New Zealand will clash
Now they will face New Zealand in the last four. This match will be played in Sydney on 9 November (Wednesday). This match was like a knockout for him. South Africa had lost their match and thus the Pakistan vs Bangladesh match became a quarter final in a way.
Afridi gave the best
Went to bat after winning the toss, the left-handed opener Najmul Hossain made a quick start on a difficult pitch thanks to his 54 off 48 balls. But the team could not score runs in the end, in which the bowling of Shaheen Afridi (4/22) played an important role. Afridi’s career-best performance in T20I saw Pakistan restrict the rival team to a score of 127 for eight. Chasing this target, Pakistan lost wickets at regular intervals, leaving the team in a difficult position at one point of time. But Shan Masood took restraint and gave the team victory with 11 balls to spare.
Haris left a mark again
Pakistan quickly lost both their openers Babar Azam (25) and Mohammad Rizwan (32) after a slow but solid start. Both of them shared 57 runs for the first wicket. After the opening pair was dismissed, Pakistan had to score 66 runs off 52 balls to win. The match was getting closer after which young batsman Mohammad Haris played a crucial innings of 31 runs in 18 balls.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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