T20 World Cup: All-round Pakistan register 2nd win of tournament, beat New Zealand by 5 wickets
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T20 World Cup: Haris Rauf's four-wicket haul helped Pakistan restrict New Zealand to 134/8 after which their batsmen saw off a dip in the middle overs to complete their second consecutive win of the tournament.
Pakistan survived a steady loss of wickets on Tuesday to beat New Zealand by five wickets as veteran Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali took them over the line at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Shoaib and Asif put up an unbeaten stand of 48 off 23 balls which helped Pakistan chase down a target of 135 with eight balls in hand.
This is Pakistan's second consecutive win of the tournament, having beaten arch-rivals India by 10 wickets in their opening game on Sunday.
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