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World T20: Pakistan beat Australia
Tuesday October 02, 2012 07:49:14 PM,
IANS
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Colombo:
Pakistan kept alive their hopes of qualifying for the semifinals
of the World Twenty20 tournament beating Australia by 32 runs in
their final Super Eights tie at the R Premadasa Stadium here
Tuesday. The Aussies, however, qualified for the last four on the
basis of the net run rate.
Put in to bat, Pakistan made 149/6 in their allotted 20 overs with
young middle-order batsman Naser Jamshed (55) scoring his second
half-century of the tournament -- the first one (56) coming
against New Zealand Sep 23.
Wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal (32) provided good support to
Jamshed after the Asian giants were 29/2 in the sixth over, when
Imran Nazir (14) got caught by Aussie skipper George Bailey on the
bowling of Shane Watson.
Australia kept taking wickets at regular intervals which kept the
Pakistani run rate in check, limiting them to a sub-150 score.
All-rounder Abdul Razzaq (22) played a small cameo in the end to
push the Pakistani score.
Mitchell Starc starred with the ball clinching three wicket in his
four overs, giving away only 20 runs.
All-rounder Shane Watson, Pat Cummins and Xavier Doherty also
chipped in with a wicket each.
With 150 to chase at a run rate of 7.5 per over, Australia started
poorly, losing both openers for eight. Man-in-form Watson and
David Warner were both trapped in front of the wicket by the fifth
over.
Australia could never recover from there and lost wickets at
regular intervals.
The Pakistani spin trio of Saeed Ajmal, Raza Hasan and skipper
Mohammed Hafeez wreaked havoc upon the Australian top order,
together taking all seven wickets restricting Australia to 117/7.
Michael Hussey (54 not out) was the only batsman who tried to
propel the Aussie innings, but kept losing partners at regular
intervals.
With the win, Pakistan improved their head-to-head in T20Is
against Australia to 7-4.
For Pakistan to qualify for the semifinals, South Africa must beat
India. If India win, then net run-rates will come into effect.
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