New Zealand vs Pakistan
Live Summary, 1st Semi-Final, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Australia, 2022, November 9, 2022
PAK 153/3 (19.1)
Pakistan beat New Zealand by 7 wickets
NZ 152/4 (20)
Match over
CRR: 7.6
Commentary :
| 19.1 : Pakistan have reached the finals. They now wait to find out who will play them in the finals. It is now time for another big game. India will take on England in the second semi-final. Do join us on 10th November at 1.30 pm (8 am GMT) and early on for the build up. From here, it is goodbye and cheers. |
| Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan says the team played really well and he thanks the crowd for the support they have given them. Adds they had a good start with the ball, the ball was not coming onto the bat and then later on Shadab and Nawaz continued the good work and they managed to finish well too and were pleased with 150. Informs they had a plan to go hard in the Powerplay and they wanted to make most of the first 6 overs. Credits the way Haris has played and says he is an aggressive p |
| Kane Williamson, the skipper of New Zealand says they were put under pressure but they managed to get back the momentum. States they were outplayed but they are disappointed they did not make Pakistan work hard for their runs. Admits their fielding was not that great, Azam and Rizwan put them under pressure, they could have been more disciplined but Pakistan are deserved winners. Ends by saying there has been a lot of good cricket, they have played pretty well but they were not at their best bu |
| Tim Southee to Shan Masood, PAKISTAN ARE THROUGH TO THE FINAL! What a turnaround from them! Length and on off. Shan pushes it past the bowler to mid off for a single. PAKISTAN WIN BY 7 WICKETS. |
| 18.2 : Mitchell Santner to Mohammad Haris, PUT DOWN! Flatter, slower and outside off. Haris switch hits it straight to short third man. Ish Sodhi dives forward but fails to collect. Hard one but need to take it at crunch times. |
| 19.1 : Tim Southee to Shan Masood, WIDE! Dramatic! Scores level! A slower length ball, sliding down. Masood misses his flick. |
| Mohammad Rizwan is the Player of the Match. He says the conditions was tough for them but they have worked hard and believed in them and he is pleased they came good. Adds they wanted to attack, 150 was a good total but they wanted to make most of the Powerplay and then wanted to bat deep. States they just wanted to work hard and they would get the rewards. |
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| New Zealand were not up for this! It was a tame performance from them, they were probably 10 to 12 runs short with the bat and then with the ball, their new ball bowlers just did not begin well. Boult especially as he leaked far too many runs in the Powerplay. The Kiwis were also quite uncharacteristic in the field as there were a few misfields and also a couple of dropped catches. They just succumbed under the pressure at the big stage and were beaten by a side which was well and truly better |
| This has to be considered as a combined team effort. Their bowlers did brilliantly first up to keep the New Zealand side to around 150. Shaheen was the star but he was supported by all the bowlers and then it was their main two who finally came to the fore in this tournament. Pakistan's best two, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan lit up Sydney when it mattered the most. The two added over 100 with both scoring half tons. That stand more or less killed the game. The job for the others who came in w |
| From losing their first two games to storming into the finals! Pakistan's journey this campaign has been unbelievable, this World Cup has been unbelievable. Pakistan had lost to Zimbabwe and now, they have beaten New Zealand so comprehensively in this semi finals. What a turn around for them. Brilliant. |
| 18.6w : Mitchell Santner to Mohammad Haris, OUT! Anti-climatic end to the innings! Short and around off. Haris gets low to pull but gets a top edge and Finn Allen takes a simple catch at short fine leg. Mohammad Haris has done the job though. 2 needed now. |
| 18.5 : Mitchell Santner to Shan Masood, Three byes! Goes through everyone! Short and around off, it lands and turns in. Masood looks to cut but misses. It bounces over the leg pole, past the keeper and to fine leg for three runs. 2 more needed now. |
| 18.4 : Mitchell Santner to Mohammad Haris, Flatter, slower and outside off. Haris slaps it to deep cover for one. Just 5 needed now. |
| 18.3 : Mitchell Santner to Shan Masood, Fuller and on middle, driven to deep cover for a single. |
| 18.1 : Mitchell Santner to Mohammad Haris, Tossed up, outside off, turning away. Haris looks to sweep but misses. |
| 17.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Mohammad Haris, Very full and around off. Haris backs away and drives it to sweeper cover for a single. Pakistan need 8 runs now. |
| 17.56 : Lockie Ferguson to Mohammad Haris, SIX! The game is running away from the Kiwis now! Short and on middle. Haris pulls it high over deep square leg for a biggie. A star in making for Pakistan. |
| 17.44 : Lockie Ferguson to Mohammad Haris, FOUR! Lovely shot! Just outstanding. This just sumps up the day for New Zealand! Despite it being a good delivery, it goes for four. A yorker on middle. Haris makes room and drives it past cover, in the gap for four. |
| 17.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Mohammad Haris, Touch fuller and around off. Haris opens his body as he looks to heave but gets an inside edge, through his legs and to the keeper. |
| 17.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Shan Masood, On a length and on middle. Shan Masood flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 17.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Mohammad Haris, Bye! Length, slower and outside off. Haris misses his push and the batters take a quick bye. |
| 16.6w : Trent Boult to Mohammad Rizwan, OUT! CAUGHT! A dramatic ball. Boult serves a full toss, outside off. Rizwan skips down and slashes it to deep cover where the catch is taken. There was a slight chance for it to be called a no ball for the height so the player quickly throws the ball at the bowler's end where Rizwan is run out. The umpires gather and take it upstairs. The replay shows it is a legal delivery and Rizwan is out with Glenn Phillips taking the catch. |
| 16.5 : Trent Boult to Mohammad Rizwan, Rizwan charges down the track and Boult serves a slower ball, around off. Rizwan swings and misses. |
| 16.4 : Trent Boult to Mohammad Rizwan, Sightly full and around off. Rizwan slams it to long on for two runs. |
| 16.3 : Trent Boult to Mohammad Haris, Leg bye! Boult goes for the knuckle ball, length and around off. Haris looks to heave but misses and gets hit on the pads. New Zealand appeal for LBW but the finger stays down. No reviews available for them. |
| 16.2 : Trent Boult to Mohammad Haris, Well bowled! A slower bouncer, outside off. Haris waits, waits and waits as he tries to slash at it but misses. |
| 16.1 : Trent Boult to Mohammad Haris, A low full toss on middle. Haris steps across and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for easy couple. |
| 15.6 : Tim Southee to Mohammad Haris,Goes slow now, around off. Haris flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 15.5 : Tim Southee to Mohammad Rizwan, A single as Rizwan hits this length ball to long on. |
| 15.4 : Tim Southee to Mohammad Rizwan, On a length and on middle. Kept out. |
| 15.3 : Tim Southee to Mohammad Haris, On middle, played to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.2 : Tim Southee to Mohammad Haris, Touch fuller and around off. Haris scoops it to fine leg, does not time well and Trent Boult runs across from square leg and cuts it off. Two more. |
| 15.1 : Tim Southee to Mohammad Haris, A length ball, outside off. Haris slaps it straight to point. |
| 14.6 : Mitchell Santner to Mohammad Haris, Flighted, full and around off. Haris looks to sweep but gets a top edge and it flies behind the keeper for a single. Pakistan need 31 runs in 30 balls. |
| 14.5 : Mitchell Santner to Mohammad Rizwan, Tossed up on off. Rizwan nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.4 : Mitchell Santner to Mohammad Haris, Short, slow and outside off. Haris cuts it through point for one.. |
| 14.3 : Mitchell Santner to Mohammad Rizwan, THREE RUNS! This is full and on middle. Rizwan sweeps it past short fine leg for three more. |
| 14.2 : Mitchell Santner to Mohammad Haris, Flatter ball, around off. Haris mistimes his slog-sweep to long on for a single. Rizwan slips on the other side and the batters eventually settle with a single. |
| 14.1 : Mitchell Santner to Mohammad Haris, Tossed up, angling around off. Haris lofts it to the left of long off for a couple of runs. |
| 13.6 : Ish Sodhi to Mohammad Haris, Very full and outside off. Haris drives it to long off for one. |
| 13.5 : Ish Sodhi to Mohammad Haris, On middle, swept straight to short fine leg. |
| 13.4 : Ish Sodhi to Mohammad Rizwan, FIFTY FOR RIZWAN! An excellent knock from him! A good sign for Pakistan as both the openers are back in form. This is short and on middle, it is pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.3 : Ish Sodhi to Mohammad Haris, Outside off, tapped through point for a single. |
| 13.2 : Ish Sodhi to Mohammad Haris, Review lost! Sodhi goes very full and around off, gives a bit of flight and slows it up. Haris looks to reverse sweep but misses to get hit on the boots. The impact looked outside the line and the Ball Tracking confirms the same. Impact is outside off. Haris will continue. |
| 13.1 : Ish Sodhi to Mohammad Rizwan, Tossed up, outside off. Rizwan sweeps it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 12.64 : Trent Boult to Mohammad Haris, FOUR! This guy knows only one way to play!A length ball, outside off. Haris thumps it over mid off for a boundary. If he scores 20 odd runs in no time. New Zealand will have no chance to get back. |
| 12.5 : Trent Boult to Mohammad Haris, On middle, blocked out. |
| 12.4w : Trent Boult to Babar Azam, OUT! TAKEN! New Zealand have the opening now! Babar Azam goes for a fine fifty. Boult comes back into the attack and strikes for his team. On a length and on middle. Azam tries to hit through the line as he looks to go downtown but only gets elevation on it. Daryl Mitchell at long on takes it. Is it too late for New Zealand or the floodgates will open? 48 runs needed in 44 balls. |
| 12.3 : Trent Boult to Mohammad Rizwan, On a length and around off, worked to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 12.2 : Trent Boult to Babar Azam, Boult goes for a widish yorker, Azam is early as he looks to drive, he mistimes it to short fine leg for one. |
| 12.1 : Trent Boult to Mohammad Rizwan, A length ball, around leg. Rizwan pulls it behind square leg for a single. |
| 11.6 : Ish Sodhi to Mohammad Rizwan, Flighted full and outside off. Rizwan sweeps it to deep square leg for one. |
| 11.5 : Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam, A single as this is hit to long on. |
| 11.4 : Ish Sodhi to Mohammad Rizwan, 100 up for Pakistan! Tossed up, around off. Rizwan works it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 11.3 : Ish Sodhi to Mohammad Rizwan, Flatter, slower and outside off, spins away. Rizwan has a poke at it but misses. |
| 11.2 : Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam, Sodhi slows it up, this is full and on middle. Azam tucks it to square leg for one. |
| 11.1 : Ish Sodhi to Mohammad Rizwan, Tossed up, outside off, swept to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 10.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Babar Azam, FIFTY FOR BABAR! The captain saved runs for the big occasion! What a time to get back to form. The skipper leading from the front. However, needs to cross the victory line now. Full and on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 10.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Babar Azam, Fuller and on middle, flicked to mid-wicket. |
| 10.44 : Lockie Ferguson to Babar Azam, FOUR! The boundaries keep on coming for Pakistan! Short of a length an around off. Azam sits back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 10.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Mohammad Rizwan, Short ball, around off, extra pace this time. Rizwan plays it to third man for a single. |
| 10.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Babar Azam, Short in length and around off. Azam dabs it to third man for a single. |
| 10.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Mohammad Rizwan, Wide! This is down the leg side. Rizwan misses his flick. |
| Lockie Ferguson to Mohammad Rizwan, On a length and outside off. Rizwan taps it to point for a single. |
| 9.6 : Drinks! Pakistan are off to a superb start and the way it is going, Pakistan look clear winner. New Zealand are in big trouble and can only make a way in by grabbing a couple of wickets and creating pressure. Pakistan need 66 runs in 60 balls. An interesting final 10 overs are coming up. |
| 9.2 : Ish Sodhi to Mohammad Rizwan, Three more! The paddle sweep is out, it is played very fine on the leg side. Three taken. |
| 9.6 : Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam, Two more! On the shorter side outside off, Azam waits and then guides it through point for two more. |
| 9.54 : Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam, FUOR! Lovely placement! Shorter and outside off, Babar Azam waits and then guides it past point. This one races towards the fence behind for a boundary. |
| 9.4 : Ish Sodhi to Mohammad Rizwan, On off, this is pushed towards cover for one. |
| 9.3 : Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam, Shorter and on middle, this is pulled towards deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 9.1 : Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam, Chance, a big, big chance! New Zealand need to take these chances! On off, Azam guides it towards point. There is hesitation as the two batters think of a run. They eventually go for it. Boult picks the ball up and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. |
| 8.6 : Mitchell Santner to Mohammad Rizwan, Two to end! Misfield from Boult who has really not been at his best! Shorter and on middle, this is pulled wide of long on for a couple. 78 needed in 66. |
| 8.5 : Mitchell Santner to Babar Azam, Another one! Can Santner now get out of this over nicely? Shorter and outside off, this is slapped through covers for one. |
| 8.4 : Mitchell Santner to Mohammad Rizwan, Shorter and on off, this is pushed through covers for one more. |
| 8.3 : Mitchell Santner to Mohammad Rizwan, Two! Nicely swept! On off, Rizwan gets on top of the bounce and hits it through square leg for a couple. |
| 8.2 : Mitchell Santner to Babar Azam, Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket for one. |
| 8.1 : Mitchell Santner to Babar Azam, Flatter and on off, Azam pushes it towards cover for no run. They need more dots to build pressure. |
| 7.6 : Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam, A single to end! On middle, this is worked down to long on for one. |
| Mitchell Santner to Babar Azam, NOT OUT! That is going well over and that is what we thought saved Babar! The arm ball, it lands on middle and goes on with the angle. Azam looks to push it with a straight bat but misses to get hit on the pads. An appeal but turned down. The batters take one as the ball rolls towards short third man. New Zealand review. Replays show that it is going over. |
| 7.5 : Ish Sodhi to Mohammad Rizwan, Almost! This is pushed through, on middle, Rizwan looks to defend, it goes off the inner half through square leg for one. |
| 7.4 : Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam, Another one a little too short, this is pulled through mid-wicket for one. |
| 7.2 : Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam, On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 7.3 : Ish Sodhi to Mohammad Rizwan, Slightly shorter and on middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket for one. |
| 7.1 : Ish Sodhi to Babar Azam, On the stumps, defended. |
| 6.5 : Review! New Zealand have taken a review for LBW! Height might be a big factor. The replay shows the ball bounces over the middle and leg pole. Not out it is! |
| Mitchell Santner to Babar Azam, FOUR! Pulled away! Shorter and on the body, this is pulled behind square on the leg side for a boundary. That is a poor delivery. |
| 6.4 : Mitchell Santner to Mohammad Rizwan, Fuller and on middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 6.1 : Mitchell Santner to Mohammad Rizwan, On off, this is pushed through covers for one. |
| 6.3 : Mitchell Santner to Babar Azam, On off, this is pushed through covers for one. |
| 6.2 : Mitchell Santner to Babar Azam, Flatter and on middle, this one holds in the surface a touch. Defended. |
| 5.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Mohammad Rizwan, Angled into the pads, this is clipped through square leg for one more. End of a brilliant Powerplay for Pakistan. They are 55 for 0 after it. They need another 98 in 84. |
| 5.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Babar Azam, Around off, this is guided towards point for one. |
| 5.44 : Lockie Ferguson to Babar Azam, TOP EDGE AND FOUR! A short one, Azam looks to pull, it goes off the top edge and over the keeper for a boundary in the third man region. Nothing going New Zealand's way at the moment. |
| 5.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Mohammad Rizwan, Half an appeal but turned down! A slower one, shorter and on the pads, Rizwan looks to pull but misses to get hit on the pads. It rolls on the leg side. A leg bye taken. |
| 5.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Babar Azam, Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through square leg for one. |
| 5.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Mohammad Rizwan, Fuller and on off, Rizwan pushes it to mid off. |
| 4.6 : Tim Southee to Babar Azam, A single now to end! Pakistan running away with the game at the moment. 106 needed in 90! On middle, this is clipped through square leg for one. |
| 4.54 : Tim Southee to Babar Azam, FOUR! Whipped away! On the pads, Azam walks across and whips it behind square on the leg side. This one races away to the fence. Another over with three boundaries in it. |
| 4.4 : Tim Southee to Babar Azam, Good length and on off, Azam guides it to short third man. |
| Tim Southee to Babar Azam, WIDE! Down the leg side. A slower one. Wided. |
| 4.3 : Tim Southee to Mohammad Rizwan, A slower one now on middle, Rizwan works it towards short fine leg and gets to the other end. |
| 4.24 : Tim Southee to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Over the fielder again! Almost an action replay of the last ball! This is fuller and on middle, Rizwan walks across and heaves it over mid-wicket for another boundary. |
| 4.14 : Tim Southee to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Heaved away! Mohammad Rizwan stes himself up for this. He walks across, this is fuller and on off, this is heaved over the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. |
| 3.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Babar Azam, A dot to end but another productive over for Pakistan! Length and on off, Azam plays it to point. |
| 3.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Mohammad Rizwan, Good running! On off, length, this is pushed towards mid off for one. |
| 3.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Mohammad Rizwan, Back of a length and on middle, defended. |
| 3.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Babar Azam, Outside off, Babar Azam guides it down to third man and takes one. |
| 3.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Babar Azam, Two more! Shorter and outside off, Azam guides it down to third man for two. This is brilliant from Pakistan. |
| 3.14 : Lockie Ferguson to Babar Azam, FOUR! That is very delightful! Wonderful! Holds the pose for the cameras! The two are running away with the game! Fuller and on off, this is driven back past the bowler and into the mid off fence. |
| 2.64 : Trent Boult to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Slapped away! That is not the kind of over one would expect from Trent Boult! Three boundaries from it and 15 in total. This is a poor ball. Short and outside off, this is slapped through point and it races away to the fence. |
| 2.44 : Trent Boult to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Nice and fine! Played very nicely! On the pads, Mohammad Rizwan waits and then works it fine on the leg side. This one races away to the fence. Second boundary in the over. |
| 2.5 : Trent Boult to Mohammad Rizwan, Finds the gap nicely! Fuller and on off, Rizwan strokes it through covers and takes two. |
| 2.3 : Trent Boult to Babar Azam, Good length and on off, Azam plays it towards point and takes one. Good sensible batting. |
| 2.24 : Trent Boult to Babar Azam, FOUR Carved away! That is a lovely stroke! Shorter and around off, just lets the ball come to him, opens the face of the bat and then guides it past point. Boult has not begun that well. |
| 2.1 : Trent Boult to Babar Azam, Confusion but safe! Shorter and on off, Azam slaps it towards Boult who gets a hand to it. It rolls towards mid off. Azam thinks of a run but then bails out of it in time. |
| 1.6 : Tim Southee to Babar Azam, A single to end but that is a good start by Tim Southee! On middle, this is pushed towards mid on for one. |
| 1.5 : Tim Southee to Babar Azam, Tidy stuff from Tim Southee! Length again, attacks the stumps, not letting Babar free his arms. Defended. |
| 1.4 : Tim Southee to Babar Azam, Not wided! A slower one on the pads, Babar Azam looks to flick but he misses. It goes to the keeper. The umpire signals it has brushed the pad. |
| 1.3 : Tim Southee to Babar Azam, On a length and around off, this is guided towards point. |
| 1.2 : Tim Southee to Mohammad Rizwan, Quick run! On middle, this is pushed towards mid on for one. |
| 1.1 : Tim Southee to Mohammad Rizwan, Around off and on a length, this is guided to point. |
| 0.6 : Tim Southee to start from the other side. |
| Trent Boult to Babar Azam, A dot to end! Good comeback by Boult after going for a boundary on the very first ball. He could have had a wicket too but that is not the case. The last ball is on a length and around off, it is played to point. |
| 0.5 : Trent Boult to Mohammad Rizwan, Shorter and around off, this is gudied towards point for one. |
| 0.4 : Trent Boult to Babar Azam, PUT DOWN! Devon Conway has put down Babar Azam! How costly is that going to be? He was moving to the wrong side. This is fuller, it starts around off, it comes back in at first, lands and then moves away. Azam looks to drive but it goes off the outside edge. Conway who is moving to his left first has to dive to his right. Stretches his hand out but it hits the tip of the glove and goes towards third man for one. Is that the kind of luck Azam needs? He has been sho |
| 0.3 : Trent Boult to Mohammad Rizwan, A run now! On middle, this is pushed to mid on for one. |
| 0.2 : Trent Boult to Mohammad Rizwan, Corrects his line and lands it on a length and on middle, this is worked to mid-wicket. |
| 0.14 : Trent Boult to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Cracked away! That is the ideal start for Pakistan! Shorter and outside off, Rizwan smacks it through covers and this one races away to the fence. A loosener to begin with by Boult and it is put away. |
