The first semi-final match of the T20 World Cup 2022 will be played between New Zealand and Pakistan today (November 9). This match between both teams is to be organized at Sydney Cricket Ground. The team winning this match will reach the final, where it will face the winner of the second semi-final match between England and India.
If seen, there have been many memorable matches between Pakistan and New Zealand. In this episode, such a match was played in the 2011 ODI World Cup, which cricket fans can never forget.
In that match, the batters of the New Zealand team had made such a stir that Pakistani bowlers were seen. Later, the batters of the Pakistan team also appeared helpless in front of the Kiwi bowlers.
New Zealand Had A Bad Start
In the match held at Pallekele, New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first. But the team had a very poor start, and they lost two wickets for 55 runs within 13 overs. Ross Taylor came to support opener Martin Guptill after two wickets fell.
Both kept on moving the innings at the pace of the turtle. When Guptill (57 runs) was dismissed on the fifth ball of the 29th over, New Zealand had scored only 112 runs at that time.
This slow batting of the Kiwi team continued, and the team’s score was only 188 runs for 44 overs, and they lost two more wickets in the form of James Franklin and Scott Styris.
From here, no one could have imagined that New Zealand’s team would score more than 300, but the Kiwi batters had different intentions. In the 45th over, Nathan McCullum and Ross Taylor scored 14 runs off Shahid Afridi’s balls, which took the team’s score beyond 200 runs.
Then McCullum hit another six in the over bowled by Umar Gul, but he kept going on the next last ball. Now New Zealand’s score was 210 for 6 after 46 overs. Nathan McCullum may have scored 19 runs, but he had signalled the storm to come.
..then Akhtar Was Thrashed Fiercely
Shoaib Akhtar bowled the 47th over of the innings, which was no less than a nightmare for him. Ross Taylor hit 3 sixes and 2 fours in that over of Akhtar. Ross Taylor Meanwhile, Ross Taylor had also completed his century.
That over of 28 runs took New Zealand’s score to 236 runs. The next over, captain Shahid Afridi made Abdur Rahman, in which Taylor and Jacob Oram took 15 runs. New Zealand’s score was 253 for six wickets after 48 overs.
Then Ross Taylor hit three sixes and two fours in Abdul Razzaq’s over, which took New Zealand’s team close to 300 runs. This over of 30 runs by Abdul Razzaq was the costliest over of World Cup 2011.
After this, the 50th over of the innings was bowled by Abdur Rahman, in which a total of 19 runs came with the fall of one wicket. That is, the New Zealand team, on 210 runs 4 overs ago, had scored 302 runs for seven wickets after 50 overs.
92 Runs In The Last Four Overs
Overall, in the last 4 overs, the New Zealand team scored 92 runs at an average of 23 runs per over. Ross Taylor remained unbeaten on 131 runs off 124 balls. Ross Taylor hit 7 sixes and 8 fours in this innings.
Jacob Oram scored 25 runs off 9 balls, which included three sixes and a four. Shoaib Akhtar was the most expensive bowler for Pakistan, who conceded 70 runs in 9 overs.
Pakistan’s Batsman Failed Completely
The score of 303 runs proved like a mountain for Pakistan, and their entire team was reduced to 192 runs in 41.4 overs. That is, Pakistan had to face defeat by 110 runs. If Abdul Razzaq (62 runs) and Umar Gul (34*) had not played useful innings, Pakistan would not have been able to score even 150 runs.
Tim Southee took three wickets for New Zealand. At the same time, Scott Styris, Nathan McCullum and Kyle Mills had two successes each. New Zealand and Pakistan team also reached the semi-finals later, where both teams had to face defeat. Team India won the title of that World Cup by defeating Sri Lanka.
