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T20 World Cup: Knocking out New Zealand, Pakistan moves to final
Pakistan knocked New Zealand out of the T20 World Cup and marched to the final on Wednesday.
In the first semifinal of the event, Pakistan beat New Zealand by seven wickets at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
It’s the third time Pakistan booked a place in the T20 World Cup final. They appeared in a final for the first time in 2007 when they lost the final to India. But in 2009, they won the final beating Sri Lanka at Lord’s.
While chasing a fighting total of 152, both Pakistani openers — Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan — hit a fifty each and laid down an opening stand of more than 100 runs that eventually set the foundation for Pakistan to seal the match.
While Rizwan posted 57, Babar scored 53. After their departure, it was Mohammad Haris who kept the scorecard of Pakistan going. He scored 30 off 26 balls before falling prey to Mitchell Santner in the last ball of the 19th over.
Eventually, Pakistan reached the target of 153 for three in the 19.1 over and marched to the final that will be played on November 13 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.
Earlier, New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat first. They ended up on 152 for four in 20 overs.
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New Zealand’s top-order struggled a lot in this match. Despite that, they managed to pass the 150-run mark.
Glenn Phillips failed to do well in the semi. He just posted 6 of 8 balls. Phillips batted at a strike rate of more than 150 in this World Cup ahead of the semi.
Daryl Mitchell was the best batter for the Kiwis posting 53 for 35 balls, and the captain Kane Williamson posted 46 runs.
For Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi bagged two wickets conceding 24 runs while Mohammad Nawaz took one. New Zealand lost one wicket to run-out.
Read more: Pakistan vs New Zealand T20 world Cup Live Streaming: Where and How to watch semifinal live, Playing XI
The second semifinal will be played on Thursday where India will take on England. If India win the second semifinal, they will take on Pakistan in the final for the second time after 2007.
T20 World Cup: Pakistan restrict New Zealand to 152 in 1st semi-final
Pakistan bowled well and restricted New Zealand to 152 in the first semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2022 at Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat first. They ended up on 152 for four in 20 overs.
New Zealand’s top-order struggled a lot in this match. Despite that, they managed to pass the 150-run mark.
Read more: T20 World Cup: Passionate New Zealand or fortunate Pakistan, who will march to final?
Glenn Phillips failed to do well in the semi. He just posted 6 of 8 balls. Phillips batted at a strike rate of more than 150 in this World Cup ahead of the semi.
Daryl Mitchell was the best batter for the Kiwis posting 53 for 35 balls, and the captain Kane Williamson posted 46 runs.
For Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi bagged two wickets conceding 24 runs while Mohammad Nawaz took one. New Zealand lost one wicket to run-out.
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T20 World Cup 2022: New Zealand bat first vs Pakistan in 1st semi-final
New Zealand have won the toss and opted to bat first against Pakistan in the first semi-final of the ongoing T20 World Cup at Sydney Cricket Ground.
New Zealand marched to the semi as the champions of Group 1 in the Super 12 stage where they beat Australia, Sri Lanka and Ireland, and lost to England. The other match against Afghanistan ended with no result due to bad weather.
Pakistan, on the other hand, experienced a dramatic run in the Super 12 stage. They lost close matches to India and Zimbabwe and were on the verge of elimination. But the Netherlands had created a great opportunity for them by beating South Africa.
Also read; T20 World Cup 2022: Semifinalists, fixtures, venues, H2H records, probable lineups
That historic win of the Netherlands transformed the Super 12 clash between Bangladesh and Pakistan into a virtual quarter-final in which Pakistan edged a disorderly Bangladesh team, and eventually escaped the cliff edge to march to the semifinal.
Now, the South Asian giants are eager to pass the New Zealand challenge to advance to the final of MCG.
The semi-final came as a golden chance for New Zealand as well. Who have played three World Cup finals before and failed to win any of them. Now, once again, they are upbeat to book a final berth and clinch the title.
Also read: T20 World Cup: Passionate New Zealand or fortunate Pakistan, who will march to final?
Both New Zealand and Pakistan are unbeaten at the Sydney Cricket Ground. New Zealand beat the hosts Australia on this ground while Pakistan dealt with South Africa.
New Zealand had played three T20 World Cup semi-finals before and won only one of them while Pakistan played 5 T20 World Cup semis and won two of them.
Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi.
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New Zealand (Playing XI): Finn Allen, Devon Conway(w), Kane Williamson(c), Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.
Pakistan’s politics of FIR registrations
When a Supreme Court directive is needed to get an FIR registered, one has to accept that the formal system is not really in place. And when that FIR leaves out all the names originally mentioned by the accused, one asks if that qualifies as an FIR either. Imran Khan’s “attack” has triggered a dismal display of how weak the formal state system has become or perhaps never grew up in Pakistan.
Barring the army, everything looks like a rickety structure that gets blown away at the first swish of any adverse wind. The conflict between Imran’s PTI and the Shehbaz ML + the army is not what can make people feel confident about Pakistan’s political future. Although located in the formal space, the political functioning is informal and that is what is ailing Pakistan.
Read more: Imran Khan far better actor than Shahrukh and Salman, says Pakistani politician
Sindh Labour Minister Saeed Ghani has called for an investigation into the number of bullets Imran Khan took. He has asked for a team to investigate whether or not the PTI chief sustained four bullet injuries or less.. When a minister belonging to the party in power squabbles over the number of bullets a person gets hit by, it's not even an absurd situation. It’s surreal.
The FIR drama
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry has said the people will never accept that a particular group remains above the law. This was in connection with the refusal or delay in registering the FIR over the assassination attempt of Imran Khan. Imran had mentioned three names and this included a senior official of Pakistan intelligence services. The army had responded by calling such allegations baseless and unacceptable.
The FIR was however filed after the Pakistan Supreme Court’s five-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial ordered the Punjab police chief Faisal Shahkar to register the FIR.
It was done so but it does not contain the names of interior minister Rana Sanaullah, Pakistan army’s senior official DG(C) ISI Major General Faisal Naseer and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif whom Imran Khan had mentioned in his application as the three prime accused.
The FIR only named Naveed, the person who was caught at the meeting. Charges of terrorism, murder and attempt to murder have been made against him in the FIR.
Naveed had said after his arrest that he was angry and wanted to kill Imran Khan because “they were playing loud music on their deck while the Azaan is being recited, so I decided to kill him.” he has denied any political links.
Read more: ‘Because I fell, one of the shooters thought I’d died, and left’: Imran Khan
Politics after assassination FIR
The registration of the FIR by the police after being directed by the Supreme Court shows that there is some judicial clout left. But leaving out the very names which had made the FIR unacceptable also shows how hollow that is. Everyone’s angle has been kept it seems but the FIR’s value is zero as the main persons are left out, the original reason for refusing.. However, PTI has gained much from the refusal to register and the ML and the army has also shown how much clout it really has. For the moment it seems a stalled game for all.
ML MPs have been abusing PTI and Imran Khan happily in the parliament but that is never where politics is played in Pakistan. From where it does, other unknown moves are on from which Imran and Shehbaz have both gained in the past and will do so in future. What the army probably didn’t expect was for Imran to fight back as he has done and that has embarrassed the army.
The army is however used to being embarrassed and won’t feel too bothered as nothing more happens beyond that. It’s aware that politicians are both weak and dependent on them to gain or stay in power. Given that equation nothing really has changed. Nothing really can change. But how much the majority of Pakistanis really want things to change is also not asked.
T20 World Cup: Passionate New Zealand or fortunate Pakistan, who will march to final?
New Zealand and Pakistan are all set to take on each other in the first semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2022 tomorrow at the famed Sydney Cricket Ground.
New Zealand has demonstrated their passion throughout the tournament whereas Pakistan mostly rode on their fortune.
New Zealand marched to the semi as the champions of Group 1 in the Super 12 stage where they beat Australia, Sri Lanka and Ireland, and lost to England. The other match against Afghanistan ended with no result due to bad weather.
READ: T20 World Cup 2022: Semifinalists, fixtures, venues, H2H records, probable lineups
And Pakistan, on the other hand, experienced a dramatic run in the Super 12 stage. They lost close matches to India and Zimbabwe and were on the verge of elimination. But the Netherlands had created a great opportunity for them by beating South Africa.
That historic win of the Netherlands transformed the Super 12 clash between Bangladesh and Pakistan into a virtual quarter-final in which Pakistan defeated the Bangladesh team, and progressed to the semi-final.
Now, the South Asian giants are eager to pass the New Zealand challenge to advance to the final of T20 World Cup 2022.
The semi-final came as a golden chance for New Zealand as well. Who have played three World Cup finals before and failed to win any of them. Now, once again, they are upbeat to book a final berth and clinch the title.
Read: Will Bangladesh directly qualify for 2024 T20 World Cup?
Both New Zealand and Pakistan are unbeaten at the Sydney Cricket Ground. New Zealand beat the hosts Australia on this ground while Pakistan dealt with South Africa.
Ahead of tomorrow’s semi-final, New Zealand played three T20 World Cup semi-finals before and won only one of them while Pakistan played five T20 World Cup semi-finals and won two of them.
The match will begin at 2pm (Bangladesh time) on Wednesday.
The second semi-final will be played between the other South Asian giant India and current 50-over champions England on Thursday at 2pm (Bangladesh time) at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide.
Imran Khan far better actor than Shahrukh and Salman, says Pakistani politician
Maulana Fazlur Rehman, leader of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), has charged Imran Khan, former prime minister and head of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), on Sunday (November 06, 2022) of “theatrics” in response to the shooting he encountered last week.
The head of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) claimed during a news conference that the former Pakistani prime minister is a much superior actor compared to Bollywood’s Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan, Pakistani news outlet The Express Tribune reported.
Maulana Rehman was quoted as saying, “I don't understand his dramas, a joint investigation team should be formed on Imran Khan’s lies.”
Read: March on Pakistani capital to resume Tuesday, says ex-PM Imran Khan
He claimed that “a lie” is being spread about the shooting, saying that although he first condemned the incident, “things came to light” over time.
The PDM chief remarked, “One shot, two shots, four shots or fragments; we have heard of bomb fragments, but bullet fragments we are hearing for the first time.”
He also questioned the method by which a cancer hospital delivered bone treatment. He added that he discovered the existence of the jugular vein in the shin for the first time.
Read: ‘Because I fell, one of the shooters thought I’d died, and left’: Imran Khan
He added that whereas it took the marchers five to six days to go from Lahore to Gujranwala, it just took an hour after Imran was hit.
Former Pakistan PM and PTI head Imran Khan used to refer to everyone as a thief, according to the PDM chief, “but he turned out to be one as well”.
T20 World Cup: Despite Shanto’s 50, Bangladesh post a below-par total vs Pakistan
Bangladesh failed to post a challenging total on the board in their last Super 12 Round match in the T20 World Cup 2022 against Pakistan in Adelaide on Sunday.
After opting to bat first, Bangladesh posted a below-par total of 127 for 8 wickets, with Najmul Hossain Shanto registering a slow 54 off 48 balls.
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Shanto and Liton Das opened the innings for the Tigers in this match, and Liton hit an early six, indicating that they may have a good day in batting. But he fell prey to Shaheen Afridi inside the power play for 10 off eight balls. It was a short ball from Shaheen, and Liton tried to pull it off but ended up giving a regulation catch to Shan Masood.
Bangladesh didn't lose any more wickets in the first 10 overs, but in the 11th over, they suffered a double blow when Soumya Sarkar fell while playing a reverse of Shadab Khan, and off the next ball, Shakib Al Hasan suffered a controversial lbw.
TV replays showed the ball was touching Shakib's bat before hitting his pads, and the bat was not grounded either. But the umpire called him out. Shakib left the field in utter disbelief with a golden duck that put Bangladesh into further trouble.
Mosaddek Hossain made only five off 11 balls, and Nurul Hasan Sohan also suffered a three-ball duck. Their dismissals made it tough for Bangladesh to go for a big total.
But Afif Hossain was unbeaten for 24 off 20 balls. He helped Bangladesh pass the 100-run mark in this match. Eventually, Bangladesh ended up with 127 for eight.
For Pakistan, Shaheen bagged four wickets, conceding 22 runs, while Shadab bagged two.
Bangladesh made three changes to their playing XI: Soumya Sarkar, Nasum Ahmed, and Ebadot Hossain are in place of Yasir Ali, Hasan Mahmud, and Shoriful Islam.
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Bangladesh (Playing XI): Najmul Hossain Shanto, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan(captain), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan(wicket-keeper), Mosaddek Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman
Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Babar Azam(captain), Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
The South African team earlier lost its contest against the Netherlands in Adelaide. The Tigers will, therefore, advance to the semifinals if they win against the Pakistani side in this contest.
Can Bangladesh defend a low total of 127 runs against Pakistan in their last group stage match in the T20 World Cup 2022? The tigers will be out of the tournament if they don't.
Read More: Netherlands defeat South Africa, turning BD v PAK into virtual quarter-final
Bangladesh vs Pakistan T20 world Cup Live Streaming: Where and How to watch live, Playing XI
T20 World Cup 2022, Bangladesh vs Pakistan Live Streaming: Check full details on when, where, and how to watch PAK vs BAN Live Online and on TV.
Pakistan take on Bangladesh in match 41 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Adelaide on Sunday. It is the penultimate Super 12 of the tournament. Both teams need a win to make it through to the semifinals. The two teams also need a few other results to go their way as well.
Where and how to watch the live stream of Bangladesh vs Pakistan T20 World Cup match?
Here's how to watch Bangladesh vs Pakistan live stream online, wherever you are
How to watch the PAK vs BAN live stream in Bangladesh?
In Bangladesh, Gazi TV, T Sports, and BTV will broadcast the matches of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
How to watch the live streaming of the Group 2 match between Pakistan and Bangladesh in India?
Live streaming of the match will be available on the Disney+Hotstar app and website. Live broadcast of the match will be available on the Star Sports Network in India.
How to watch the Bangladesh vs Pakistan live stream in South Africa?
In South Africa, SuperSport will present a live telecast of the matches between Bangladesh and South Africa. Also various Facebook pages and YouTube Channels The live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hoststar, where fans with subscriptions can enjoy the matches.
Watch Live T20 World Cup: Pakistan vs Bangladesh watch live from Pakistan
In Pakistan, PTV Sports and Ten Sports will present the tournament to viewers.
Live Streaming T20 World Cup: Pakistan vs Bangladesh watch live from Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, RTA Sports and Ariana TV will broadcast ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
How to watch the Pakistan vs Bangladesh live stream in Sri Lanka?
In Sri Lanka, Siyatha RV will present the live-action of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.=
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In Nepal, Star Sports will broadcast the tournament.
Watch T20 World Cup: Bangladesh vs Pakistan watch live from Australia
In Australia, Kayo Sports and Foxtel will present the live telecast and live stream of the tournament.
How to watch Pakistan vs Bangladesh live stream in New Zealand?
Sky Sports will present the live telecast of the tournament.
T20 World Cup: PAK vs BAN watch live from South Africa
In South Africa, SuperSport will present the live-action of tournament.
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Live Cricket: T20 world Cup: Bangladesh vs Pakistan watch live from the United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, Sky Sports Cricket will present the live telecast of the tournament.
How to watch the Pakistan vs Bangladesh live stream in West Indies?
In the Caribbean region (West Indies), ESPN will present the live-action of tournament.
Watch live T20 World Cup on TV: Pakistan vs Bangladesh watch live from the United States
Willow TV and Willow Xtra will present the live streaming and live telecast of the matches of the tournament.
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Willow TV Canada will present the tournament in Canada.
How to watch the Pakistan vs Bangladesh live stream in UAE?
In UAE and Middle-east, BeIN Sports will present the live action of the tournament.
T20 world Cup Live: Pakistan vs Bangladesh watch live from Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore
Astro Cricket will present the live telecast of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. Yupp TV will present the live streaming in Hong Kong while Singtel will present the live streaming in Singapore.
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Different Facebook Pages and Youtube channels will also broadcast live Bangladesh vs Pakistan T20 world cup 2022 match
Where will the Pakistan vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup match be played?
Pakistan vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup match will be played at the Adelaide Oval
What time will the Bangladesh vs Pakistan T20 World Cup match start?
Pakistan vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup match will start at 9:30 AM IST
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Pakistan vs Bangladesh Possible Starting XI:
Pakistan probably XI vs Bangladesh:
Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Bangladesh probably XI vs Pakistan:
Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali, Mosaddek Hossain, Nurul Hasan (wk), Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam
PAK vs BAN Head-to-Head
Played- 17 | Pakistan- 15 | Bangladesh- 02
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T20 World Cup: Bangladesh to take on Pakistan Sunday
In the fifth match of the Super 12s of the ongoing T20 World Cup, the Tigers will take on the Green Shirts Sunday in Adelaide at 10am Bangladesh time.
Ahead of this match, Bangladesh played four matches and lost two of them; their latest defeat came against India at the same venue.
Despite just two wins from four matches, the Tigers still have a chance of making the semi-finals. But for that, they will have to beat Pakistan and South Africa will have to lose to the Netherlands.
Read: T20 World Cup: England make semifinals; Australia eliminated
The Bangladesh team had an optional practice session Saturday. Most of the players joined the session, but not Liton Das who suffered a hamstring injury during the Tigers' last match against India.
However, Debashis Chowdhry, chief physician of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), said Liton's injury is not serious and he is fit to play Sunday's match.
Meanwhile, under the current contract, the match is going to be the last match for Sridharan Sriram as the T20 consultant of Bangladesh if the Tigers fail to qualify for the semi-finals.
Read: T20 World Cup 2022: Bangladesh vs Pakistan Match Preview, H2H Record, Venue Stats, Likely Playing XI
Sridharan said he is not worried about it. "I'm looking forward to winning Sunday's clash against Pakistan."
Jalal Yunus, the chairman of BCB's cricket operation department, said they will talk about the contract of Sridharan after the tournament ends.
Pakistan’s politics of conspiracy will not stop
Pakistan’s history of conspiracy politics seems to go on and on. Although it has paid what is possibly the biggest price for any state-sponsored conspiracy flops – the 1971 war – its appetite for political conspiracy goes on. And in each of them, the army seems to be involved. Given the current critical phase with ex-PM Imran Khan naming the current PM, the Interior Minister, and a senior Intelligence official as the trio who planned to kill him but failed, things have worsened. Conspirators rule the roost including Imran Khan.
Imran was hit by bullets but has said that he survived because he fell down and the would-be killers thought he was dead. One person died and several were injured and Imran continues his political war from his hospital bed. He has asked his followers to continue their protests and Pakistan is under severe stress and unrest.
The “typing error” conspiracy state
In many ways, Pakistan is a product of conspiracy. The Lahore Resolution of 1940 which specifically spoke of “two states”, was amended by Jinnah arguing that the “two states” was a “typing error”. Jinnah’s act was more of a historical error resulting from political conspiracy. Jinnah’s Pakistan lasted only 25 years and though Bangladesh paid for it with blood, Pakistan paid with the ignominy of losing its half and its army’s humiliating surrender to arch-enemy India.
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In 1954, the elected government of East Pakistan was removed through a false accusation that the leaders were planning secession. In 1958, the army directly took over fully and destroyed whatever hope there was of one state. In 1968, it tried to stop the 6-points autonomy movement by falsely involving Sk. Mujib in the Agartala conspiracy case.
In 1969, the army moved in again and after the election of 1970 refused to hand over power to the elected party and instead offered the night of March 25. And the civilian politician Z.A. Bhutto was part of it too.
Post-1971
One would have thought the army had learned its lesson but the Bhutto hanging, the Gen. Zia plane blow-up, the various attempts on the lives of various leaders and the killing of Benazir Bhutto shows that a tradition of violent conspiracy has been established. Pakistan politics is about conspiracies and usually, the military is a player, directly or indirectly.
Read: Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan stable after shooting at anti-govt rally
Imran Khan himself is a product of the military in politics. He was replaced by Shehbaz as the ex-cricket captain no longer suited them. Now barred from holding office, he has taken to the street invoking the example of 1970 in East Pakistan which effectively ended Pakistan.
The Dawn writes in its editorial, “By going public with them ( accusations ), Mr. Khan has taken a step that he may find impossible to reverse. It seems highly unlikely that Shehbaz Sharif or Rana Sanaullah will step down on Mr. Khan’s demands, and it is improbable that the military will be interested at this time in removing a top official merely on his complaint. .. the acrimony between the state and the PTI will continue to grow. “
It goes on to blame the bungled management of the case by the Punjab police and “conflicting statements from the centre and Punjab have all added to the confusion and fuelled conspiracy theories.”
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Meanwhile, the army has called the allegations baseless and condemned Imran Khan. But that hardly matters. It has become embroiled in a crisis that may/can only end through more conspiracy and violence. The only option for Imran is the street, the only for the rest is to intern him, and for Pakistan more chaos. It’s the people who remain prisoners in the hands of its army and politicians that pay the price.