The thriller show is going on. This Saturday is extra special with a doubleheader. Cricket enthusiasts are watching two World Cup matches. New Zealand is facing Pakistan and Australia is facing England. Both are thrilling. New Zealand vs, Pakistan match is an exciting one. In this match, a few team’s qualification scenarios will be dependent. If New Zealand wins the match, then four teams will be disqualified. If Pakistan wins then their qualification scenario will be less complicated.
Kane Williamson’s Excellent Catch:
While batting first, New Zealand gave an amazing start. Kane Williamson came back after recovering from injury. It was a tough time for him. He came back to the World Cup after a long time recovering from an injury. After that, he got injured and ruled out from a few matches. He is playing the match against Pakistan. In this match, he batted extremely well.
That was not the end. He took a stunning catch of Abdullah Shafique. At the beginning of the second inning, Tim Southee was bowling first. In the last ball of the over, Southee kept it full and wide off with a little away swing. Shafique tried to send this over cover but there is less connection between the bat and the ball. He skews it to the left of mid-off and Kane took an extraordinary catch. It was one of the best catches of the tournament. He dived at the last and took the catch. Shafique walked away by scoring 4 runs.
Match Tour:
It is a crucial match. In the beginning, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Kiwis gave an excellent start. Devon Conway got out by scoring 35 runs. Rachin Ravindra was excellent again. He scored his third World Cup century in the tournament. He played a knock of 108 runs in 95 runs. Kane Williamson was outstanding yet unfortunate today. He played extremely well but missed a well-deserved century. He got out quickly by scoring 95 runs in 79 balls including 10 boundaries and 2 over-boundaries. After 50 over, New Zealand put 401/6 on board.
Pakistani bowlers tried well to dominate the Kiwis. Mohammad Wasim Jr picked up 3 wickets in 60 runs. Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, and Haris Rauf took 1 wicket each. In the second innings, Pakistan lost their first wicket quickly. Abdullah Shafique got out by scoring 4 runs. Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam are doing well. Fakhar is batting on 67 runs in 46 balls. Babar Azam is batting on 31 runs.
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