Pakistan enter ICC's T20 World Cup finals, defeats New Zealand by 7 wickets

 
Srinagar, Nov 09 (KNS): Babar Azam led Pakistani cricket team enters the final of the World Cup Wednesday after defeating New Zealand by 7 wickets. They will now face the winner of the India vs England semi-final match on Sunday.

Chasing a target of 153, Pakistani Openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan virtually ruled New Zealand out of the match with an opening stand of over 100 runs. 

Mohammad Haris took the game to the end and made sure Pakistan was at the gates of victory before he was caught out off the bowling of Mitchell Santner. 

In the end, Pakistan won the game by 7 wickets with Shan Masood hit the winning runs for Pakistan in the 20th over. 

Notably, after losing to India and Zimbabwe, Pakistan seemed like an improbable semifinal contender, but with South Africa's surprising loss to the Netherlands, they finished in second place in Group 2 with six points.

 Pakistan played five games, winning three and losing two. In comparison to Bangladesh, the Netherlands and South Africa, Pakistan performed better.(KNS)

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