According to the DLS method, Pakistan was declared the winner of the match due to its superiority
The match ended due to rain, Pakistan defeated New Zealand, under the DLS method, Pakistan was declared the winner of the match. According to the details, in the 35th match of the ongoing ICC ODI World Cup between Pakistan and New Zealand, rain came once again and the match had to be stopped.
Under the Duckworth-Louis (DLS) method, Pakistan was ahead by 21 runs. In 25.3 overs, Pakistan needed to score 179 runs for one wicket. And then due to the non-stop rain, Pakistan was declared the winner. Earlier, Pakistan scored 160 runs for the loss of one wicket in response to New Zealand's target of 402 runs, but the match was stopped due to rain and under the Duckworth-Louis (DLS) method, Pakistan were bowled out in 41 overs. A target of 342 runs was achieved.
In the match played at the M Chanaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, in pursuit of the target, Abdullah Shafiq, the opener of the national team, returned to the pavilion by scoring just 4 runs, while opener Fakhar Zaman and captain Babar Azam have established a partnership of 100 in the second wicket partnership, Fakhar Zaman. He scored his 11th career century with the help of 9 sixes and 6 fours off 63 balls, which is the fastest century by Pakistan in the World Cup.
Both are at the crease scoring 106 and 47 runs respectively. If the rain does not stop, Pakistan will win this match by 10 runs under the DLS method. Earlier, New Zealand has given Pakistan a target of 402 runs to win. In the match being played at the M Chanaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, New Zealand openers Dion Conway and Rachan Ravindra gave the team a 69-run start, but Conway lost the wicket by scoring 35 runs.
In the partnership of the second wicket, Kane Williamson and Rachin Ravindra established a partnership of 180 runs, but captain Williamson scored 95 runs with the help of 10 fours and 2 sixes and returned to the pavilion by Iftikhar Ahmed. Wasim Jr fell victim, Haris Rauf bowled Daryl Mitchell. Mark Chapman scored 39 runs and became Wasim's second victim.
Glenn Phillips was dismissed for 41 runs. Mitchell Santner remained not out with 26 and Tom Latham scored 2 runs. For Pakistan, Muhammad Wasim Jr. took 3 wickets, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed and Haris Rauf took one wicket each. . Earlier, national team captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to field first.
He said that a change has been made in the playing XI, Osama Mir has been replaced by Hasan Ali. On this occasion, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said that he will try to give a good target, 2 changes have been made in the team. Pakistan's squad consists of captain Babar Azam, Abdullah Shafiq, Fakhar Zaman, Muhammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Agha Salman, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Muhammad Wasim Jr., Haris Rauf, while New Zealand's squad captain Kane Williamson, Consists of Dion Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Ash Sodhi, Tim Southee, Trent Boult.