After South Africa get defeated by the Netherlands, Pakistan got a chance to compete in the semi-finals against the toppers of the group one table New Zealand. New Zealand appears strong on paper, but history defies when they face off with the unpredictable and unbeaten Pakistan in the first T20 world cup semifinal in Sydney Australia.
Unlike Pakistan, the Kiwis finished on the top of the group one table. On the other hand, Pakistan faced a miraculous journey in the last four matches. New Zealand followed the winning streak upon the champs of Australia, Sri Lanka and the Irelands.
Babar Azam the captain of Pakistan faced two losses against India and Zimbabwe up front was probably thinking of the departure plans when the Netherlands provided favour after defeating South Africa in the race semi-finals. At last, the only thing for Pakistan to do is to defeat Bangladesh in the afternoon of that day. Pakistan one-sided defeated the opponent and make it out in the semi-finals.
Pakistan also has a history then ask new Zealand has lost all the previous world cup semi-finals in T20i and ODI formats. New Zealand faltering at the big stage of a white-ball tournament is also not a secret. They have consistently reached the semis in the last four world cups but never managed to achieve the trophy.
The kiwis have lost three world cup finals in seven years. Under conditions better suited to them, captain Kane Williamson took the strike first against the Pakistan pace on the pitch. The Pakistan skipper Babar Azam still struggling for the backup of the form while Mohhamed Rizwan is also far from his ominous best.
The black caps of trant bolt and Tim Southee will be back at the same venue where they rattled Australia and Sri Lanka’s top order as they would look for a strong start and took up the lead. At the moment Pakistan has a lucky victory but they also have a strong bowling attack. The pacer is nice to lead the team to victory.