Star batters Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan found form at the right moment, smashing key half-centuries to help Pakistan cruise into the final of the ICC T20 World Cup after defeating New Zealand by seven wickets in the first semifinal at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
Squad: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Fakhar Zaman. Standby Players: Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir.
Twenty20 Internationals Career Records
Batting and Fielding
| GAMES | INNINGS | NOT OUT | RUNS | HIGHEST SCORE | AVERAGE | STRIKE RATE | 100 | 50 | CAUGHT | STUMPED | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asif Ali | 55 | 49 | 13 | 544 | 41* | 15.11 | 133.99 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Babar Azam | 98 | 93 | 13 | 3323 | 122 | 41.53 | 127.95 | 2 | 29 | 41 | 0 |
| Fakhar Zaman | 72 | 66 | 3 | 1369 | 91 | 21.73 | 129.02 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 0 |
| Haider Ali | 33 | 30 | 3 | 499 | 68 | 18.48 | 126.32 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Haris Rauf | 56 | 13 | 5 | 55 | 13* | 6.87 | 137.50 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 42 | 35 | 11 | 654 | 62* | 27.25 | 126.49 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Khushdil Shah | 24 | 22 | 7 | 309 | 36* | 20.60 | 110.75 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mohammad Hasnain | 27 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 8* | 24.00 | 92.31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 54 | 33 | 10 | 417 | 45* | 18.13 | 131.54 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 79 | 68 | 15 | 2620 | 104* | 49.43 | 126.75 | 1 | 22 | 39 | 9 |
| Mohammad Wasim | 25 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 12* | 10.66 | 84.21 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Naseem Shah | 15 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 14* | 7.66 | 209.09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shadab Khan | 83 | 37 | 13 | 456 | 52 | 19.00 | 143.84 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 46 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 09.00 | 124.13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Shan Masood | 18 | 16 | 4 | 357 | 65* | 29.75 | 120.60 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Standby players:
| GAMES | INNINGS | NOT OUT | RUNS | HIGHEST SCORE | AVERAGE | STRIKE RATE | 100 | 50 | CAUGHT | STUMPED | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shahnawaz Dhani | 11 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16.00 | 266.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Haris | 4 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 31 | 24.00 | 152.38 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Usman Qadir | 23 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 18* | 7.75 | 114.81 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Bowling
| GAMES | OVERS | RUNS | WICKETS | AVERAGE | RUNS PER OVER | BEST | 4W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asif Ali | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 |
| Babar Azam | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 |
| Fakhar Zaman | 72 | 1 | 12 | 0 | - | 12.00 | 0-12 | 0 |
| Haider Ali | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 |
| Haris Rauf | 56 | 200.4 | 1629 | 70 | 23.27 | 8.11 | 4-22 | 1 |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 42 | 34.2 | 237 | 4 | 59.25 | 6.90 | 1-7 | 0 |
| Khushdil Shah | 24 | 12 | 15 | 0 | - | 7.50 | 0-6 | 0 |
| Mohammad Hasnain | 27 | 101 | 853 | 25 | 34.12 | 8.45 | 3-37 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 54 | 166.4 | 1231 | 47 | 26.19 | 7.38 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 |
| Mohammad Wasim | 25 | 78.1 | 641 | 33 | 19.42 | 8.20 | 4-24 | 2 |
| Naseem Shah | 15 | 55.1 | 394 | 14 | 28.14 | 7.14 | 2-7 | 0 |
| Shadab Khan | 83 | 295.1 | 2085 | 97 | 21.49 | 7.06 | 4-8 | 3 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 46 | 170.2 | 1285 | 57 | 22.54 | 7.54 | 4-22 | 1 |
| Shan Masood | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 |
Standby players:
| GAMES | OVERS | RUNS | WICKETS | AVERAGE | RUNS PER OVER | BEST | 4W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shahnawaz Dhani | 11 | 35.2 | 320 | 8 | 40.00 | 9.05 | 2-37 | 0 |
| Mohammad Haris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | ||
| Usman Qadir | 23 | 68 | 553 | 29 | 19.06 | 8.13 | 4-13 | 1 |
Usman Qadir was moved to the list of the standby players after failing to recover from a thumb injury. Fakhar Zaman, who was in the standby list, replaced him.