Pakistan vs http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World T20 Super Eights – Toss Report
Pakistan have been asked to bat first by Australian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Bailey-c1480, in a must win World T20 game for the former side, scheduled to commence shortly at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, October 2, 2012.
Bailey was wary of the threat posed by the opposition, describing them as a dangerous side but is confident that his inform team has enough talent to see off the likes of Saeed Ajmal and co. They are playing with the same combination, which triumphed over
South Africa, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/XJ-Doherty-c2804 expected to open with the new ball.
The Men in Green skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898, said that he too would have bowled first but remains optimistic regarding his side’s chances, despite suffering a comfortable defeat at the hands of India. The talented all-rounder reckons a score of 150 plus could
be tough to chase on this track, which is expected to do a bit for the spinners.
The team management has left-out http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yasir-Arafat-c98241 from the lineup, following his disappointing display against India. His place has been taken by veteran all-rounder, Abdul Razzaq, who will make his first appearance.
Australia already have one foot in the semi-final, following successive wins over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 out of the competition. Secondly, they will need to score as many runs as possible in order to improve their net-run rate which dealt a blow following
the loss to India.
The pitch at Colombo has helped spinners all along, and one expects it to do the same. Batting first has been a problem for most teams, with all matches won by the side chasing.
Pakistan Playing XI:
Mohammad Hafeez*, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Raza-Hasan-c84407
Australia Playing XI:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MA-Starc-c1871, XJ Doherty
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