New Zealand has played 5 matches so far in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022, winning 3, losing 1, and Abandoning a match by 1 point. With 7 points, they take the top spot( Super-12, Group 1 ) in the points table. Pakistan has played 5 matches so far, winning 3 and losing 2. With 6 points, Pakistan is placed in the 2nd spot( Super-12, Group 2 ).

In their earlier encounter in the New Zealand T20I Tri-Series 2022, Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 5 wickets. Batting first in the match, New Zealand posted 163 runs on the scoreboard. Later, Pakistan could reach the target and win the match.

New Zealand defeated Ireland in their previous game of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022. In the match, NZ batted first and piled up 185-6. In the reply, Ireland could score 150 runs with a loss of 9 wickets. Paul Stirling slammed 37 runs while Andy Balbirnie had 30 runs for the Ireland team.

For New Zealand, Kane Williamson and Devon Conway hit 61 and 32 respectively. Kane Williamson was awarded man of the match. Also, 3 NZ bowlers scalped 2 wickets each. New Zealand won by 35 runs in the match.

Pakistan defeated Bangladesh in their previous game of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022. In the match, BAN batted first and piled up 127-8. Najmul Hossain Shanto slammed 54 runs, and Afif Hossain, for 24 runs for the Bangladesh team.

For Pakistan, the chase was quite easy. With Mohammad Rizwan's 32 and Mohammad Haris's 31, PAK reached the target in the 18.1th over itself with 5 wickets in their kitty. Shaheen Shah Afridi was awarded man of the match for picking 4 wickets in the match. Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) in the match.