Paceman Shaheen Afridi’s 2/24 restricts Black Caps to 152/4 before openers Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam lay the foundation for win
Shaheen Shah Afridi of Pakistan celebrates taking the wicket of Kane Williamson of New Zealand during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Semi Final match between New Zealand and Pakistan at Sydney Cricket Ground on November 9 2022 in Sydney, Australia. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/MARK KOLBE
Pakistan scraped into the last four only after the Netherlands had upset SA on Sunday but will now play India or England, who face off in the second semifinal in Adelaide on Thursday, in Sunday’s title decider in Melbourne. New Zealand’s power play maestro Finn Allen cracked a four off the first delivery but had to be rescued from an lbw decision by DRS on the second before departing trapped in front on the third.
Mitchell, New Zealand’s batting hero on their run to the 2021 final in Abu Dhabi, continued to an unbeaten 53 but his 35-ball innings featured only four boundaries as tight bowling and athletic fielding kept him shackled.
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