Ahead of the 20-20 World Cup 2022, New Zealand is hosting Pakistan and Bangladesh for a tri-series in Christchurch. Pakistan is at the top, having both of their games so far, On the other hand, the hosts are in second place, having won one of their two games, while Bangladesh is yet to open their account.
While the series had kept everyone entertained, fans were eager for more, which they got in the form of a pitch invader. A naked man invaded the field during the game between New Zealand and Pakistan. However, security was on its toes and quickly tackled the intruder. He was then led away from the field.
The situation was handled quickly, but it provided plenty of entertainment for the spectators. The video of the same has gone viral all over the internet since.
Here is the naked man intruding on the field
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In the meantime, Babar Azam and Devon Conway have been in excellent form in the series. Each has scored over 100 runs, with a half-century in their respective two matches. They will look forward to carrying on their form in the rest of the tournament and the 20-20 World Cup as well.
For his match-winning knock against the Kiwis, Pakistan captain Azam was named man of the match. He scored 79 runs in 53 balls, including 11 boundaries. "We have started well in the batting, me and Rizwan planned to utilise the first six overs and also the dew. We have a plan to send him up to charge the bowlers, he played well
"Me and Shadab planned that I play all the way and he will go for his shots. Little bit different because of the dew and the ball is coming on nicely