Pakistan beat New Zealand by 21 runs in downpour hit Cricket World Cup conflict

 Pakistan beat New Zealand by 21 runs in downpour hit Cricket World Cup conflict

Set a mammoth objective of 402, Pakistan was still in front of the necessary rate before the downpour constrained an untimely end.

Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman was on 126 not out when the game was canceled and granted to Pakistan

Fakhar Zaman and commander Babar Azam featured as Pakistan pulled off a sensational, downpour-hit 21-run triumph over New Zealand to remain alive at the Cricket World Cup.

After New Zealand had stacked up a mammoth 401-6 in the match on Saturday in Bengaluru, Pakistan was 160-1 in the 21st over when a downpour brought a stoppage.

Set an updated focus of 342 off 41 overs, Zaman had moved to 126 and Azam was in 66 with their group on 200-1 in the 26th over when the downpour returned, this time finishing the game and Pakistan pronounced the champs as they were in front of the expected rate.

Pakistan and New Zealand both have eight focuses and stay in dispute for elimination round spots with a match each left to play in the gathering stage.

India and South Africa have proactively wrapped up two of the elimination round places. That has left Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Afghanistan in the race for the last two spots.

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Prior, Rachin Ravindra crushed his third ton of the World Cup while a fit-again Kane Williamson compensated for some recent setbacks with a 95 as New Zealand posted a directing 401-6 from 50 overs.

Ravindra, who was brought into the world in Wellington to Indian guardians from Bengaluru, pleased the nearby fans with estimated stroke play and gave snapshots of wizardry to go beyond 500 runs On the planet Cup with a 94-ball 108 that included 15 fours and a six.

The 23-year-old sewed together a 180-run organization with commander Williamson while Daryl Mitchell (29), Imprint Chapman (39), Glenn Phillips (41), and Mitchell Santner (26 not out) terminated to grow the New Zealand all out to 401-6 out of 50 overs.

Babar's choice to bowl first subsequent to winning the throw had caused a stir as New Zealand made a searing beginning at the M Chinnaswamy Arena with opening batsmen Devon Conway and Ravindra overwhelming the powerplay.

Hasan Ali, who supplanted Usama Mir to give the 1992 bosses an additional speed choice, had Conway gotten behind for 35 to end the pair's 68-run stand and carry Williamson to the wicket.

Playing his most memorable match since supporting a cracked thumb against Bangladesh last month, Williamson played with the bowlers and gave the ideal foil to Ravindra prior to releasing, having made his final part century of the competition.

Williamson tumbled to Iftikhar Ahmed while going for his third six preceding Ravindra was excused by Mohammad Wasim (3-60), yet in 2019 other participants in New Zealand would store more wretchedness on Pakistan, just to endure dissatisfaction later.

zaman took the assault to the New Zealand bowlers, crushing four sixes and as numerous limits in his 39-ball fifty.

He finished his eleventh ODI hundred, and first in a World Cup, with a six and a solitary off Mitchell Santner.

His century fell off 63 balls with nine sixes and six limits.

Pakistan presently have eight focuses from as many games with their last match against Britain in Kolkata on November 11.

They need to win that as well as trust New Zealand lose to Sri Lanka on Thursday in Bengaluru at this equivalent scene or the match is hit by downpour.