The high-octane World Cup clash between Pakistan and New Zealand got halted due to persistent rain at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru on November 4, Saturday.
Pakistan have a task cut out with a herculean task of chasing a big total of 401/6. However, with Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam still intact on the crease, Pakistan are strong at 160/1 after 21.3 overs. Not just this, Pakistan are 10 runs ahead of New Zealand as the DLS par score after 21.3 overs is 150. If the match doesn't resume Pakistan will be adjudged the winner of the match which will boost their semifinal hopes,
The match has started losing overs after 17:40 PM IST.
Meanwhile, let's take you through all the permutations and combinations and the possible target for Pakistan if the match start losing overs.
For a 30-over match - Pakistan's target - 206 runs
For a 35-over match - Pakistan's target - 243 runs
For a 40-over match - Pakistan's target - 286 runs
For a 45-over match - Pakistan's target - 337 runs
Talking about the match Zaman took New Zealand's bowlers to the cleaners from the start given the massive target, and steadied Pakistan's boat after the early dismissal of Abdullah Shafique in the very second over. Zaman cracked nine sixes and four boundaries in his unbeaten 106-run knock. Meanwhile, the star southpaw, who took just 63 balls to notch his ton, clobbered the fastest ODI World CUp hundred by a Pakistani and shattered the record held by Saleem Malik, whose 94-ball century against Sri Lanka in 1987 at Faisalabad was previously the fastest by a Pakistan batter in World Cups. Fakhar also went past Imran Nazir’s record of most sixes in a World Cup innings by a Pakistan player. Nazir had struck eight sixes during his 121-ball 160 against Zimbabwe.
Babar turned the second fiddle with an unbeaten 47 off 51 and stitched an instrumental 154-run partnership with Zaman.
In a full fledged match, Pakistan will have the chase down the mammoth target in 35.2 overs to pip the New Zealand on NRR and stay afloat in the semis race.
Earlier, New Zealand rode on Kane Williamson's brilliant 95 and Rachin Ravindra's third century of the ongoing ODI World Cup to post a towering total of 401/6. This is only the second time that the 400-run mark has been breached in the ongoing showpiece.
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