Wednesday, 23 March 2016

Pakistan give up chase as New Zealand reach semis

Pakistan bootless to accommodated the claiming as they were baffled by 22 runs in their acute bout adjoin New Zealand in the World Twenty20 Super Ten Group Two actuality at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium on Tuesday night.

New Zealand accept able for the semi-finals afterwards recording the third afterwards win in the tournament.

Chasing an doubtful ambition of 181, opener Sharjeel Khan fabricated an atomic start, smashing 47 from 25 assurance with nine fours and a six to yield Pakistan to 65 in the sixth over but as anon he departed, the hopes of acceptable the bout were gradually crumbling out.

Then, Khalid Latif who did not play any T20 International back 2012, bootless to affect and got out for just three runs.

Later, Ahmed Shehzad was aswell absolved for 30 if Pakistan accomplished 96 in the 13th over.

When Shahid Afridi abutting Umar Akmal, they were accepted to advance the run amount but they could add alone 27 runs from 17 assurance afore Afridi got out afterwards hitting 19 off nine assurance with two fours and a six.

Pakistan still bare 58 runs from 29 assurance but Umar Akmal was aswell gone for 24 if Pakistan were on 140 in the 18th over.


Then, Shoaib Malik and Sarfraz Nawaz could not hit any four or six as Pakistan accomplished on 158-5 in their 20 overs.

Earlier, Martin Guptill’s 48-ball 80 guided New Zealand to column a big absolute of 180 runs for 5 wickets afterwards they autonomous for batting first.

Guptill with his captain Kane Williamson provided a complete alpha of 62 afore the closing fell to fast bowler Mohammad Irfan for 17. Then anon addition wicket fell if captain Shahid Afridi got Colin Munro bent by Khalid Latif for seven.

Later Guptill and Corey Anderson added 52 from 34 assurance afore Guptill was bowled by fast bowler Mohammad Sami, afterwards an advancing innings of 80, abstemious with three aerial sixes ten fours in 48 balls. Addition wicket fell bound as Anderson was bent by Shoaib Malik off Afridi for 21.

Ross Taylor forth with Luke Ronchi took the account to 164 if Sami got Ronchi out bent by Malik for 11.

However, Taylor remained not out on 36 as New Zealand set an doubtful ambition of 181for Pakistan.

Sami bowled acutely able-bodied demography two for 23 and Afridi got two for 40 while Irfan took one wicket.

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