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Friday, Jun 27, 2025
Daryl Mitchell made a breezy 49 and Williamson remained not out on 33 as New Zealand cruised to their first win of the tournament with 33 balls to spare.
New Zealand and India meet in a must-win clash at the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday.
Captain Virat Kohli, head coach Ravi Shastri and team mentor M S Dhoni closely monitored Pandya's progress.
Guptill suffered a crushing blow to his left toe from a Haris Rauf delivery just before he was dismissed for 17 during New Zealand's five-wicket loss to Pakistan on Tuesday.
"A lot of apologies guys, a lot of apologies," Akhtar said before storming off the set.
The Black Caps opener injured his toe in their opening loss to Pakistan.
The competition is an annual competition held by New Zealand's independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird, in a bid to raise people's awareness of the country's native birds.
The Black Caps are a very organised unit led by the astute Willamson.
Chasing a modest 135 for victory after pace bowler Haris Rauf choked out New Zealand with four wickets, Pakistan were in trouble at 69/4 but crossed the line in 18.4 overs for a fine start in their bid for a second championship.
He will be replaced in the 15-player squad by Adam Milne, subject to approval by the International Cricket Council's Technical Committee.
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