Australia brimming with confidence ahead of Pakistan clash: George Bailey – Cricket News Update
Stressing the importance of factors such as self-belief and momentum in the T20 format of the game, Australia captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Twenty20, 2012, were brimful of confidence
prior to their upcoming final Super Eights match, due to be played against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, today on October 2.
“There is no doubt [that] in this format momentum and confidence are really big factors,” Bailey said while speaking to reporters in Colombo. “We are really confident going into the last game on the back of how we have been playing.”
Australia came into the World T20 on the back of a 1-2 T20I defeat at the hands of Pakistan in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751’s. However, the team more than made up for it with their performances in
the World T20, going on to cruise through the group stages, with a 7-wicket win over Ireland, and a 17-run win over the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760.
The team channelled the same momentum in the Super Eights stage of the tournament, and are as yet unbeaten. The Aussies proceeded to demolish http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757. Their final Super Eights match
is scheduled to take place against Pakistan today, and unless they lose in spectacular fashion, Australia are all but assured a spot in the tournament semi-finals.
Owing to the fantastic momentum the team has maintained throughout the competition, the Australian team poses a formidable, near invincible figure in the tournament. In addition to the prowess of pacers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Iftikhar-Ali-Khan-Pataudi-Nawab-of-c64075 Cummins, as well as spinners
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558.
Having registered performances which see him well on the way to winning the Player of the Tournament award, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 is currently the leading run-scorer (234 runs) and top wicket-taker (10) in the competition, and has won the Player of the Match award in all
four of the matches Australia have played so far.
The confidence the team has amassed, in addition to a line-up filled with top-class players, sees Australia in a dominant position as they look to progress into the knock-out stages of the ongoing World T20.
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