Semifinal World Cup: The first announcement of the semifinals. Discovery, the first round of the T20 World Cup, and the first round of the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup are to Pakistan will face New Zealand.
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Pakistan will face New Zealand at the SCG on November 9
However, they will face an unpredictable and aggressive Pakistan in the first semifinal of the World T20 Championship in Sydney on Wednesday. Unlike Pakistan, for whom advancing to the quarterfinals was a rollercoaster, New Zealand started the tournament in style and rose to the top of the first group after beating defending champions Australia, Sri Lanka, and Ireland in the group of death.
After losing two key Super 12 matches – to India and Zimbabwe – Babar Azam and his teammates may be considering leaving the national team after South Africa lost to the Netherlands in a dramatic match on Sunday. Pakistan will reach its dream semifinal if it beat Bangladesh in the second match of the day.
There is a sense of déjà vu here, like in the semifinals of the 1992 World Cup when Pakistan beat New Zealand out of nowhere to win the tournament and the trophy. Pakistan has also lost several times in the semifinals of the ODI (1992 and 1999) and T20 (2007) World Cups.
New Zealand’s propensity for defeat
New Zealand’s propensity for defeat at the Great White Ball is also well-known. They have reached the semifinals of the last four World Cups, but have not won any of them.
The Black Caps have lost three World Cup finals in seven years (2015, 2019 ODIs, and 2021 T20s).
In the most favorable circumstances, Williamson will bat early in the match against a Pakistan team that is not in its true form.
Captain Babar is still struggling, and Mohammad Rizwan is far from his best form. Even when he unleashed 128 against Bangladesh, he panicked.
The New Zealand pair of Trent Boult and Tim Southee will be hoping for a good start on the same pitch where they humiliated Australia and Sri Lanka.
Incidentally, Pakistan should also win the match with the help of its bowlers.
Daryl Mitchell looks to be playing well after returning from a finger injury. He will play alongside captain Glenn Phillips in the middle of the field.
In the last three games for the Black Caps, Phillips has performed average.
After a quiet start, captain Williamson has racked up some points in the last two games and will be hoping to lead his team to the finals.
Pakistan, on the other hand, will want to exceed all expectations and prove that their advance to the semifinals was no accident.
In addition to luck, Pakistan’s bowling, represented by outstanding performances by Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf, has been the key to success.
Shaheen, who is returning from injury, played an excellent match, especially in the last over, when he stopped Bangladesh’s attack with a record four wickets.
Rauf, who knew the conditions well, was their silent killer who took his job seriously.
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Lineup
Name the Players of Pakistan
Babar Azam (captain), Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Shan Masood, Mohammad Haris, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Rizwan (alternate) Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Nasim Shah, Shahin Afridi.
Name the Players of New Zealand
Kane Williamson (captain), Martin Guptill, Finn Allen (back), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Rocky Ferguson Tim Susi, Devon Conway, Darryl Mitchell, James Nissan, Trent Baur.