Mohammad Rizwan and chief Babar Azam featured as Pakistan remained alive at the T20 World Cup with a seven-wicket prevail upon Canada on Tuesday.
Realizing rout would sentence them to a shock first-round exit, Rizwan and Babar put on a game dominating second-wicket organization of 63 as Pakistan arrived at their objective of 107 with 15 balls in excess.
Opener Rizwan completed undefeated on 53 off 53 balls with two fours and a six for his 29th T20 worldwide 50 years while Babar made 33 off as many balls with one four a six.
Prior, Pakistan confined Canada to 106-7 regardless of opener Aaron Johnson hitting his 6th global fifty.
Pakistan, the 2009 heroes and sprinters up in 2022, lost both their initial two Gathering An apparatuses.
A shocking super-over embarrassment because of the US was trailed by a six-run misfortune to unpleasant opponents India in a game where they neglected to pursue down a humble 120-run target.
Indeed, even a success on Tuesday at a similar Nassau District Global Arena where they missed the mark against India may not be sufficient to get a spot in the second round Super Eights.
Johnson showed his going after plan all along, breaking progressive limits off the initial two balls he looked from Shaheen Shah Afridi.
The Jamaican-conceived 33-year-old opener made 52 off 44 balls with four limits and four sixes before he was at last out in the fourteenth over with the score on 73-6, clean-bowled by Naseem Shah.
Johnson was the main batsman in the best six to arrive at twofold figures as Pakistan’s seamers took wickets consistently.
Mohammad Amir clean-bowled Navneet Dhaliwal (four) with a 141km/h conveyance what cut through the guards of the opener.
Shaheen Shah Afridi recuperated from surrendering 10 runs off his first over to dispose of Pargat Singh (two) preceding Nicholas Kirton (one) was run out by a great toss by Imad Wasim.
Haris Rauf sent back Shreyas Movva (two) — for his 100th wicket in the configuration — and Ravinderpal Singh (nothing) in about three balls as Canada arrived at 55-5 after 10 overs.
When Johnson was out, Canada battled to press the gas pedal and had added only 14 additional runs off 20 balls when captain Saad Canister Zafar (10) top-edged Amir to Mohammad Rizwan behind the stumps.
Amir wrapped up with 2-13 while Rauf guaranteed 2-26.
Canada have two focuses after a misfortune to the USA and a 12-run prevail upon Ireland.
India and the USA lead the Gathering A standings with four focuses each.