None of New Zealand's batters were able to build on their starts
Pakistan's bowlers had gone for plenty against India and they will look to comeback strongly in what is a virtual semi-final against Sri Lanka.
A confident and well-adjusted India would look to capitalise on an unpredictable Pakistan during Sunday's T20 World Cup match.
Imad Wasim's omission has been questioned by former players after the all-rounder was left out of Pakistan team for the first T20I against New Zealand, having come out of retirement to play international cricket again.
Captain Babar Azam was delighted after hitting an unbeaten century as Pakistan notched up back-to-back wins over New Zealand with a 38-run victory over the tourists in the second Twenty20 International in Lahore on Saturday.
Fakhar Zaman fires as Pakistan beat New Zealand in rain-hit World Cup clash
Pakistan's first warm-up match ahead of the World Cup will be played behind closed doors in Hyderabad for security reasons.
Boycotting the Champions Trophy will not tackle the issue we have with Pakistan, points out Aakar Patel.
Afridi added that players in The T20 squad should be given a long run ahead of the World Cup later this year.
'Pakistan will return home this week. India too will go back home after playing the semi-final as they too aren't that good.'
Images from the T20 World Cup Group A match between India and Pakistan in New York on Sunday.
Images from the ICC Men's ODI World Cup match between England and Pakistan at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday.
Suryakumar is placed second with 821 rating points behind Australia's Travis Head, who has 844 rating points.
Pakistan retain playing XI for clash against India
Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has come out in defence of his son-in-law Shaheen Shah Afridi following speculation that the tall pace bowler was going to be removed as the national T20 captain.
'I would put my money on him at least for a little while to hold to all three but there are some good quality players around who will keep pushing him.'
The mutual respect shone through as they exchanged greetings and shared a warm hug on the field.
On-field umpires Masudur Rahman and Ruchira Pilliyaguruge, third umpire Raveendra Wimalasiri and fourth umpire Gazi Sohel levelled the charges.
'Credit goes to the team for having a lot of self-belief in themselves and coming back strongly after batting poorly in the first innings.'
Shaan Masood also didn't agree that the last two Tests were the darkest days of Pakistan cricket over three decades.
Babar's superlative form had helped him replace Kohli at the top of the men's ODI player rankings last week and this week's T20I update saw him make a strong 47-point surge to overtake Finch in the T20I rankings.
Former Pakistan players tore into captain Babar Azam and other players for their poor performance in World Cup 2023.
Pakistan needs to win all its matches and expect Australia to falter in at least two of their remaining four games.
'In a World Cup, if you are not good even in one department, you lose. We started well while bowling, but we couldn't take wickets.'
Losing back-to-back wickets put us under pressure, says Pakistan skipper after loss to Zimbabwe
A Pakistani media baron, the 45-year-old is the 37th full-time chairman of the PCB.
A severe discord is brewing between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the players who are unhappy at not having their NOCs extended for league appearances through this month.
Umpires called off the game when it returned after several inspections.
Despite missing the Ireland series, Suryakumar Yadav remains on the top spot in the T20I rankings for batters.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf on Friday gave a pep talk to the Pakistan cricket team ahead of its much-anticipated World Cup match against arch-rivals India in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
Dominic Xavier offers his take on Indian cricket's Kohli Dilemma.
Pakistan slipped two places to No. 3 with 115 points in ICC's mid-week update.
Wickets fell at a steady rate thereafter, with Jayasuriya striking three times, claiming the wickets of Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam and Sarfaraz Ahmed to leave Pakistan struggling at 101 for five.
Pakistan's unpredictability will once again be their big strength at the T20 World Cup.
'I was offered the role to begin with...what is important is that I have the opportunity to work with some of the best cricketers in the world and that excites me.'
Daryl Mitchell and Kane Williamson hit fifties as New Zealand thrashed Pakistan by 46 runs in the first T20 International.
It was the highest run chase in men's T20 cricket without losing a wicket.
Pakistan are dangerous opponents for the best of teams in major tournaments but they could face a rocky road in their quest
'With Agha (Salman), Shadab (Khan) and (Mohammad) Nawaz, we have enough power-hitting to improvise. It's just a matter of giving them confidence.'
Pakistan, co-hosts of the Asia Cup, will take on Nepal in the tournament opener in Multan on Wednesday and will be in high spirits after their whitewash of Afghanistan.
