107/3 (17.3)
CR : 6.11
106/7 (20.0)
CR : 5.30
Pakistan won by 7 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Mohammad Amir
2/13
Mohammad Amir (Player of the Match): "As a bowler, you have to adapt to the conditions. The conditions are demanding, and I think I was doing just that. I was trying to hit the right areas and that's why I got the success.
As a professional, you have to be ready for any situation. My role is very clear regarding what I'm going to do with the new ball and at the death. I'm very clear with my plans, which is why I think I'm achieving success.
I think the plan was clear: to just set him up. I was bowling away swingers for three or four deliveries, then I thought it was the right time to bring it in. And I think that's why I succeeded. That was a much-needed win, to be honest. And you never know what might happen next. One more win, and who knows?"
As a professional, you have to be ready for any situation. My role is very clear regarding what I'm going to do with the new ball and at the death. I'm very clear with my plans, which is why I think I'm achieving success.
I think the plan was clear: to just set him up. I was bowling away swingers for three or four deliveries, then I thought it was the right time to bring it in. And I think that's why I succeeded. That was a much-needed win, to be honest. And you never know what might happen next. One more win, and who knows?"
Mohammad Rizwan's 52-ball half-century is the slowest 50 in a T20 WC match. He surpassed the record of David Miller's 50-ball half-century versus the Netherlands to gain this unwanted record.
Most fifty-plus runs for Pakistan in T20 WCs:
5 - Babar Azam
5 - Mohammad Rizwan*
3 - Shoaib Malik
3 - Kamran Akmal
3 - Umar Akmal
5 - Babar Azam
5 - Mohammad Rizwan*
3 - Shoaib Malik
3 - Kamran Akmal
3 - Umar Akmal
Saad Bin Zafar (Canada Captain): "I think it was a bit disappointing. We wanted to play positive cricket but the wicket was not really helpful. It was difficult to bat especially early on. Definitely we don't get to play a lot of high calibre teams too often.
I believe Pakistan bowlers bowled in good channels. It was a 130-plus wicket. Even with this total, we needed early breakthroughs but we couldn't get it.
A lot of positive come out of this game. Aaron Johnson played a good knock. Nicholas Kirton got run out, he has been scoring good runs for us. Disappointing but yeah, a lot of positives to take from this."
I believe Pakistan bowlers bowled in good channels. It was a 130-plus wicket. Even with this total, we needed early breakthroughs but we couldn't get it.
A lot of positive come out of this game. Aaron Johnson played a good knock. Nicholas Kirton got run out, he has been scoring good runs for us. Disappointing but yeah, a lot of positives to take from this."
Babar Azam (Pakistan Captain): "Good for us as we needed this win. I think we started well with the ball in the powerplay. (On NRR) Yes, we had plans in our mind to chase down this total in 13-14 overs but to be honest, the ball was not coming properly in the powerplay.
It was a two-paced wicket and it took a little time for us to settle on the crease. We will try to play with the same mindset in the next game. The pitch in Florida is much better from this venue. I got out twice playing the same shot so, I was a bit angry."
It was a two-paced wicket and it took a little time for us to settle on the crease. We will try to play with the same mindset in the next game. The pitch in Florida is much better from this venue. I got out twice playing the same shot so, I was a bit angry."
Most fifty-plus scores for an opener in T20Is:
30 - Mohammad Rizwan (71 innings)*
30 - Rohit Sharma (118 innings)
28 - Babar Azam (84 innings)
27 - David Warner (98 innings)
30 - Mohammad Rizwan (71 innings)*
30 - Rohit Sharma (118 innings)
28 - Babar Azam (84 innings)
27 - David Warner (98 innings)
That is the end of our coverage of another low-scoring fixture in New York. Pakistan brushed aside Canada by seven wickets and won their first match of this tournament. They need to beat Ireland by a good margin in their final group A game and watch out for the results of the games involving the USA and Canada to go their way.
I am AkshayaKrishna Polya, signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Deepak Prakash and Ajay Pal Singh, who, alongside our scorer/analyst Paras Yadav, brought you all the live-action of this mouth-watering fixture.
Next up, it's Nepal vs Sri Lanka and Australia vs Namibia. Do tune in with us for those early morning (in IST) fixtures. We will meet again. Until then, it's cheers.
I am AkshayaKrishna Polya, signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Deepak Prakash and Ajay Pal Singh, who, alongside our scorer/analyst Paras Yadav, brought you all the live-action of this mouth-watering fixture.
Next up, it's Nepal vs Sri Lanka and Australia vs Namibia. Do tune in with us for those early morning (in IST) fixtures. We will meet again. Until then, it's cheers.