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Wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan has acknowledged that Pakistan want to enhance in a number of areas following the crew’s five-wicket loss to New Zealand of their World Cup warm-up in Hyderabad on Friday.
“The primary function of warm-up matches is to scrutinise the areas requiring enchancment. On this regard, we did some experimentation within the [New Zealand] sport which gave us encouraging outcomes in addition to underlined the issues needing enchancment,” Rizwan mentioned in his feedback after the match.
“Our fielding on this warm-up was not so good as it has been through the previous one and a half years. It’s the [particular] space we have to work on. You will note change [in fielding] within the coming matches.”
Batting at quantity 4, right-handed Rizwan within the warm-up hit a powerful century as Pakistan after electing to bat first totalled 345-5 off the stipulated overs inside an eerily empty Rajiv Gandhi Worldwide Stadium. The sport was performed behind closed doorways because of a Hindu competition and safety points within the southern Indian metropolis.
Rizwan hit 103 with 9 fours and two sixes in his 94-ball innings whereas skipper Babar Azam made 80. Younger middle-order Saud Shakeel smashed a 53-ball 75.
Rachin Ravindra and the returning Kane Williamson then performed key knocks as New Zealand chased down the goal with 6.2 overs to spare.
Ravindra (97) and Williamson (54) placed on 137 to place their crew on target towards a Pakistan assault lacking tempo spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi. Daryl Mitchell made 59 earlier than Mark Chapman, who made 65 not out, sealed victory with a six.
Speaking about his hundred, the wicket-keeper/batter mentioned, “100 is hundred in any situations. I really feel proud, assured and glad.”
In accordance with Rizwan, enjoying a significant occasion in India was most likely going to be a distinct expertise.
“Taking part in and performing impressively on your nation on India soil is emotionally a really totally different feeling. It’s a problem too. On our half, we’ll strive our greatest to come back as much as the expectations of our followers again in Pakistan,” the 31-year-old mentioned.
Rizwan mentioned the welcome Pakistan’s World Cup squad obtained on its arrival in Hyderabad was large.
“The nice and cozy welcome and love we bought from the Indian followers was gorgeous. The large greeting in and out of doors the Hyderabad [Deccan] airport was like we had arrived in Karachi or Lahore after successful the World Cup,” Rizwan acknowledged.
“The love from the Indian followers was the identical which we discover within the individuals in Pakistan.”
In the meantime, Williamson made an encouraging half-century on his return from damage within the warm-up towards Pakistan.
The correct-handed veteran has been dominated out of the Oct 5 match opener towards England to present him extra time to finish his rehabilitation from a knee surgical procedure.
Relieved of his captaincy responsibility within the warm-up, the 33-year-old Williamson didn’t look in any discomfort throughout his fluent half-century earlier than retiring.
“Simply nice to get by means of with some batting and be out within the center,” he mentioned after the warm-up.
“It held up fairly nicely, in order that’s good. A bit of little bit of icing afterwards, but it surely’s all a part of the method,” Williamson mentioned of his knee.
Williamson mentioned he was unsure of returning for the match after sustaining the damage through the Indian Premier League earlier this 12 months.
“It was definitely not a actuality 5 months in the past. I’m lucky with the restoration and being named within the squad was actually thrilling for me.
“I’m simply actually wanting ahead to getting on the market once more, and it was good to try this at this time.”
Pakistan play their closing warm-up towards Australia on Oct 3 on the similar venue.
