PAK vs NZ LIVE- Pre-match talks
“Shadab said something very significant in the dugout the other day when we were playing our last match: ‘Welcome to Pakistan cricket.’ Meaning that on any given day, anything can happen. And on that particular day, when the Netherlands beat South Africa, it was a significant moment for us in the tournament and a very, very significant moment for the team in reaching their potential,” Matthew Hayden said.
Pakistan have had a mixed World Cup as the Babar Azam-led side came from behind to finish at number two in their group. Having lost the first two matches in the tournament, the Asian side’s chances of making it to the semis were slim. But some permutation and combination, help from rain and a huge upset helped them move ahead. South Africa’s loss to Netherlands gave Pakistan as well as Bangladesh a genuine chance of making the qualification and Pakistan grabbed it with both hands as they defeated the Bangla tigers in a virtual quarter-final
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the first semi-final of the 2022 T20 World Cup with New Zealand facing Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday.