WATCH: Haris Rauf’s fiery delivery BREAKS New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips’ favourite bat

WATCH: Haris Rauf’s fiery delivery BREAKS New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips’ favourite bat

Haris Rauf's fiery delivery breaks Glenn Phillips' bat

Pakistan’s Haris Rauf bowled a bullet delivery that broke New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips’ bat when the two countries clashed in the Tri-series final on Friday, October 14 at the Hagley Oval.

This happened in the fourth ball of the sixth over. Rauf delivered a 143 kph ball that broke the bottom edge of Phillip’s bat. The bat’s small broken piece flew with the speedy ball.

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Haris Rauf’s spell helps Pakistan win the Tri-series vs New Zealand

Haris Rauf
Haris Rauf

Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl first. New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson played a 59-run knock to help his team put on 163/7 in their 20 overs.

Haris Rauf bowled an economical spell to restrict the Kiwis. He scalped two wickets and conceded 22 runs in his four overs at 5.50. He took the wickets of Devon Conway and Ish Sodhi. Naseem Shah also picked up two wickets, while Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz grabbed one wicket each. 

Despite opener, Mohammad Rizwan’s slow knock, a 56-run partnership between Nawaz and Haider Ali guided the Men in Green to win the match by five wickets. Babar Azam scored 15 runs, while Shah Masood scored 19 runs.

Nawaz played an unbeaten knock of 38 runs off 22 balls with two fours and three sixes at a strike rate of 172.73, while Haider scored 31 runs off just 15 balls at an impressive strike rate of 206.67. In the end, Iftikhar Ahmed’s 14-ball 25 runs finished the innings with three balls left.

In the match, Pakistan’s middle order didn’t fail to contribute crucial runs despite the opener’s not doing much. This win will give Babar’s team much-needed confidence for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022. Pakistan will open its campaign against its famous rival India, led by Rohit Sharma.

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