Pakistan made a sensational comeback as they pulled off 160 runs in 21.3 overs whereas chasing a mammoth 402-run goal against 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 so they will 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 recreation. The officers have introduced a cut-off time will be 7:00 PM IST and overs are getting decreased.Â
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 are comfortably forward within the projections and will stroll away with two helpful factors from the sport.Â
DLS targets for Pakistan:
| Overs | Pakistan’s DLS Target (with 1 wicket down) |
| 20 | 142 |
| 25 | 173 |
| 30 | 206 |
| 35 | 243 |
| 40 | 286 |
Meanwhile, an excellent hundred from Rachin Ravindra and 95 runs from Kane Williamson boosted New Zealand to their highest complete within the ODIÂ World Cup historical past. The world no.1 ODI bowler Shaheen Afridi failed to decide any wicket and conceded 90 runs from his 10 overs. The younger pacer Mohammad Wasim made a powerful affect with three wickets for 60 but it surely was not sufficient to limit the Kiwis from scoring 400-plus complete.
New Zealand Playing 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 Playing 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
