🏏ICC Men'sT20I WC 2022- Pak vs New Zealand: First Semi-Final🏏

Hello, my dear Cricket fans ....are you ready to witness yet another big battle of the World Cup T20?? 

ICC T20 World Cup 2022 had been fantastic and most matches of this tournament were close. 

We also saw some major upsets in this tournament. Pakistan was beaten by Zimbabwe, while the Netherlands beat South Africa and South Africa beat India. 

The defending champions Australia had failed to even qualify for the semi-finals. 

South Africa and Australia were the two favorite teams to qualify for the semi-finals right before the start of this tournament.

The 1st Semi-Final match of World Cup T20 2022 is scheduled to play between New Zealand and Pakistan today. 

New Zealand would be hoping to break their knockout jinx against Pakistan in the first semifinal of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 at the SCG today! 

The Kiwis showcased some extraordinary performances in the Super 12 to finish as the table-toppers, and their only defeat came against England. 

Pakistan, on the other hand, was well on the verge of taking the exit door early after losing their first two games against arch-rivals India and Zimbabwe. 

However, impressive wins over South Africa, and, Bangladesh, earned them a semis berth at the last minute!!

Even though the Kiwis are in outstanding form, they have to worry about their dismal record against Pakistan in the ICC tournament knockouts, having lost in the semis of 1992 as well as 1999 World Cups and the T20 World Cup 2007 respectively. 

The upcoming clash now presents the Black caps with a perfect opportunity to rewrite history and seal a second straight T20 World Cup final berth.

The unpredictability of Pakistan team is what makes them a dangerous side in the knockouts, and New Zealand must be well-prepared to face them in this key clash at the SCG. 

Probable Playing XIs for NZ vs PAK

New Zealand:

Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Kane Williamson (C), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson and Trent Boult.

Pakistan:

Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf and Shaheen Afridi.

New Zealand vs Pakistan Head-to-Head Matches Record

New Zealand played 28 matches against Pakistan where they won 11 matches while Pakistan won 17 matches.

Weather Report for Today Match

The weather forecast for today match in Sydney is predicting some clouds around on match day and the weather forecast is also predicting some chances of rain but we are hoping for a full and uninterrupted match.

Pitch Report:

The surface at the SCG is expected to be a batting-friendly one without the hard pace and bounce compared to the other pitches in Australia. With no chances of dew throughout the game and a chances of slight rain, the captain winning the toss will be looking to bowl first.

The 1st Semi-Final match of World Cup T20 2022 is going to be held at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney. We had observed in the previous matches played here that the pitch here at this venue is good for batting. The pitch is bouncy and fast and run-scoring is not much easy in early and middle overs. We are hoping that the surface is bound to get slower and be a bit more difficult for batting in this match. A score of 180 is going to be tough to chase.

Recent Venue Records (Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia) 

Stats- T20Is

Total matches- 18

Matches won batting first- 11

Matches won bowling first- 6

Average 1st Inns scores- 166

Average 2nd Inns scores- 132

Highest total recorded- 221/5 (20 Ov) by AUS vs ENG

Highest score chased- 101/10 (16.3 Ov) by BAN vs RSA

Highest score chased- 200/3 (20 Ov) by IND vs AUS

Lowest score defended- 134/5 (20 Ov) by AUSW vs RSAW  

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The team winning the toss might opt to bat first. Most of the teams are opting to bat first in ICC T20 World Cup 2022 as chasing is being felt a difficult task. 

Pakistan won their last match while chasing, however, Bangladesh opted to bat first in the match. New Zealand also won their last match batting first. Hence, they might also opt to bat first in the next match against Pakistan.

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New Zealand vs Pakistan Head-to-Head Matches Record

New Zealand played 28 matches against Pakistan where they won 11 matches while Pakistan won 17 matches.

Weather Report for Today Match

The weather forecast for today match in Sydney is predicting some clouds around on match day and the weather forecast is also predicting some chances of rain but we are hoping for a full and uninterrupted match.

Pitch Report:

The surface at the SCG is expected to be a batting-friendly one without the hard pace and bounce compared to the other pitches in Australia. With no chances of dew throughout the game and a chances of slight rain, the captain winning the toss will be looking to bowl first.

The 1st Semi-Final match of World Cup T20 2022 is going to be held at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney. We had observed in the previous matches played here that the pitch here at this venue is good for batting. The pitch is bouncy and fast and run-scoring is not much easy in early and middle overs. We are hoping that the surface is bound to get slower and be a bit more difficult for batting in this match. A score of 180 is going to be tough to chase.

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Probable Top Performers from NZ vs PAK

Probable best batter: Glenn Phillips

Glenn Phillips has been their lifeline in the batting department. The middle-order sensation scored a match-winning century against Sri Lanka when Kiwis had lost their top-order with hardly anything on the board and followed it up with a blistering 62 runs from 36 balls against England. He would be a great threat for the Pakistani bowlers in the middle and death overs.

Probable best bowler: Shadab Khan

Shahdab Khan has been Pakistan’s most successful bowler in this competition so far. The vice-captain consistently made a mark in the wickets column throughout the Super 12 stage. Shadab has registered 10 scalps to his name from five matches at an economy of 6.22 averaging 11.20. The New Zealanders must handle him with caution in the semifinal.

Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• New Zealand is the best-performing team in this tournament
• The key batters of New Zealand are in good form
• Pakistan has a strong bowling unit than New Zealand
• Pakistan had won most matches played against New Zealand
• Both teams are struggling with the batting order but the middle batting order of Pakistan is doing well
• Pakistan has more depth in batting and bowling than New Zealand
• New Zealand has a 52% chance to win this match
• Pakistan has a 48% chance to win this match 

New Zealand had been the best-performing team in Super 12 Group 1. They played five matches with three wins to their names. They lost just one match while their one match was washed out by the rain. They are leading Super 12 Group 1 points table right now and are just two matches away from being the champions of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Pakistan had been lucky in this tournament. 

heir chances of qualifying for the semi-finals were almost nill, but the Netherlands played the main role for Pakistan as they beat South Africa in an important match. Pakistan also played five matches with three wins to their name. They lost two matches against India and Zimbabwe but luckily they are in the semi-finals.  

New Zealand won its important match against Australia after they were beaten by England. The win of New Zealand against Australia played the main role to reach this team to the semi-finals. Remember that New Zealand had faced Pakistan in a tri-series right before the start of this world cup where they lost two out of three matches against Pakistan. Now they are going to face Pakistan in the conditions of Sydney. The batting order of New Zealand had been under pressure in this tournament. We had seen some big runs by their top batting order but the middle and lower batting order of New Zealand had disappointed its fans. We think that the batters of New Zealand will play this match aggressively. Finn Allen is the batter who is known as a hard hitter, especially in the power play. He plays with his shorts freely and can create problems for the bowling unit of Pakistan. Kane Williamson had scored some runs in this tournament but his strike rate had been very poor. We think that he will move himself to the fourth or fifth position for batting.

Two main batters of New Zealand Glenn Phillips and Devon Conway are in good form. They should take the responsibility of scoring the runs for New Zealand. The middle and lower batting order of New Zealand is led by Mitch Santner, Jimmy Neesham, and Daryl Mitchell are also known as hard hitters and can perform well against the spin bowlers of Pakistan. We had seen in the previous matches that if New Zealand lost a couple of early wickets, the middle and lowers batting order gets under pressure. 

The bowling unit of New Zealand is not stronger than Pakistan. Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, and Trent Boult are leading bowlers of New Zealand and they bowl well in the power play, they can restrict Pakistan on a low total. New Zealand won its previous match against Ireland with a margin of 35 runs. 

The skipper, Kane Williamson proved the highest run-scorer with 61 runs to his name on 35 balls. His strike rate was good in that match. Finn Allen scored 32 runs. 

Lockie Ferguson was the most successful bowler with three wickets to his name while Tim Southee, Mitchell Santner, and Ish Sodhi picked one wicket each.   

May the best team win 👍🏼

Thanks for the tag, Mads 🤗