09/11Result
1st Semi-Final (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Sydney, Nov 9 2022
Pakistan won by 7 wkts (5b rem)
Player of the Match
Mohammad Rizwan
Mohammad RizwanPakistan
09/11Result
1st Semi-Final (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Sydney, Nov 9 2022
Pakistan won by 7 wkts (5b rem)
Player of the Match
Mohammad Rizwan
Mohammad RizwanPakistan

END OF OVER:
20 | 8 Runs | NZ: 152/4 | RR: 7.60

  • Daryl Mitchell53 (35b)
  • James Neesham16 (12b)
  • Naseem Shah4-0-30-0
  • Haris Rauf4-0-32-0

Well, that was a clinic from Pakistan. From the wicket in the first over from Shaheen Afridi. From the Shadab Khan direct hit that caught Devon Conway short. From the way they had their deep fielders standing well inside to cut off the second run. From the reverse swing. Everything was perfect. They came into this semi-final from out of nowhere. Sydney was accommodating enough to offer them a pitch that resembled home. Nice and dry. No grass. And every reverse swing. Plus with this crowd, it was more Lahore than anything else. Now its over to the batters. Babar and Rizwan absolutely love this kind of chase. Honourable mention to Daryll Mitchell as well, batted beautifully in extremely tough conditions to claim another fifty in a T20 World Cup semi-final. Alan will be back with you for the start of Pakistan's chase

"Not a bad total for us," says Devon Conway. "Not as much bounce as expected. Pakistan bowled very well in the powerplay and restricted us. The boys were saying the slower balls are gripping and we'll try to use that. Need to put them under pressure from ball one"

19.6
1b
Naseem Shah to Mitchell, 1 bye, walks across against the yorker trying to scoop the ball. But this is on pace. It beats him and that's that. A bye to finish. Pakistan have been BRILLIANT!
19.5
2
Naseem Shah to Mitchell, 2 runs, straight up, but it lands on the 30 yard circle. Top-edges the back of the hand slower ball that doesn't give him the room to pull. Its the shot he went for and it only offers a couple
19.4
1lb
Naseem Shah to Neesham, 1 leg bye, near yorker again, outside leg, Neesham tries to whip it away, doesn't get any bat. Settles for a leg bye to point
19.3
1
Naseem Shah to Mitchell, 1 run, slower length ball, Mitchell launches it over deep mideicket. That's the long boundary. And it goes on the bounce to Shan Masood
19.2
1b
Naseem Shah to Neesham, 1 bye, beautiful stuff from Naseem! It's the slower bouncer and Neesham just isn't ready for that. He's set up for the yorker. Then suddenly this comes out. He tries to adjust. Tries to go for the pull shot after trying to crouch under the ball. No dice
19.1
2
Naseem Shah to Neesham, 2 runs, reverse swinging yorker on off stump, Neesham works it away to long-on

END OF OVER:
19 | 11 Runs | NZ: 144/4 | RR: 7.57

  • Daryl Mitchell50 (32b)
  • James Neesham14 (9b)
  • Haris Rauf4-0-32-0
  • Naseem Shah3-0-25-0
18.6
2
Haris Rauf to Mitchell, 2 runs, full toss on off stump, Mitchell heaves it away to deep midwicket and comes back for the second to bring up a half-century. Well played. In front of his family too.
18.5
1
Haris Rauf to Neesham, 1 run, blocks a back of a length ball outside off stump into the covers. Another offcutter, holding just slightly in the pitch
18.4
4
Haris Rauf to Neesham, FOUR, swings a length ball - offcutter - on leg stump away past the right of the short fine leg fielder
18.3
1lb
Haris Rauf to Mitchell, 1 leg bye, tailing into the right-hander at high pace. Mitchell looks to heave it over midwicket, but he doesn't get a whole lot on it. Canons off the pad and away to point
18.2
2
Haris Rauf to Mitchell, 2 runs, drives it down the ground. Its in the slot to do that but he's not got enough on it to find the boundary
18.1
1
Haris Rauf to Neesham, 1 run, around the wicket slower bouncer, Neesham waits on the shot and then pulls it to deep midwicket

END OF OVER:
18 | 10 Runs | NZ: 133/4 | RR: 7.38

  • James Neesham8 (6b)
  • Daryl Mitchell46 (29b)
  • Naseem Shah3-0-25-0
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi4-0-24-2
17.6
1
Naseem Shah to Neesham, 1 run, another reversing yorker on off stump, Neesham pushes it towards long-off
17.5
1
Naseem Shah to Mitchell, 1 run, gets across his stumps and finds another off pace delivery. Holds his shape and pulls it to deep square leg
17.4
2
Naseem Shah to Mitchell, 2 runs, reverse swinging almost a yorker on middle, Mitchell drills it to long-on
17.3
1
Naseem Shah to Neesham, 1 run, digs it into the pitch, keeps it away from the bat and pace off too. Neesham drags it from outside off with a pull shot to deep square leg
17.2
1
Naseem Shah to Mitchell, 1 run, Mitchell hangs back for this on-pace short ball and swivel-pulls it away to deep square leg
17.1
4
Naseem Shah to Mitchell, FOUR, Mitchell reads a slower cutter outside off and pumps it over extra-cover. Stays leg-side of this slower one outside off and carts it over the off side with some power

END OF OVER:
17 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 123/4 | RR: 7.23

  • James Neesham6 (4b)
  • Daryl Mitchell38 (25b)
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi4-0-24-2
  • Haris Rauf3-0-22-0
16.6
2
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Neesham, 2 runs, full and outside off, not quite the yorker length, jabbed into the gap on the leg side. Neesham scampers back for the second
16.5
2
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Neesham, 2 runs, another low full-toss, which is flicked away to the right of deep square. Smart diving save from the outfielder

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Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st105Mohammad RizwanBabar Azam
2nd27Mohammad RizwanMohammad Haris
3rd19Shan MasoodMohammad Haris
4th2Shan MasoodIftikhar Ahmed

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

First Round Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL32140.667
NED3214-0.162
NAM31220.73
UAE3122-1.235
First Round Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
ZIM32140.2
IRE32140.105
SCOT31220.304
WI3122-0.563
Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
NZ53172.113
ENG53170.473
AUS5317-0.173
SL5234-0.422
IRE5133-1.615
AFG5032-0.571
Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND54181.319
PAK53261.028
SA52250.874
NED5234-0.849
BAN5234-1.176
ZIM5133-1.138