PAK vs AUS, T20 WC Semi Final Score: Marcus Stoinis – Matthew Wade batted out Pakistan in chase of 177.© AFP
Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade stitched together an unbeaten fifty-run partnership to guide Australia to a superb five-wicket win and a place in the final where they will take on New Zealand on Sunday. Both Stoinis and Wade played some well-calculated shots and took the game deep to launch an assault late in the run-chase against Pakistan pacers. Wade finished the game with three back-to-back sixes off Shaheen Shah Afridi to finish the game with an over to spare and five wickets in hand. Chasing a stiff target of 177 runs, skipper Aaron Finch departed for a duck in the first over against pacer Shaheen while spinner Shadab Khan also got into the action as he struck with four crucial wickets to rock Australia in their pursuit of 177 runs for a win. However, Australia constructed back their innings beautifully, pacing and constructing their innings around the required run-rate.
Earlier, Pakistan posted 176 runs in their 20 overs after being sent to bat. Mohammad Rizwan top-scored for Pakistan with an impressive knock of 67 runs. He added 71 runs with skipper Babar Azam (39) for the first wicket and 72 runs for the second wicket with Fakhar Zaman (55*). (SCORECARD)
T20 World Cup 2021 Pakistan vs Australia, 2nd Semi Final Highlights From Dubai International Cricket Stadium
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Australia keep their dream to win a maiden T20 World Cup title intact
Australia Beat Pakistan By 5 Wickets, Will Meet New Zealand In Final On Sunday !
Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade stitched together an unbeaten fifty-run partnership to guide Australia to a superb five-wicket win and a place in the final where they will take on New Zealand on Sunday
Both Stoinis and Wade played some well-calculated shots and took the game deep to launch an assault late in the run-chase against Pakistan pacers
Wade finished the game with three back-to-back sixes off Shaheen Shah Afridi to finish the game with an over to spare and five wickets in hand
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Matthew Wade smashes three back-to-back sixes to seal the game for Australia
Wade hit three back-to-back sixes to finish the game vs Shaheen
AUS win by 5 wickets !
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Six !
Wade hits dil-scoop off Shaheen for a huge six
AUS 165/5 after 18.4 overs
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Four !
Wade hits the last ball for a boundary
AUS need 22 runs off 12 balls
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Six !
Wade hits Hasan for a huge six to reduce the gap
AUS 149/5 after 17.3 overs
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Four! What a shot by Marcus Stoinis
Next ball is hit straight down the ground for a four, Stoinis on fire here vs Rauf
AUS 139/5 after 16.4 overs
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Six !
Change of pace by Rauf but Stoinis makes good contact to hit it for a six
AUS 135/5 after 16.3 overs
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Four overs remaining! Australia need 50 runs
AUS need 50 runs in the last four overs
Wade and Stoinis in the middle
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Five overs to go and Australia need 62 runs
AUS need 62 runs in the last five overs
PAK will have to bowl their best now
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Four !
Wade hits Rauf straight for a four as AUS march on
AUS 108/5 after 13.4 overs
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Shadab’s Spell Ends !
Shadab ends his four overs with four wickets giving away 26 runs
AUS 103/5 after 13 overs
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Six !
Stoinis hits Shadab for a six the next ball
AUS 102/5 after 12.3 overs
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Wicket !
Shadab gets another one as Maxwell departs for 7 runs
AUS 96/5 after 12.2 overs
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Imad On Target !
Imad bowls a decent over, concedes only three runs vs Maxwell and Stoinis
AUS 95/4 after 12 overs
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Wicket !
Warner departs for 49 runs off 30 balls off Shadab’s bowling
AUS 89/4 after 10.1 overs
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Midway In Run-Chase !
AUS are 89/3 in their run-chase of 177 for a win
PAK bowlers are hanging in there but they know Warner is the wicket they desperately want
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Four !
Warner hits Hasan for a four behind the wicket
AUS 84/3 after 9.1 overs
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Wicket !
Smith departs for 5 runs after trying to take on Shadab
AUS 77/3 after 8.3 overs
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Six !
Warner is looking in devastating form, hits another six off Shadab
AUS 76/2 after 8.1 overs
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Six + Free Hit !
Hafeez starts poorly as he gets hit for a six off a no-ball
AUS 64/2 after 7 overs
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Wicket !
Spinner Shadab gets Marsh for 28 runs, caught by Asif
AUS 52/2 after 6.2 overs
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Powerplay Ends !
AUS end powerplay strongly after a shaky start
AUS 52/1 after 6 overs
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Four !
Marsh gets a boundary off the next balls as well against Rauf
AUS 40/1 after 4.2 overs
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Six !
Marsh welcomes Rauf into the attack with a six
AUS 36/1 after 4.1 overs
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6,4,4
Warner has taken the attack to Imad Wasim, hitting 14 runs off three balls
AUS 28/1 after 3.4 overs
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AUS Off To Shaky Start !
AUS are off to a shaky start here and Warner has a lot of responsibility now on his shoulders against some inspired PAK bowling attack
AUS 13/1 after 3 overs
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Shaheen Starts Brilliantly !
Shaheen starts brilliantly conceding only one run in the first over
AUS 1/1 after 1 over
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DRS Review !
Shaheen is on fire as DRS shows umpires call to give Marsh some relief
AUS 1/1 after 0.4 overs
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Wicket !
Shaheen Afridi starts with a lethal in-swinger and gets rid of AUS skipper Finch for a duck
AUS 1/1 after 0.3 overs
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Australia Run-Chase Begins !
Australian openers David Warner and Aaron Finch are in the middle
Pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi starts proceedings for Pakistan
AUS 0/0 after 0.1 overs
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Australia Need 177 Runs To Win!
Single on the final ball and Pakistan have finished at 176/4 in 20 overs.
Live Score: Pakistan 176/4 in 20 overs
Australia need 177 runs to win and seal a spot in the final
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50 Up For Zaman!
Another SIX!! Zaman gets to his fifty in the most crucial match of the tournament.
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SIX!
Starc to Zaman, attempted yorker and the ball has gone miles in the air, HUGE SIX!!
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OUT!
Starc to Malik, OUT!! BOWLED!! Second wicket for Starc!!
Shoaib Malik b Starc 1(2)
Live Score: Pakistan 162/4 in 19.2 overs
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OUT!
Slower ball from Cummins and Asif has given away an easy catch to Smith.
Asif Ali c Smith b Cummins 0(1)
Live Score: Pakistan 158/3 in 18.1 overs
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SIX!
Starc to Fakhar Zaman, SIX, over long-on. Huge SIX!!
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OUT!
Starc to Rizwan, OUT!! caught by Smith!! Rizwan is out after a brilliant innings.
Rizwan c Smith b Starc 67(52) (4s-3 6s-4)Live Score: Pakistan 143/2 in 17.2 overs
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SIX!
SIX on the No-ball!! Rizwan is smashing the ball all over the ground.
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FOUR!
Hazlewood to Rizwan, Full toss and FOUR!! Its a no-ball as well. Second no-ball from Hazlewood today.
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SIX!
SIX!! Excellent shot from Zaman and Hazlewood has bowled at poor length again.
Live Score: Pakistan 128/1
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