Resurgent Pakistan, clinical New Zealand lock horns for berth in final

With the SCG likely to aid some turn and New Zealand's top five having just one left-hander, Shadab's role would also be pretty crucial in the bowling as well. Rest of the Pakistan bowling line-up has world-class pace attack that has been dominating in this T20 World Cup.

Meanwhile, the Kane Williamson-led New Zealand have excelled as a unit across the three different phases.

From Finn Allen's Powerplay exploits to Glenn Phillips' calculated onslaughts, New Zealand's batting packs quite a punch. They bat deep and have batters for any situation in the game.

New Zealand opener Allen has made only 91 runs in this tournament in four innings, but his incredible strike rate of 189.58 makes him the most dangerous batter in the Black Caps team. Against a searing pace attack, his task will be cut out, but if he gets going, one can expect New Zealand to come out on top.

Allen's opening partner Devon Conway has also played crucial knocks while skipper Williamson brought that fluency back in his batting during the team's last Super 12 game against Ireland.

New Zealand's only concern is the batting form of Daryl Mitchell and James Neesham, who haven't been able to perform as per their expectations. The team would want them to come good in the knockouts. IANS

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