Pakistan won the match by 7 wickets and make it through to the Finals.
New Zealand won the toss and opt to bat first. Shaheen Shah Afridi struck in the first over as he found Finn Allen (4 off 3) plumb infront of the stumps. While Devon Conway and Kane Williamson tried to rebuild the innings, a brilliant piece of fielding by Shadab Khan found Conway (21 off 20) short of his ground as he was runout in the final delivery of the powerplay. Glenn Phillips (6 off 8) couldn’t continue the momentum he had in the league stages, and after 8 overs, New Zealand were reduced to 3/49.
A resilient partnership of 68 runs between Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell took the team’s total to 117. Then Shaheen Shah Afridi came back into the attack and broke this partnership as he got rid of Williamson (46 off 42) in the 17th over. Mitchell (53* off 35) stood tall at one end and scored a good half-century helping the side crawl past the 150-run mark alongside Jimmy Neesham (16* off 12).
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Pakistan got off a brilliant start. The opening pair hammered the bowlers all around the park in the Powerplay and took the game after from the Black Caps. Babar and Rizwan who failed to live up to the expectations throughout the tournament glued a 105 runs partnership together. Mohammed Haris joined Rizwan after the skipper was out. Together they kept the scoreboard ticking and also punished the bad ball for boundaries. Haris was exceptional as he powered Pakistan through to victory. New Zealand dropped 3 catches and was very poor in the field, It’s rare to see them have an off day at the field, they are one of the best fielding sides in the world. It was just not their day, Pakistan won the match by 7 wickets and make it through to the Finals.
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