Tim Southee, a bowler for New Zealand, remarked that despite Pakistan’s challenges to advance through the group stage of the Twenty20 World Cup, New Zealand will not overlook Pakistan in the semi-final match.
When the Netherlands unexpectedly defeated South Africa by 13 runs on Sunday, Pakistan appeared to be out of the tournament. However, a victory over Bangladesh later that day allowed Babar Azam and his squad to go to the knockout stages.
Every team has a chance when you reach the top four, according to Southee. We’ve played Pakistan frequently recently, and we are aware of how dangerous they are.
Tim Southee believes New Zealand won’t undervalue Pakistan
Credit to them; they likely went into the game believing they didn’t stand a chance, but they put on a strong showing and will pose a serious threat in the semifinals.
New Zealand would face either England or India in the final if they defeated Pakistan in Sydney, but Southee insisted that the Black Caps, who lost to Australia in last year’s final, were taking things one game at a time.
Before we reach that point, there is still a lot of cricket to be played, he remarked. We’ll need to be at the top of our game to beat Pakistan on Wednesday because they are a quality team.
“Cricket semifinals are thrilling; that’s why you come here to watch these last few matches. We’re hoping to keep playing the way we have done and put up another strong showing in the semifinal.
“One of the side’s constants is that, regardless of the game, we generally take the same approach to things. We should return to that, and we are very skilled at doing so.
