New Zealand vs Pakistan 1st Semi-Final at Sydney, 09 Nov, 2022

Toss: New Zealand, who chose to bat
New Zealand 152/4 (20)
Pakistan 153/3 (19.1)
Pakistan won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: Mohammad Rizwan
  • Iftikhar Ahmed 0 * (0)
  • Shan Masood 3 * (4)

Over 1.1: No runs. Tim Southee to Mohammad Rizwan,

Over 1.2: Single. Tim Southee to Mohammad Rizwan,

Over 1.3: No runs. Tim Southee to Babar Azam,

Over 1.4: No runs. Tim Southee to Babar Azam,

Over 1.5: No runs. Tim Southee to Babar Azam,

Over 1.6: Single. Tim Southee to Babar Azam,

Over 4.1: Boundary!. Tim Southee to Mohammad Rizwan,

Over 4.2: Boundary!. Tim Southee to Mohammad Rizwan,

Over 4.3: Single. Tim Southee to Mohammad Rizwan,

Over 4.4: Wide ball. Tim Southee to Babar Azam,

Over 4.4: No runs. Tim Southee to Babar Azam,

Over 4.5: Boundary!. Tim Southee to Babar Azam,

Over 4.6: Single. Tim Southee to Babar Azam,

Over 15.1 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Haris, no run, crunched off the back foot, and dropped! A tough chance for Santner who's standing closer than usual at backward point. 

Over 15.2 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Haris, 2 runs, walks across the stumps and scoops it fine! The fielder cuts it off though. Was a slower one from Southee

Over 15.3 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Haris,1 run, gets back in the crease and  tucks it through square leg

Over 15.4 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Rizwan, no run, gets behind the line on the back foot and defend it back to the bowler.

Over 15.5 Tim Southee bowls a pitched up delivery to Mohammad Rizwan,1 run, gets forward and  pushes to long-on


Over 15.6 Tim Southee bowls a slower one to Mohammad Haris,1 run, gets back in the crease and works it behind square on the on-side

Over 19.1: Wide ball. Tim Southee to Shan Masood, 

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.

Pakistan won by 7 wickets

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.

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.

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.