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T20 World Cup: Confident Pakistan prepared to hunt revenge from New Zealand after pullout saga

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Revenge can be behind the thoughts of each Pakistan cricketer after they face New Zealand of their second match of the ICC T20 World Cup in Sharjah on Tuesday.

3 groups have been on Pakistan’s goal on this match – India, New Zealand and England. The Men in Green have already handled the primary problem by dispensing a thumping 10-wicket defeat on India and have the Black Caps of their sights subsequent.Babar Azam’s facet signalled their intent within the opening sport and made historical past in Dubai by registering their maiden World Cup-win over arch-rivals India. They now face the identical crew which had backed out of the Pakistan tour in September citing safety issues.That controversy left Pakistan cricket red-faced and even influenced England into withdrawing from their subsequent tour of the nation.The unlucky episodes severely hampered Pakistan’s preparations, one thing which they will not overlook very simply and that may immediate Babar’s crew to ship the identical drugs to Kane Williamson’s New Zealand which they did to India two nights in the past.“We have not just come here to win against India, we have come here to win the World Cup, always remember that,” Babar stated after the match in opposition to India.Kane Williamson expects ‘proper spirit’ vs PakistanNew Zealand skipper Williamson alternatively, expects the “right spirit” to prevail when the groups conflict on Tuesday.”I know the team that were there were very much looking forward to the occasion and playing cricket over in Pakistan, and it was a real shame that it wasn’t able to go ahead.”But there are additionally loads of good relations inside the two groups. Over the years they’ve performed rather a lot in opposition to one another, and quite a few gamers have performed with one another as properly.”I’m sure it’ll be played in the right spirit, but no doubt Pakistan will be well supported, as they always are here in the UAE,” Williamson stated on Monday.New Zealand haven’t had the most effective of build-ups to their marketing campaign, having misplaced to Australia and England within the warm-ups. One of their important issues is the health of skipper Kane Williamson, who’s battling with elbow ache for some time now and head coach Gary Stead stated the damage had flared up a bit within the sport in opposition to Australia.Williamson didn’t bat in opposition to England. The Black Caps have a world-class bowing assault however their batters have to step up. Despite the numerous issues, they’ve a constant report in ICC occasions and one cannot rule them out for a spot within the closing 4.As the Sri Lanka-Bangladesh match instructed, the Sharjah pitch is altering its sluggish and low nature which was seen within the IPL and one can count on batting floor for sport on Tuesday night. (With PTI inputs)