan bought off to a superb begin however because the chase progressed, they have been discovering it tough to get runs and bounds.
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Azam was not at his finest when in comparison with his beautiful unbeaten 68 in opposition to India and was dismissed within the sixth over by Tim Southee, who took his a centesimal wicket in T20 Internationals.
Runs weren’t coming simply for Pakistan at this stage as they reached 30 for 1 on the finish of the facility play and suffered one other setback as Ish Sodhi dismissed Fakhar Zaman (11) lbw within the ninth over. accomplished.
Former captain Mohammad Hafeez hit a six as quickly as James Neesham was dismissed, as Pakistan reached 58 for two for half a degree.
But, within the subsequent over, he was dismissed by Devon Conway with an excellent diving catch off the boundary ropes off Mitchell Santner.
New Zealand have been again within the match with Rizwan, who had scored an unbeaten 79 in opposition to India, dismissed Sodhi lbw within the twelfth over.
After just a few comparatively quiet overs, Trent Boult bought his first wicket within the fifteenth over by dismissing Imad Wasim (11). But from there Pakistan modified the script of the match courtesy of Malik and Asif Ali.
Another day, one other nice efficiency by Pakistan bowlers
He restricted New Zealand to 134/8.
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Pakistan wanted 44 runs from the final 5 overs and got here Ali who smashed Southee for 2 consecutive sixes within the seventeenth over to show the match in his favor.
Malik hit a six and a boundary within the subsequent over, earlier than Ali set the Sharjah skies on fireplace with a six and scored the successful runs – a pair – to take Pakistan to 135 for five in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rauf led the bowling assault with 4 wickets as Pakistan restricted New Zealand to a modest whole.
Opener Daryl Mitchell and Conway contributed 27-27 with top-scoring and skipper Kane Williamson contributing 25.
New Zealand couldn’t have the most important partnership with a gap stand of 36 runs between Mitchell and Martin Guptill (17).
Conway goes for a excessive shot in opposition to Rauf however solely Babar Azam will get a deep . finds in
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Shaheen Afridi, Imad Wasim and Mohammad Hafeez took one wicket every for Pakistan.
Afridi, who shook the Indian prime order in Pakistan’s win over India, bought swing within the first over which was the primary. But Mitchell hit a boundary in his second over which made eight runs.
Mitchell then hit Hasan Ali for a six as New Zealand needed to take the initiative. But they may not come out of the facility play as Rauf smashed Guptill’s sticks because the ball took a deflection off the batsman’s pads.
After hitting a six off Imad within the ninth over, Mitchell dismissed Fakhar Zaman to the ropes.
Imad Wasim bought his revenge
After hitting a six, he dismisses Daryl Mitchell within the very subsequent ball.
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New batsman James Neesham didn’t final lengthy as he was dismissed for 1 in Hafeez’s subsequent over as New Zealand reached 60 for 3 at half-point.
The Kiwis stepped on the gasoline and scored 25 runs within the twelfth and thirteenth overs with Williamson hitting Hafeez for a six and a boundary, at the same time as Conway hit Shadab Khan for 3 consecutive boundaries.
But after Williamson was run out within the 14th over, the Kiwi innings took a flip as Hasan Ali’s very good direct throw off his personal supply eliminated the bails.
New Zealand might solely attain the 100-run mark on the finish of the fifteenth over and within the 18th over bowled by Rauf, Conway and Glenn Phillips (13) have been dismissed inside a span of three balls.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
