Pakistan made a sensational comeback as they pulled off 160 runs in 21.3 overs whereas chasing a mammoth 402-run goal towards New Zealand within the thirty fifth match of the World Cup 2023 on Saturday, November 4. Rain interrupted the sport once more when Pakistan wanted 242 runs in 28.3 overs at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Babar Azam-led aspect stay 10 runs forward if the DLS comes into play and they are going to be declared winners if rains washes the remaining overs. Pakistan misplaced Abdullah Shafique within the second over however an explosive 154-run* stand between Babar and Fakhar Zaman put Pakistan in charge of the rain-hit sport. The officers have introduced a cut-off time might be 7:00 PM IST and overs are getting lowered.
Pakistan wanted to go previous 142 runs in 20 overs with one wicket down within the projected DLS targets. With 160 runs in 21.3 overs, they’re comfortably forward within the projections and can stroll away with two useful factors from the sport.
DLS targets for Pakistan:
| Overs | Pakistan’s DLS Goal (with 1 wicket down) |
| 20 | 142 |
| 25 | 173 |
| 30 | 206 |
| 35 | 243 |
| 40 | 286 |
In the meantime, a superb hundred from Rachin Ravindra and 95 runs from Kane Williamson boosted New Zealand to their highest complete within the ODI World Cup historical past. The world no.1 ODI bowler Shaheen Afridi failed to choose any wicket and conceded 90 runs from his 10 overs. The younger pacer Mohammad Wasim made a powerful impression with three wickets for 60 but it surely was not sufficient to limit the Kiwis from scoring 400-plus complete.
New Zealand Enjoying XI: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (c), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Trent Boult
Pakistan Enjoying XI: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman, Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf
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