T20 World Cup 2022: Kane Williamson additionally mentioned New Zealand’s efficiency of their one-sided defeat to Pakistan was irritating. Pakistan chased down 153 vs the BlackCaps with 5 balls and seven wickets to spare in Sydney on Wednesday.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 9, 2022 19:46 IST
Kane Williamson’s strike fee got here beneath the scanner in T20 World Cup 2022 (AP Photo)
By India Today Web Desk: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson mentioned he’s hopeful of taking part in all three codecs sooner or later even because the BlackCaps had been proven the door within the semi-final of T20 World Cup 2022. New Zealand, who had completed on prime of the Group 1 desk within the Super 12, had been hammered in a one-sided semi-final by Pakistan in Sydney on Wednesday.
Kane Williamson’s place within the T20I facet has been questioned because the influential skipper hasn’t been capable of rating runs at click on. Williamson managed 46 runs within the semi-final but it surely got here in 42 balls. While the skipper was key in consolidating the within the innings after the BlackCaps had been diminished to 49 for 3, Williamson acquired out within the seventeenth over, failing to make good use of his begin.
New Zealand vs Pakistan, T20 World Cup Highlights
Williamson’s strike fee has come beneath the scanner within the current previous as he has not been capable of rating at greater than 120 within the final two years. Williamson scored 298 runs in 12 matches at a strike fee of 117 and hit 382 runs in 2022 at a strike fee of 119.
Williamson was concerned in a 68-run stand for the 4th wicket with Daryl Mitchell who scored a 35-ball 53 however the skipper’s dismissal derailed the momentum that the 2 batters had constructed up.
“Yeah, I certainly love playing in all the formats. There’s a lot of cricket, and so that needs to be managed a little bit. It’s a changing landscape with players all around the world at the moment, and we’ve seen it in our camp, as well. After these sorts of events you sort of sit down and give yourself a chance to reflect and sort of look at what’s coming up,” Williamson mentioned.
FRUSTRATING SHOW IN SEMI-FINAL
The New Zealand captain additionally mentioned that it was irritating to see the shortage of battle from the crew within the semi-final towards Pakistan. Babar and Rizwan tore into the New Zealand assault, attending to 55 for 0 within the powerplay.
New Zealand’s massive weapons, together with Tim Southee and Trent Boult, failed on the massive day, leaking runs aplenty. Pakistan stormed to the end line with 7 wickets to spare.
“To be honest, being in a leadership role with the team, you’re always looking at the performance. I think we’ve played in a number of different finals and put out really good performances, probably good enough to win, and either got met by a side that’s played a little bit better or a side that’s played about equal, you know, however it looks,”he added.
“You accept some of those things, and so the frustrating part of this today is that we weren’t quite on top of our game. We fought hard and we showed some good characteristics that are important for our team and the attitude you want to see, but yeah, it wasn’t to be. That’s the frustrating part to me,” he added.
Pakistan will meet the winner of the second semi-final between India and England within the massive last on Sunday in Melbourne.
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Nov 9, 2022
