Wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan vowed Pakistan can beat any team in the T20 World Cup semi-finals after they romped into the last four with another clinical win over Namibia on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rizwan was deservedly declared man of the match for his 50-ball 79 not out as he put on 113 with skipper Babar Azam (70) to take Pakistan to an imposing 189-2 in their 20 overs. Namibia managed 144-5 in their 20 overs to lose by 45 runs in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With four wins in as many Super 12 games Pakistan became the first team to reach the last four from Group 2. Pakistan will face the runners-up of Group 1, likely to be Australia or South Africa.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But Rizwan said his high-flying team don't see who they are opponents are.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We don't see the rival team," said Rizwan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Whoever comes in the semi-finals we can take them on and the way our team is doing we will win that as well."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This becomes Rizwan's second man-of-the-match award after he knocked 79 not out against arch-rivals India in their opening game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rizwan said Pakistan had entered the Namibia match with a different plan, batting first after winning the toss.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We want to see how we do if we bat first and the plan given to us by coaches was to score 190 plus and thankfully we managed that," said Rizwan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pakistan were off to a slow start, scoring just 59 runs in the first ten overs before smashing 130 in the next ten.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I think Namibian bowlers bowled the first six overs very well and that is why we did not get quick runs but later on Babar and I got acceleration and that helped," said Rizwan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He and Babar also put on an unbroken 152-run stand to overhauled India's below-par total.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"People used to say that we are not power hitters but we are managing and thanks Almighty doing well," said Rizwan of the opening stands with Babar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We support each other and that is paying good rewards."<\/p>\r\n\r\n