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The journey to the final was not easy for Pakistan, the morale of the team was broken due to two consecutive defeats

This time the T20 World Cup is being organized in Australia. There are two important matches left in the T20 World Cup. One match is the second semi-final match between India and England while the final match will be played on 13 October. The first finalists of the T20 World Cup have been decided. Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets to reach the final today. Today’s match was absolutely one sided for Pakistan. The first bowlers did wonders and restricted the New Zealand team to a score of just 152 runs. Pakistan team had to score 153 runs to win. For Pakistan, both opener Mohammad Rizwan and captain Babar Azam made a great start and also indicated a return to their form. However, the journey till the final was not easy for Pakistan.
Pakistan played its first match against India on 23 October 2022 in Melbourne. In this thrilling match, Pakistan was defeated by India. However, Pakistan suffered a major setback when the Zimbabwe team defeated Pakistan in Perth on 27 October. A team like Zimbabwe defeated Pakistan. Since then the morale of the players had gone down a bit. Even reaching the semi-finals was starting to look difficult. However, the coaching staff of the Pakistan team did a lot of work. Confident in players. After this the Pakistan team caught their winning streak. In Perth itself, Pakistan defeated the Netherlands on 30 October.
 

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The biggest win for Pakistan in the T20 World Cup came on 3 November 2022, when they defeated South Africa in Sydney itself. However, the road to reaching the semi-finals was not easy for Pakistan. India and South Africa were leading the race for the semi-finals from Group 2. But South Africa had to be eliminated from the group stage after the defeat to the Netherlands. After this Pakistan defeated Bangladesh and made it to the semi-finals. Had South Africa won against Netherlands, Pakistan would not have reached the semi-finals even after defeating Bangladesh.
 

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The manner in which the players of Pakistan performed the game against New Zealand in the first semi-final match at Sydney Cricket Ground today was commendable. The first bowlers showed great performance. Later there were signs of a return to form of Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam, which is the best news for Pakistan. The bat of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, who are considered to be the important backbone of Pakistan’s batting throughout this tournament, was quite silent. In such a situation, Pakistan is a confident team and with this confidence they will try to play in the final. Whoever wins the second semi-final match between India and England will play against Pakistan in Melbourne on 13 October.

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