Pakistan Outclass New Zealand To Storm Into T20 WC Finals

Sydney: It was an easy win for Pakistan and the team reached their first T20 World Cup final in 13 years.

Pakistan’s batting led by Babar Azam, the former champions comfortably outclassed New Zealand in the semi-final in Sydney on Wednesday.

They will now take on England or India in the final on Sunday.

An opening stand of 105 runs between Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan helped Pakistan in setting the tone for their seven-wicket win.

Pakistan came up with a complete batting performance, led by Babar Azam (53) and Mohammad Rizwan (57).

Earlier, Daryl Mitchell’s unbeaten 53 from 35 deliveries helped New Zealand to recover from early jolts and reach a total of 152/4

New Zealand had lost three key wickets for just 49 runs when Mitchell joined skipper Kane Williamson at the crease. Mitchell went on the charge straightaway whereas Williamson played the second fiddle, as the duo put on a stand of 68 runs for the fourth wicket.

Williamson departed for 46 from 42 deliveries just when their innings entered the death over but Mitchell carried on and made his way to a superb knock of 53* from just 35 deliveries to help New Zealand cross 150.

For Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4-0-24-2 to his name. But the entire unit delivered a disciplined performance on a used track to restrict the Kiwis to a chaseable target.

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