Dubai: Pakistan lost the semifinal against Australia, Aussies completed the target by hitting 3 sixes in the 19th over, will get the new T20 champion
Dubai/New Delhi: Pakistan could not win, but the game was very exciting. Both the teams played well. At the same time, Australia defeated Pakistan by five wickets in the second semi-final of the 2021 T20 World Cup being played at the International Cricket Stadium to make it to the final of the T20 World. Batting first after losing the toss, Pakistan scored 176 for four in 20 overs. The Australian team achieved the target with 6 balls to spare. Matthew Wade (41) and Marcus Stoinis (40) were instrumental in Australia’s victory. Both the players shared an unbroken partnership of 81 runs in 41 balls. Both the teams played good cricket.
Earlier, Pakistan scored 176 for four in the allotted 20 overs. Opener Mohammad Rizwan top scored with 67 runs while Fakhar Zaman scored 55 not out. In his half-century innings, Fakhar hit three fours and four sixes. Babar Azam contributed 39 runs. Babar Azam’s Pakistan team has made it to the semi-finals by winning all their group matches. On the other hand, Aaron Finch’s team qualified for the last four, leaving South Africa behind in terms of net run rate. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan once again got Pakistan off to a great start. Both added 71 runs for the first wicket. Babar got out after scoring 39 runs in an attempt to hit a six. He hit five fours. However, Rizwan persevered and completed his third half-century in the tournament. Pat Cummins conceded just three runs in the 19th over. Then it seemed that Pakistan would only be able to reach 170, but in the last over, Fakhar took the score beyond 175 by hitting two sixes on Mitchell Starc. A total of 15 runs were scored in the last over. Mohammad Hafeez with Fakhar returned unbeaten on one run. On the other hand, Adam Zampa bowled very economical for Australia. He conceded just 22 runs in his four overs, and took one wicket. At the same time, Mitchell Starc took two wickets, but he proved to be very expensive. This time new team will be the T20 World Champion either Australia or New Zealand.