• Pakistan has a unique record to their name following the T20 World Cup 2022.
• The Netherlands had unexpectedly defeated South Africa earlier in the day.
• Pakistan’s bowling attack set a rare milestone by ranking first among all teams in the Super 12 stage.

Pakistan has a unique record to their name following the end of the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup 2022 on Sunday.

The Netherlands had unexpectedly defeated South Africa earlier in the day, therefore Bangladesh had to defeat the green shirts. At the Adelaide Oval, The Men in Green defeated Bangladesh by a margin of five wickets, securing their place among the last four.

Pakistan’s bowling attack set a rare milestone by ranking first among all teams in the Super 12 stage for bowling economy rate as they advanced to the last four.

The green shirts come in first with a score of 6.34, while New Zealand, with whom they will play in the semi-finals, comes in second with a score of 6.98.

Best team bowling economy rates in the Super 12 stage:

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6.34 – 🇵🇰
6.98 – 🇳🇿
7.06 – 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
7.09 – 🇮🇳
7.16 – 🇳🇱
7.35 – 🇿🇦

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7.50 – 🇱🇰
7.51 – 🇦🇫
7.66 – 🇿🇼
7.90 – 🇧🇩
8.23 – 🇦🇺
8.46 – 🇮🇪#T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/gECDwsvx5h

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— Grassroots Cricket (@grassrootscric) November 6, 2022

While this is the case, England’s bowling economy of 7.06 is third-best.

Choosing to bat first on Sunday, Bangladesh only managed to register 127 runs, which Pakistan easily chased down in 18.1 overs with the loss of just five wickets.

Young Pakistani batsman Mohammad Haris contributed a key 31-run knock off 16 to his team’s victory over the Tigers. Mohammad Rizwan, who played the opening position, and Babar Azam each scored 32 and 25 runs.

On November 9, Pakistan will face off against the runners-up from the previous year at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

On November 10 at the Adelaide Oval, India and England will square off in the second semi-final of the major competition.

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