Abu Dhabi: Pakistan became the first team to reach the Twenty20 World Cup semi-final after beating Namibia by 45 runs, with a brilliant half century from Mohammad Rizwan and Skipper Babar Azam in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
Rizwan finished with 50-ball 79 which was slow to quickly not come out while Babar scored 23 Twenty20 International Fifty with 49-Ball 70 to lift Pakistan – which won the throw and rates – up to 189-2.
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With four wins in many games, Pakistan is the first party to reach the last four of the group 2.
It will be their fifth semifinal in the history of the Twenty20 World Cup – the most by any team.
Williams knocked five limits and six before he came out to the Spinner Shadab Khan while Wiese destroyed two six and three boundaries in a knock of 31-ball.
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But Rizwan and Rizwan Babar is the stars once again, like they are in Pakistan’s victory over the rival of Indian Arch-rivals, who gave them kick-kicks to the event.
The pair added 113 to the first goal after Pakistan was slow from the block, scored only 59 at ten first overs but ended up with a busy in the next ten, taking 130 Run.
Veteran Mohammad Hafeaz scored 16 balls 32 did not come out with five limits.
Pakistan’s total was the second highest in this tournament, behind Afghanistan 190-4 against Scotland in Sharjah.
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Rizwan reached half a century of tenth with six off Wiese on the 19th before hitting four limits and six to take 22 of the JJ Smit final.
Rizwan’s knock included eight four and four six.
Pakistan next Scottish face in their last match in Sharjah on Sunday.
Namibia will meet New Zealand, also in Sharjah two days earlier.