- Tim Southee, New Zealand bowler, remarked that despite Pakistan’s challenges to advance through the group stage of the Twenty20 World Cup
- New Zealand will not overlook Pakistan in the semi-final match
When the Netherlands unexpectedly defeated South Africa by 13 runs on Sunday, Pakistan appeared to be out of the tournament. However, a victory over Bangladesh later that day allowed Babar Azam and his squad to go to the knockout stages.
Every team has a chance when you reach the top four, according to Southee. We’ve played Pakistan frequently recently, and we are aware of how dangerous they are.
Credit to them; they likely went into the game believing they didn’t stand a chance, but they put on a strong showing and will pose a serious threat in the semifinals.
New Zealand would face either England or India in the final if they defeated Pakistan in Sydney, but Southee insisted that the Black Caps, who lost to Australia in last year’s final, were taking things one game at a time.
Before we reach that point, there is still a lot of cricket to be played, he remarked. We’ll need to be at the top of our game to beat Pakistan on Wednesday because they are a quality team.
“Semi-final cricket is exciting, it’s what you turn up for, to be here in these last couple of games. Hopefully we can continue the way that we’ve been playing and have another good performance in the semi.
“One of the consistencies of the side is the way we approach things is pretty much the same, no matter what game it is. That’s something to come back to and that’s something we’re very good at.”
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