Pakistan beat New Zealand to keep World Cup hopes alive

BENGALURU – Pakistan on Saturday won the 35th match of the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 against New Zealand by 21 runs.–Photo courtesy PCB (X)

BENGALURU – Pakistan on Saturday won the 35th match of the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 against New Zealand by 21 runs.

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl first. Batting first, New Zealand put up a huge total of 401 runs at the end of the 50-over innings at the loss of five wickets. Chasing the target, Pakistan were at 200 in 25 overs at the loss of just one wicket when rain disrupted the game for the second time and Pakistan were declared winner on the basis of the DLS method.

PAKISTAN SQUAD:

Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq/Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Usama Mir, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf

NEW ZEALAND SQUAD:

Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w/c), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Trent Boult, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee

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