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Pakistan are making a late surge in the direction of the World Cup’s semi‑final spots, with the winds of their victorious 1992 campaign possibly behind them once more if the form book is anything to go by.
In defeating New Zealand by six wickets at Edgbaston – where the atmosphere evoked a match in Lahore or Karachi – they have continued a run of results that has so far matched Imran Khan’s Cornered Tigers game for game (including a washout).
Written by Ali Martin at Edgbaston
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/26/new-zealand-pakistan-cricket-world-cup-match-report under the title “Pakistan beat New Zealand to increase World Cup pressure on England”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
