Preparation, hard work, chutzpah, shortcomings — these were strains available in equal measure in the fibres of both New Zealand and Pakistan, but Player-of-the-Match Fakhar Zaman put his side’s victory by 21 runs (Duckworth and Lewis Method) down quite simply to luck.
“When you perform, people can see your work but they don’t when you don’t find success,” Zaman said after his unbeaten 81-ball 126 mauling of the Black Caps here on Saturday.
The 33-year-old dedicated the win, which keeps Pakistan alive in the tournament, to team fielding coach Aftab Khan.
