T20 World Cup 2021: Pakistan beat New Zealand Excellent performance by Haris Rauf and Asif Ali

In the T20 World Cup 2021 match
played in Sharjah, New Zealand batted first at the invitation of Pakistan and
scored 134 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Haris Rauf took 4 wickets for 22
runs.

PAK VS NZ Highlights, T20 World Cup 2021: Excellent performance Haris Rauf and Asif Ali

Pakistan beat New Zealand by 5
wickets in T20 World Cup 2021, Harris Rauf declared the best player of the
match for his excellent performance.

In the match played in Sharjah,
New Zealand batted first at the invitation of Pakistan and scored 134 runs for
the loss of 8 wickets. Haris Rauf took 4 wickets for 22 runs.

In the Super 12 round match
played in Sharjah, Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and invited New
Zealand to bat first.

For Pakistan, Shaheen Shah Afridi
once again bowled well and bowled the first over, but then openers Daryl
Mitchell and Martin Guptill batted responsibly to give their team a 36-run
lead.

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In the last over of the power
play, Babar Azam brought in fast bowler Harris Rauf to bowl and he fulfilled
the captain’s confidence by bowling Guptill on the second ball who scored 17
runs.

To increase the run rate, New
Zealand sent James Neesham to the top but Mohammad Hafeez out him on the first
ball of his spell.

Hafeez’s next over Kane
Williamson was declared LBW, but it was clear in the review that the ball had
hit the pad after hitting his bat, so he was declared not out.

Shadab’s one-over Devon Conway
hit three fours to take the score to 90 but in the next over, Kiwi captain
Williamson, who scored 25 runs on Hassan’s direct throw, was run out.

The Pakistani bowlers’ meticulous
bowling made it difficult for the New Zealand batsmen to score fast runs and
Devin Conway, who scored 27 runs in an attempt to hit a six to Haris Rauf,
caught Babar at the boundary.

Harris Rauf continued his
excellent bowling and also took a wicket on the last ball of the innings and
the New Zealand team managed to score 134 runs for 8 wickets in the allotted
overs.

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For Pakistan, Haris Rauf bowled
the best of his career and took 4 wickets for 22 runs, while Hassan Ali, Emad
Wasim and Mohammad Hafeez took one wicket each.

Asif Ali hit two sixes in a row
to Tim Southee while Shoaib Malik scored 15 runs in the 18th over by the
centurion.

Asif Ali also sealed Pakistan’s
victory with a brilliant six off Bolt and the national team won the match by 5
wickets with 8 balls to spare.

Asif Ali scored 27 off 12 balls
with the help of three sixes and a four while Shoaib Malik played an innings of
26 off 20 balls.

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Both teams were composed of these
players for the match.

Pakistan:

Babar Azam (captain)

Fakhrazman

Mohammad Rizwan

Shoaib Malik

Haris Rauf

Mohammad Hafeez

Shaheen Shah

Hassan Ali

Emad Wasim

Asif Ali

Shadab Khan

New Zealand:

Kane Williamson (captain)

Martin Guptill

Devon Conway

Glenn Phillips

Tim Seifert

Daryl Mitchell

James Neesham

Mitchell Santner

Tim Southee

Trent Boult

Ish Sodhi