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Pakistan lost to New Zealand in World Cup 2023 warm-up despite scoring 345

Ramiz Raja, a former head of the Pakistan Cricket Board, harshly criticized the Pakistan cricket team after their heroic attempt against New Zealand during a warm-up game for the Cricket World Cup 2023 ended in defeat despite their best efforts.

Raja bemoaned Pakistan’s growing losing streak and emphasized that the team should aim for scores of at least 400 runs if the bowlers can’t perform on the biggest stages.

Even if it was only a practice match, a victory is a victory. And succeeding becomes ingrained. However, I think Pakistan is now developing a habit of losing. Then they dropped the Asia Cup, and now this. It was an excellent run-chase for Pakistan, who scored 345. If these are the conditions, and you may encounter such conditions in India, you will need to score 400 runs. You will need to adopt new strategies and take chances. And that’s not what we do. For the first 10-15 overs, we play defensively, and then we change,” he told the press.

Rachin Ravindra and the comeback Kane Williamson were instrumental in the match as New Zealand chased down 345 runs to win.

A crucial 137-run partnership between Williamson and Ravindra helped New Zealand overcome an early setback in their pursuit of their objective of 346 runs for victory. This partnership placed their team on the right track to victory. In the game played in Hyderabad, they successfully reached the target with 6.2 overs to spare.

After electing to bat first, Pakistan reached a score of 345-5 because of Mohammed Rizwan’s magnificent century and Babar Azam’s tenacious innings. However, the New Zealand hitters made the difficult mark seem reachable, especially without Shaheen Shah Afridi, Pakistan’s star fast bowler.

Williamson, who took part in the game only as a batsman after missing six months due to a knee injury, displayed his talent during his 50-ball innings before being dismissed.