Pakistan vs Australia – T20 World Cup 2021 | Highlights: Pakistan and Australia met in the 2nd Semi-Final of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on Thursday, 11th November. They played against each other at Dubai International Stadium. Team Australia won by 5 wickets in the 2nd Semi final. Pakistan set the target of 177/4 in 20 overs. Team Australia chased the target in 19 overs by scoring 177/5 runs. Here are all details about Pakistan vs Australia 2nd semi-final. Lets have a look!
- Pakistan Scored: 176/4 in 20 overs
- Australia Scored: 177/5 in 19 overs
- The Aussies won the match by 5 wickets and 6 balls to spare!
- Matthew Wade is the Man of the Match for his 41 runs off 17 balls.
PAK vs AUS – Toss:
Australian Captain Aaron Finch won the toss. However, he invited Pakistan side for batting first and said,
“We will bowl. The wicket will not change a lot over the course of the game. The guys are relaxed, there’ll be obvious nerves. This pitch has played true right through the IPL and the World Cup, no changes.”
Aaron Finch
Pakistan’s Captain Babar Azam said,
“We’ll have to put runs on the board and then defend it. It’s an honour to lead this bunch of players, looking forward to playing some good cricket. UAE is our backyard, we know these conditions well. No changes for us as well.”
Babar Azam
Pakistan vs Australia | Highlights
Pakistan vs Australia: In a totally incredible game, Australia beat Pakistan by 5 wickets to set up the final with New Zealand. Pakistan set Australia a target of 177 out of 20 overs in the second semi-final in Dubai. Accordingly, Australia lost their captain on a brilliant duck as Shaheen Shah Afridi caught him LBW in the first finished. Then, at that point, David Warner and Mitchell Bog revamped, sewing half-century stand. However, the delight was fleeting as Shadab Khan sent Marsh to take a hike on 28 to leave Australia on 57/2 after 7 overs. Then, at that point, Steve Smith fell inexpensively on five as Shadab’s twin strike shook Australia. However, Warner progressed forward his cheerful way, crushing 49 preceding being asked to take a hike by Shadab Khan. Australia scored 95/4 after 12 overs. Maxwell didn’t last long either as Shadab Khan stowed a fourth and Australia came to 127/5 in 16 overs. Everyone was focused on their key man, Marcus Stoinis. He, alongside Swim, put on 79 runs for the sixth wicket in 6.3 overs to agree with their position over the line. Stoinis crushed 40 not-out, while Swim hit 41* off 17 balls.
Earlier, in the first innings, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan got Pakistan looking dream so far in Dubai. They smashed various boundaries, particularly Azam, to take the side to 38/0 in 5 overs. Rizwan found his touch before long as the pair took PAK past 50 inside 7 overs. In the end, they put on 71 for the first wicket before Babar Azam was excused by Adam Zampa on the last ball of the 10th over. Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman proceeded with the assault as they reconstructed rapidly to take Pakistan to 117/1 after 15 overs. And, Rizwan made his third half-century of the tournament.
Pakistan vs Australia – Previous T20 Matches | Overview
Pakistan: Pakistan Team was placed in Group 2 in the Super 12 round. This side played 5 matches and they were the winners of all those matches. They ended with 10 points and topped the points table of Group 2.
Pakistan played their opening match of Super 12 round against India and beat them by 10 wickets. They played their second match against New Zealand and won by 5 wickets. Later, Pakistan side met with Afghanistan and also beat them by 5 wickets. After that, Pakistan locked horns with Namibia and Scotland, and beat Namibia by 45 runs and Scotland by 72 runs. Hence, Men in greens made their place in Semi-Final.
Australia: Talking about Team Australia, they were the part of Group 1 during the Super 12 Round. They also played 5 matches, out of which they won 4 matches and lost 1. Australia ended on the second spot with 8 points in the points table of group 1 and qualified for the Semi-Finals.
Australia played their opening match against South Africa and won by 5 wickets. Later, they played their 2nd match against Sri Lanka and beat them by 7 wickets. Further, the Aussies defeated Bangladesh side by 8 wickets and West Indies by 8 wickets. Australia has to face defeat by England side by 8 wickets.
Pakistan vs Australia | Squads
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch(c), Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
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