Pakistan vs Australia: T20 WC Semis Report – Wade powers Aussies win!

Pakistan vs Australia Toss: Australia won the toss and elect to bowl

Australia entered their second T20 World Cup final by beating Pakistan by 5 wickets at Dubai. Earlier captain Aaron Finch won the crucial toss and elect to bowl. Pakistan kept their nerve and scored 176-4 in 19 overs on a wicket that hasn’t been favorable to teams batting first.

Fakhar Zaman used the Aussie pace to register his maiden T20 World Cup half century. Chasing 177 to win – Shaheen Afridi struck early to get rid of captain Finch for a golden duck.

Mitchell Marsh and David Warner kept the run flow going until Shadab Khan struck to remove Marsh and Steven Smith. The leggie picked 4 wickets – which also included the scalps of Glenn Maxwell and David Warner.

Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade helped Australia recover from the damage caused by leg spin. Stoinis and Wade kept the boundaries coming when required as they also rotated the strike around. Wade hit three back to back sixes off Shaheen Afridi who has been a thorn in Aussie flesh till that point. Australia clinched the match by 5 wickets as they defeated Pakistan in a World Cup semis for the second time!

Pakistan vs Australia – Playing XIs:

Pakistan:

Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 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 (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

High Points:

• This is the second time Australia defeated Pakistan in a T20 World Cup semi-final
• Australia meet New Zealand in the finals of T20 World Cup 2021.
• We will have a first-time winner in T20 World Cup history!

Pakistan vs Australia – Match Summary:

Pakistan 176-4 in 20 overs

Mohammad Rizwan 67 (52) – 3 fours & 4 sixes

Babar Azam 39 (34) – 5 fours

Fakhar Zaman 55*(32) – 3 fours & 4 sixes

Mitchell Starc 4-0-38-2

Adam Zampa 4-0-22-1

Australia 177-5 in 19 overs

David Warner 49 (30) – 3 fours & 3 sixes

Mitchell Marsh 28 (22) – 3 fours & 1 six

Marcus Stoinis 40*(31) – 2 fours & 2 sixes

Matthew Wade 41*(17) – 2 fours & 4 sixes

Shaheen Afridi 4-0-35-1

Shadab Khan 4-0-26-4

Result: Australia won by 5 wickets

Player of the Match: Matthew Wade

Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai