As
for
team
news,
both
New
Zealand
and
Pakistan
have
fielded
unchanged
playing
XIs
from
their
last
outings
in
the
tournament.
Babar
Azam-led
Pakistan
head
into
the
match
on
the
back
of
victory
over
Bangladesh,
while
the
Kiwis
are
fresh
from
a
victory
over
Ireland.
After
opting
to
bat
first,
Williamson
said:
“We
are
gonna
have
bat.
Used
surface.
We’ve
got
the
same
team.
It’s
important
we
assess
to
the
changing
conditions
quickly.
Our
focus
is
on
this
game.”
Meanwhile
Babar
said:
“Even
we
would
have
batted
first.
Same
team.
We
are
confident
as
a
team
and
we’ll
look
to
carry
the
momentum.
They
have
quality
players,
we’ll
try
to
be
calm.
We
are
trying
to
focus
on
this
game.”
At
the
pitch
report,
former
South
Africa
all-rounder
Shaun
Pollock
reckoned
the
wicket
is
a
used
one
and
could
be
two-paced
and
felt
batting
first
will
be
a
good
option.
“It’s
the
same
pitch
that
was
used
for
Australia
vs
New
Zealand.
This
one
is
devoid
of
grass,
it’s
very
bare
and
pretty
dry.
It
could
be
a
little
bit
two-paced,”
Pollock
said.
“Pakistan
have
seen
more
these
type
of
pitches
than
New
Zealand
have.
Bat
first,
get
the
runs
on
the
board
and
then
see
what
the
surface
does.
Also
look
out
for
Pakistan,
they
could
get
some
reverse
swing.”
New
Zealand
vs
Pakistan
T20
World
Cup
2022
Semifinal
Playing
11s:
New
Zealand:
Kane
Williamson
(c),
Finn
Allen,
Devon
Conway
(wk),
Glenn
Phillips,
Daryl
Mitchell,
James
Neesham,
Mitchell
Santner,
Tim
Southee,
Ish
Sodhi,
Lockie
Ferguson
and
Trent
Boult.
Pakistan:
Babar
Azam
(c),
Mohammad
Rizwan
(wk),
Mohammad
Nawaz,
Mohammad
Haris,
Shan
Masood,
Iftikhar
Ahmed,
Shadab
Khan,
Mohammad
Wasim
Jr,
Naseem
Shah,
Haris
Rauf
and
Shaheen
Afridi.
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