T20 World Cup: Kane Williamson cautious of Pakistan’s ‘outstanding’ tempo assault forward of semi-final in Sydney

T20 World Cup 2022: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson stated Pakistan have skilled match-winners of their unit, heaping reward on their pace-bowling unit. The two groups will meet within the first semi-final in Sydney on Wednesday.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 8, 2022 14:50 IST

Shaheen Afridi has picked 7 wickets in his final 2 matches in T20 World Cup 2022 (AP Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson stated on Tuesday that the BlackCaps are cautious of Pakistan’s fast-bowling firepower and that the primary semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2022 will probably be a hard-fought affair in Sydney. Despite contrasting campaigns within the Super 12 levels of the event, Pakistan and New Zealand will face within the semi-final, which guarantees to be a cracker of a contest between two high-qualify bowling line-ups.

Pakistan sneaked by means of to the semi-final regardless of having had a woeful begin to their T20 World Cup 2022 marketing campaign, surprised by Zimbabwe after their opening defeat to India. On the opposite hand, New Zealand dominated a tough group, ending forward of England and defending champions Australia, who had been knocked out early from the event.

Speaking to the press on the eve of their semi-final in Sydney, Kane Williamson talked up the standard and expertise of the Pakistan facet however careworn that New Zealand are focussed on getting the job accomplished on the large day.

“They’ve got an outstanding pace attack. Like I mentioned, they’ve been playing really good cricket. They’ve got very experienced players on their side, who are match-winners. So, that’s a real strength for them,” Kane Williamson stated.

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Pakistan will probably be heading into the semi-final with confidence as they’d crushed New Zealand within the closing of a tri-series that was performed in New Zealand earlier than the World Cup.

Pakistan gamers are additionally peaking on the proper time with their left-arm pacer Shaheen Afridi selecting up 7 wickets of their final 2 matches of the Super 12 stage.

On the opposite hand, New Zealand will depend on their expertise of getting been in high-pressure knockout eventualities in ICC matches within the current previous. The BlackCaps made it to the ultimate of the T20 World Cup final 12 months, gained the World Test Championships closing in 2021, and in addition performed the 2019 World Cup closing.

Speaking about New Zealand’s constant run in ICC tournaments, Williamson stated, “You come to these tournaments, and as we’ve seen, all teams can beat each other and it’s definitely a pretty exciting event. I guess you’re going through it trying to adjust to conditions as quickly as possible, make those changes to the different opposition and really go out and try and express yourselves. It’s been nice that we’ve been able to see that throughout this competition. And certainly, want to be doing that again tomorrow.”

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Nov 8, 2022