With this win, Pakistan have registered their two points and are at fifth position. Netherlands is at the bottom and is yet to gain a point. Mohammad Rizwan (49) and Shadab Khan (3/22) were the key architects of this crucial win
Pakistan made a mess of a paltry chase as they suffered a batting collapse and left their bowlers to chase and win the match for them. All-rounder Sikandar Raza took three wickets in a short span to dismantle the chase.
The explosive batter scored 51* off just 25 balls to help India post 179/2 in its 20 overs. In the process, Suryakumar took over Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan who was at the top of the scoring charts with 825 runs from 19 innings with a superb average of 51.56 in 2022.
Pakistan's middle order had been receiving flak for not performing to win matches and the batting order's overdependency on the opening duo of Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam. Although good performances from middle-order batter Mohammad Nawaz helped Pakistan win the T20 Tri-Series in New Zeal
All-rounder David Wiese's heroics with bat went in vain as top spells from Zahoor Khan and Basil Hameed left Namibia seven runs short of a win against UAE in their Group A round one match against ICC T20 World Cup in Geelong on Thursday.
With this loss, Namibia has been eliminated from the tournament. Sri Lanka (4 points, two wins in three matches) and Netherlands (4 points, two wins in three matches) have qualified for the Super 12 phase of the tournament
The all-rounder regained his top spot after some top-class performances in the recently concluded tri-series against New Zealand and Pakistan, in which he scored 154 runs in three innings with two back-to-back fifties
Spinner Karthik Meiyappan's hat-trick went in vain as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) sunk to a 79-run defeat against Sri Lanka in their Group A round one match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022
Pakistan prevailed in a nail-biting encounter, after Nawaz's blistering knock to hand Bangladesh a 7-wicket defeat in the ongoing Tri-series on Thursday