Mohammad Rizwan and captain Babar Azam starred as Pakistan stayed alive at the T20 World Cup with a seven-wicket win over Canada on Tuesday.
Knowing defeat would condemn them to a shock first-round exit, Rizwan and Babar put on a match-winning second-wicket partnership of 63 as Pakistan reached their target of 107 with 15 balls to spare.
Pakistan have two points with one game left while India and the United States both have four points from two wins apiece and remain favourites to progress to the next stage. Dilon Heyliger took two of the Pakistan wickets to fall, dismissing recalled opener Saim Ayub for six and claiming the prized wicket of Babar, both men caught behind.
Johnson was the only batsman in the top six to reach double figures as Pakistan's seamers took wickets on a regular basis.
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