PAK vs NZ / Babar and Rizwan exploded as soon as they came to India, played tremendous innings against New Zealand

PAK vs NZ: Mohammad Rizwan has done wonders as soon as he arrived on Indian soil. This wicketkeeper batsman of Pakistan scored a brilliant century in the World Cup warm-up match. Rizwan completed his century in 92 balls against New Zealand. Let us tell you that Rizwan has come to India for the first time and as soon as he came, he has scored a century which is special for him. Rizwan's form was going very bad. He could not do anything special in the Asia Cup. In such a situation, scoring a century with his bat before the start of World Cup 2023 is a news of relief for him and the Pakistani team.

When Rizwan stepped on the crease, Pakistan was in trouble. Imad Wasim and Abdullah Shafiq were disposed of cheaply. But after this, Rizwan took over the innings with captain Babar Azam and gave a befitting reply to New Zealand by making a partnership of 114 runs for the third wicket. As usual, Rizwan took time to settle down first and then faced the Kiwi spinners with the help of his sweep shots.

Babar-Rizwan showed their strength

Let us tell you that Babar and Rizwan added the first fifty runs of the partnership in just 59 balls and their partnership touched the 100 mark in 97 balls. By the way, Babar also played amazing strokes in this partnership. Babar played an excellent inning of 80 runs. Babar missed out on scoring a century but Rizwan scored a hundred. Rizwan retired hurt after scoring a century. Let us tell you that in order to give opportunity to other batsmen in the warm-up match, Rizwan declared himself retired.

Practice match is being played between Pakistan and New Zealand in Hyderabad

In the Pakistan vs New Zealand match, Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bat first. Abdullah Shafiq and Imam ul Haq came on the field as openers. Imam ul Haq's poor form continued here too. He was out after scoring only one run in ten balls. After this, captain Babar Azam came to bat at number three. On the other hand, the other opener Abdulla Shafiq also could not do much and returned to the pavilion after scoring 14 runs on 25 balls. This included a four. Mohammad Rizwan comes to bat at number four. Now the hit pair of Babar Azam and Rizwan is seen in the field. Meanwhile, it rained for some time and disrupted the match, but after some time the rain stopped, the match started again. India started scoring runs as soon as Babar Azam arrived. He completed his half-century. Babar Azam completed his fifty in only 60 balls. Fours and sixes were also included in this. On the other end, Mohammad Rizwan also completed his half-century soon. There was a good partnership between these two.

Pakistan's tension

Rizwan and Babar have scored runs as usual but Pakistan's biggest tension still remains. Actually, Pakistani opening has not been going on for a long time. Fakhar Zaman was also failing continuously, so Abdullah Shafiq was tried but he also flopped in the warm-up match. Imam ul Haq was also seen succumbing to quality bowling as usual. If the situation continues like this then there will be more pressure on both Babar and Rizwan during the World Cup, which is not good news for Pakistan.