Australia v Pakistan – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Twenty20 2012 (23rd Match - Group 2) – Live Score and Match Update – Pakistan remove Watson-Warner duo early
Following an average batting performance which saw them setting Australia a 150-run chase, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 and David Warner early, reducing Australia to 19 for 2 by the end of 5 overs.
Pakistan lost the toss in the crunch game, and were put to bat by Australia at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo today on October 2, in what will be the final Super Eights match for Group 2. While the as-yet unbeaten Australia are all but assured a place in the tournament semi-finals, Pakistan will need a massive win in order to progress to the next stage.
The Men in Green got their innings off to a faltering start, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-Nazir-c64248’s (14) wicket in the 6th over, reducing Pakistan to 29 for 2.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kamran-Akmal-c70122 followed him back to the pavilion in the very next over, falling prey to Starc.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Razzaq-c84421’s wicket.
Starc claimed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 (4) for his third and final victim of the day in the final over, and Pakistan posted a final total of 149.
With the formidable and seemingly invincible duo of Watson and Warner opening for the team, it was clear Pakistan would have to work hard to defend their total – however, the team’s spinners rose to the challenge magnificently, bringing Australia’s smooth run through the tournament to an abrupt end.
Warner (8) and Watson (8) had just managed to get the innings off to a fair start, when young spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Raza-Hasan-c84407 (2-0-7-1) struck in the 4th over, trapping Watson lbw to send him packing for his lowest total in the tournament so far.
Australia had barely managed to recover when Hafeez (3-0-12-1) intervened in the very next over, sending Warner packing lbw on the final delivery of the 5th over, leaving http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 at a shaky 19 for 2.
With the spinners having made early in-roads for Pakistan, the team will be hoping to continue in a similar vein as they attempt to bring Australia’s unbeaten run to an end and secure a spot in the tournament semi-finals.
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