Pakistan beat New Zealand in their second match by five wickets of the T20 World Cup 2021 on Tuesday in Sharjah.
After opting to bowl first, Pakistan bowlers put in a splendid show with the ball as they restricted New Zealand for 134.
Haris Rauf picked four wickets while Shaheen Shah Afridi, Imad Wasim, and Mohammad Hafeez got one wicket each.
In reply, Mohammad Rizwan (33), Asif Ali (27 not out) and Shoaib Malik (26 not out) played valuable knocks and led Pakistan to victory with 8 balls to spare.
Brief scores: New Zealand 134-8 in 20 overs (Daryl Mitchell 27, Devon Conway 27; Haris Rauf 4/22) lost to Pakistan 135-5 in 18.4 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 33, Asif Ali 27*; Ish Sodhi 2/28)
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