New Zealand keen to finish strongly and shore up semi-final spot

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BENGALURU : New Zealand captain Kane Williamson tried to focus on the positives after his side's loss to Pakistan in Saturday's rain-hit World Cup game left them in a precarious position in the chase for a semi-final spot.

Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - New Zealand v Pakistan - M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India - November 4, 2023 New Zealand's Kane Williamson walks after losing his wicket, caught by Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman off the bowling of Iftikhar Ahmed REUTERS/Samuel Rajkumar

They can also end up with eight points, with a better net run rate than any of the other teams on the same points, but Williamson said they would try to finish strongly. "So, we can't control what other people are doing but we can really focus on our next game and preparing well for that."

 

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