T20 World Cup 2021: 5 factors that helped Pakistan win against New Zealand

#2. Mohammad Rizwan played a calm inning up top against New Zealand at the T20 World Cup 2021

Mohammad Rizwan played an incredible innings against India at the T20 World Cup 2021. He followed it up with a calm and controlled inning against New Zealand in Pakistan’s second round match.

Rizwan hit five boundaries in his 33 off 34 to give Pakistan an early advantage in the second innings. Any score above 30 in T20I is crucial, and Rizwan gave the initial push to help Pakistan.

The Men in Green struggled through the middle phase of the match but recovered in time to secure the win. Rizwan once again played a key role in his team's victory.

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#1. The late onslaught by Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali to silence New Zealand at the T20 World Cup 2021

Pakistan started losing the plot around the 11th over. After Mohammad Rizwan got out, Pakistan started to tumble.

However, Shoaib Malik used his experience to guide Pakistan through a difficult phase. Asif Ali came in soon after to hit 3 huge sixes and a four to score 27 off 12 balls to win the match for his team.

Even a strike to the helmet could not slow Asif down as he hit the final runs to seal Pakistan’s second victory in the 2021 T20 World Cup.