1st Semi-Final: New Zealand vs Pakistan at Sydney, Nov 09, 2022
Pakistan won by 7 wickets
New Zealand 152/4 (20)
Pakistan 153/3 (19.1)
RR: 7.98
Last 12 Balls: . 1 1 1 W | 1wd 1
Last Wicket: Mohammad Haris 30(26)
Babar Azam (PAK): Thanks to the crowd. We feel like we're playing at home. Got a good start with the first 6 overs with the ball. Later on the ball didn't come on well. Fast bowlers finished well. We planned before going that we'll utilise the powerplay. He's a young guy and showing his aggression (Haris). He's playing very well. We're going to enjoy this moment. But at the same time have focus on the final.
Williamson(NZ): We were put under pressure early. Pakistan bowled very nicely. We managed to wrestle back some momentum with an unbelievable knock from Mitchell. At the halfway stage we were feeling it was a competitive total. Wicket was a bit tough - used surface. Very disappointing to not make Pakistan work a lot harder. They were outstanding. We were outplayed. It's a tough pill for us to swallow. Babar and Rizwan put us under pressure. If we're honest, we wanted to be more disciplined in our areas. At the end of the day, Pakistan certainly deserve to be winners. There's been a lot of good cricket. Throughout the round-robin, we've played nicely. Today we weren't at our best. Having said that, we know the fickle nature of T20 cricket.
Mohammad Rizwan | Player of the Match: Luckily, the fifty was in the semifinal. Babar and I were struggling but we worked hard and believed. We kept fighting. When we crossed the boundary line, we decided to take the attack to the new ball bowlers. When we finished the powerplay, we knew one of us had to bat deep as it was a tricky pitch. Our start (to the tournament) wasn't good, but the guys kept believing.
Pakistan won by 7 wickets
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Over 19.1 Tim Southee bowls a pitched up delivery to Shan Masood,1 run, comes on to the front foot and finishes it off with a lovely straight drive past mid-off.
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Over 19.1: Wide ball. Tim Southee to Shan Masood,
