26/10Result
19th Match, Group 2 (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Sharjah, Oct 26 2021
Pakistan won by 5 wkts (8b rem)
Player of the Match
Haris Rauf
Haris RaufPakistan
26/10Result
19th Match, Group 2 (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Sharjah, Oct 26 2021
Pakistan won by 5 wkts (8b rem)
Player of the Match
Haris Rauf
Haris RaufPakistan

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"It's always good to win, we'll take this confidence forward in the tournament. The way the bowlers, Shaheen and Haris Rauf especially bowled was very impressive," Babar says. "I think we gave them 10 runs too many, but it's cricket and that can happen. We lost wickets early, but I want to give credit to Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali. Every game is crucial. We want to take it game by game and do well in all departments of the game."

"It's very disappointing. at the end," Williamson says. "Unfortunately we couldn't nail things towards the back end but we were up against a very good side in Pakistan and congratulations to them," Williamson says. "It's quite clear as soon as we missed our lengths that there was some value for our shots. It's a very strong Pakistan side and certainly one to watch. It's the way it goes, the margins are small. We'll pick ourselves up and be ready for the next challenge."

Haris Rauf is the Player of the Match. "I want to thank Allah. The team fielded very well and supported the bowlers. The fans supported us throughout and helped us to this win", Haris says. "I've been playing here for two years. We support each other and discuss our plans with each other. That gives us confidence and support. Guptill's dismissal was the key one. They were building momentum at that time. I just want to thank Lahore Qalandars, too, who supported me a lot. They're the reason I'm here."

The New Zealand and Pakistan players shake hands, and Pakistan will feel they're on the brink of the last four now. It's been two dominant performances, and they'll be glad to have their middle and lower order tested tonight.

Faizaan : "Mocked, belittled, dropped throughout Pakistan, but Asif has risen to the occasion and won a match for Pakistan at the greatest stages of All... "

END OF OVER:
20 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 134/8 | RR: 6.70

  • Ish Sodhi2 (2b)
  • Haris Rauf4-0-22-4
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi4-1-21-1
19.6
W
Haris Rauf to Santner, OUT, cleans him up with a slower delivery! Finishes the innings with a bang, and Haris has four. Santner through his shot way too early and it clips the top of the stumps. New Zealand finish on a 134, and you would think that's not nearly enough to challenge Pakistan. But you never know with Pakistan, do you? Join Sid in about 10 minutes to see how this chase goes

MJ Santner b Haris Rauf 6 (12m 5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 120.00

19.5
4
Haris Rauf to Santner, FOUR, misses his length for once; it becomes a half-volley at 149kph. Makes some room and smashes it through extra cover. Haris has his head in his hands in frustration
19.4
1
Haris Rauf to Sodhi, 1 run, flat-batted through the offside for a single
19.3
1b
Haris Rauf to Santner, 1 bye, slower ball, beats him all ends up, and they run a bye. Absolutely mesmeric bowling performance
19.2
2
Haris Rauf to Santner, 2 runs, tried to clear midoff with an aerial dive, but found Babar Azam in business. The Pakistan captain tried to pluck it low off the ground but shells it
19.1
1
Haris Rauf to Sodhi, 1 run, runs it down to third man to give Santner the strike

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 125/7 | RR: 6.57

  • Mitchell Santner0 (1b)
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi4-1-21-1
  • Haris Rauf3-0-14-3
18.6
W
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Seifert, OUT, that's a miscue, and Shaheen has his first wicket off his final delivery. Seifert miscued it to give backward point a straightforward catch, concluding a spell that sees him bag figures of 4-0-21-1

TL Seifert c Mohammad Hafeez b Shaheen Shah Afridi 8 (12m 8b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

18.5
4
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Seifert, FOUR, that's a brave shot, premeditated but it just about came off. Got down on one knee, in position and paddled what was a yorker past short fine leg. Excellent shot to a ball at 90 mph
18.4
1lb
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Santner, 1 leg bye, smashes it into Santner's pads at pace, and once more Shaheen goes up in appeal. This one's missing leg, too, though
18.3
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Seifert, 1 run, spoons it into the air, and Hasan Ali was charging in from deep midwicket. Just lands short
18.2
0
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Seifert, no run, a yorker at 87 that crashes into the front foot. It didn't look like it was ever going to be lbw, but Pakistan have reviewed. DRS confirms, it's hitting outside leg stump
18.1
0
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Seifert, no run, slower ball, Seifert was through his shot much too early. Swing and a miss

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | NZ: 119/6 | RR: 6.61

  • Tim Seifert3 (3b)
  • Mitchell Santner0 (0b)
  • Haris Rauf3-0-14-3
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi3-1-16-0
17.6
1
Haris Rauf to Seifert, 1 run, pushed down the ground to keep the strike. A fantastic over from Rauf - three runs and two wickets in the 18th over

izaz: "Rauf really stepping up in this tournament."

17.5
0
Haris Rauf to Seifert, no run, back of the length, slightly slower at 132 kph. Defended from Seifert
17.4
2
Haris Rauf to Seifert, 2 runs, nudged into the onside and calls him back for two. The first runs off the over
17.3
W
Haris Rauf to Phillips, OUT, slower ball that he picks up well, but only finds the fielder! It's all Pakistan right now. The fielder came running in and completes a smart catch, and Pakistan find themselves burrowing into the Kiwi tail

GD Phillips c Hasan Ali b Haris Rauf 13 (25m 15b 1x4 0x6) SR: 86.66

17.2
0
Haris Rauf to Phillips, no run, banged it in slightly short of a length. Beats vthe bat with the extra bounce
17.1
W
Haris Rauf to Conway, OUT, that's the end of Conway - and perhaps not the worst thing for NZ! Went the aerial route this time, but never had enough on it to clear the ropes. He's caught by Babar Azam at cow corner and a battle of an innings comes to an end

DP Conway c Babar Azam b Haris Rauf 27 (40m 24b 3x4 0x6) SR: 112.50

Taimoor Kamran: "Unable to understand the strategy of New Zealand here, what are they waiting for to accelerate? Whatever their strategy was, i am sure it is not working at the moment!!" They are trying to go for it, especially Phillips. The bowling is consistently magnificent right now

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs | NZ: 116/4 | RR: 6.82

  • Glenn Phillips13 (13b)
  • Devon Conway27 (23b)
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi3-1-16-0
  • Hasan Ali3-0-26-0
16.6
4
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Phillips, FOUR, misses his length and with long-off vacant, NZ finally have a boundary. This was in the slot, and Phillips used the pace of the bowler to hammer it back past him - absolutely raced away. Nine off the over. Decent for N, but they really need to tee off
16.5
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Conway, 1 run, went for the yorker at 146 kph. Conway gets his bat down in time and gets a single to fine leg
16.4
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Phillips, 1 run, picked up over midwicket. Timed it well and made good connection, but it's straight to Haris Rauf in the deep
16.3
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Conway, 1 run, an inswinging full toss. Went in search of the yorker, but Conway's only dealing in singles right now

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Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st28Mohammad RizwanBabar Azam
2nd19Mohammad RizwanFakhar Zaman
3rd16Mohammad HafeezMohammad Rizwan
4th6Shoaib MalikMohammad Rizwan
5th18Shoaib MalikImad Wasim
6th48Shoaib MalikAsif Ali

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