New Zealand captain Kane Williamson was in pain after the semi-final loss. He said that it is not easy to bear the defeat in the semi-final. He said that there were some shortcomings in the team to challenge a strong team like Pakistan.
New Zealand’s team has to face disappointment after the defeat against Pakistan. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has said that it is not easy to bear the loss in the T20 World Cup semi-final, but he has accepted his flaws. He said that Pakistan is a strong team. Against whom his team was not disciplined enough before taking the field. Pakistan made it to the T20 World Cup final for the third time after defeating runners-up New Zealand by seven wickets in the semi-finals of the previous tournament.
Williamson said after the match, “It was very disappointing for us that we could not give a tough competition to Pakistan in the semi-final match. Their performance was amazing. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan’s performance put us under pressure.”
Williamson said, “They put pressure on us quickly. Pakistan bowled well. We (Daryl) kept the momentum going with Mitchell’s incredible innings. We felt it was a competitive score. It was a bit tough to play on this wicket.
New Zealand could not score runs fast after losing the wickets of openers Finn Allen (04) and Devon Conway (21) early. Williamson (46) and Mitchell (53) added 68 runs for the fourth wicket to take the team to a challenging score.
Williamson said, “If we are being honest, we wanted to be more disciplined. Pakistan certainly deserved to be the winner. Very good cricket was played.
