After New Zealand had piled up a mammoth 401-6 using on Rachin Ravindra (108) ton and a power-packed 95-run knock from a returning skipper Kane Williamson, Pakistan have been 160 for one within the twenty first over when rain introduced a stoppage on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Set a revised goal of 342 off 41 overs, Zaman had moved to 126 and Azam was on 66 with their staff on 200 for one within the twenty sixth over when the rain returned, this time bringing the sport to an finish.
Pakistan have been ultimately declared the winners as they have been forward of the DLS par rating by 21 runs.
The fourth straight defeat for the Kiwis meant that South Africa turned the second staff after India to qualify for the semis.
As It Occurred
Pakistan, New Zealand and Afghanistan now have eight factors every and stay just about in competition for semi-final spots alongside Australia.
Set a mammoth 402-run goal initially, the 33-year-old left-hander Zaman went all weapons blazing earlier than a 90-minute stoppage because of rain led to a revised goal for Pakistan.
After the resumption, Zaman stored up the tempo, hitting three sixes off spinner Ish Sodhi’s twenty fifth over as Pakistan went previous the 200-mark.
Smashing 11 sixes and eight fours in his unbeaten 81-ball 126, Zaman stored Pakistan forward of the DLS par rating.
Pakistan wanted to overtake the unique goal of 402 in 35.3 overs in the event that they have been to get past New Zealand’s higher web run-rate which may show essential within the battle for semi-final spots.
Nonetheless, Abdullah Shafique fell for 4 within the second over.
Zaman and skipper Babar Azam (66) added 194 for the unbroken second wicket stand.
Zaman took the assault to the New Zealand bowlers, smashing 4 sixes and as many boundaries in his 39-ball fifty.
He accomplished his eleventh ODI hundred, and first in a World Cup, with a six and a single off Mitchell Santner.
His century got here off 63 balls with 9 sixes and 6 boundaries.
Pakistan now have eight factors from as many video games with their final match towards England in Kolkata on November 11.
They not solely must win that but additionally hope New Zealand lose to Sri Lanka on November 9 in Bengaluru at this identical venue or the match is hit by rain.
Earlier, it was Ravindra and Williamson who set the platform for New Zealand’s complete after they have been put in to bat.
Ravindra continued his excellent kind with a 94-ball 108 with 15 boundaries and a six and was matched stroke for stroke by Williamson whose 79-ball knock was spiced with two sixes and ten boundaries.
This was Ravindra’s third century of the match — along with two half centuries — and he was in complete management till he holed out at deep mid-wicket off Mohammad Wasim within the thirty sixth over.
On a dry trying Chinnaswamy pitch, Pakistan entered the match with 4 quick bowlers and two part-time spinners and with rain forecast within the afternoon despatched New Zealand in to bat.
In distinction, New Zealand introduced in leg-spinner Sodhi along with three different gradual bowlers together with an in-form Santner.
Ravindra and Devon Conway scored 66 within the first power-play earlier than Conway fell to a brief pitched ball from Hasan Ali after scoring a 35-ball 39 with six boundaries.
Williamson, who recovered from a knee surgical procedure simply earlier than the World Cup, had performed just one sport towards Bangladesh earlier than fracturing his thumb.
However the common New Zealand skipper confirmed no indicators of rustiness and added 180 for the second wicket with Ravindra.
Williamson fell with the rating at 248, holing out off Iftikhar Ahmed at long-off whereas an over later Ravindra additionally miscued a lofted shot and was caught on the boundary off Mohammad Wasim.
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Daryl Mitchell (29) and Mark Chapman (39) added a quickfire 57 for the fourth wicket as not one of the Pakistani bowlers may stem the circulate of runs.
Glenn Phillips hit a 25-ball 41 with 4 boundaries and two sixes whereas Santner was not left behind, smashing two sixes in his 17-ball 26 not out.
Wasim was one of the best Pakistan bowler with 3-60 however Shaheen Shah Afridi conceded 90 and Haris Rauf 85 respectively of their ten overs — the worst-ever figures by Pakistan bowlers in all World Cups.
The worst earlier World Cup efficiency by a Pakistani bowler was Hasan’s 1-84 towards India at Outdated Trafford in 2019.
(With inputs from AFP)
