T20 World Cup 2022: Top 3 Pakistan players to watch out for in the Semi-Final

On Wednesday, 9th of November, Pakistan will lock horns with New Zealand in the all-important semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup at the SCG in Sydney. Here are the top 3 players to watch out for in this mouth-watering encounter.

Shadab Khan – all-rounder

Shadab Khan is a dangerous allrounder, his bowling has been fantastic over the year but now he is also lethal with the bat in hand, he has put up some valuable match-winning contributions with the bat in recent times. Shadab has picked up 10 wickets in just five matches at an economy rate of 6.22. Given that the all-rounder is in fine form, he will be one of the players to watch for in the Semi-Finals of the ICC T20 World Cup.

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Mohammed Rizwan – wicketkeeper-batsman

Mohammad Rizwan has not been able to get going in this T20 World Cup so far with only 2 scores in excess of 30, but with an average of 49.63 in his T20I career. Rizwan has scored 103 runs so far in the tournament at an average of just 20.60, his highest score of 49 came against the Netherlands in Pakistan’s 3rd game. but the opening batsman will be dangerous come the Semi-Finals, his experience in playing high-octane matches will come in handy against New Zealand.

Shaheen Afridi – Left-arm medium-fast

Shaheen didn’t stand up to the expectations at the beginning of the World Cup, The 22-year-old missed the Asia Cup with a knee injury and was still working his way back to full fitness after being out of action for three months. But now it looks like he has regained his form back, The speedster starred with the ball in Pakistan’s victory, against Bangladesh with the figures of 4/22 in four overs. He has found his rhythm and looks very dangerous will the new ball and also has the ability to bowl brilliant yorkers in the death. He is definitely one of the players to watch out for in the clash against New Zealand.