Match Details
Arriving for the chase of 153 runs, Pakistan had started things in a rosy way. They got into the momentum after notching up plethoras of boundaries inside the first three overs. Babar Azam was offered survival after Devon Conway dropped him behind the stumps right in the first over. Tim Southee, Trent Boult, and Lockie Ferguson operated inside the powerplay and Pakistan raced up to 55 runs for no loss at all.
The duo of Babar and Rizwan which failed to live up to the expectations throughout the tournament glued a 105 runs partnership together at the need of the hour. Mohammed Haris joined Rizwan after the skipper was out, trying to heave a biggie and get trapped at long-on. The duo played the field well and tinkered with the scoreboard with occasional boundaries.
New Zealand got a few wickets at the fag end but Mohammed Haris pumped the Pakistan side past the finishing line when things were turning out a bit tricky with 19 runs needed from the last 15 balls.
Glenn Phillips who came in at no.4 was dismissed early and then it was Daryl Mitchell and the skipper who took the innings deep. They built the sinking ship and tinkered the scoreboard with singles and doubles. Both the batters made use of the long deep mid-wicket pockets and glued a partnership of 68 runs together.
Some exceptional bowling followed in the slog overs and New Zealand could manage only 152 runs from 20 overs. Shaheen Shah Afridi bagged two wickets for them and Mohammed Nawaz scalped one.
Pakistan are jubilant about their victory and will wait for tomorrow's result in order to find their opponent in the finals.