Marcus Stoinis finished 40 not out off 21, Wades’s unbeaten 41 off 17, their remarkable stand of 81 in 6.4 overs carrying Australia home with an over to spare

Australia Stun Pakistan to reach T20 World Cup final 

Marcus Stoinis finished 40 not out off 21, Wades’s unbeaten 41 off 17, their remarkable stand of 81 in 6.4 overs carrying Australia home with an over to spare
Marcus Stoinis finished 40 not out off 21, Wades’s unbeaten 41 off 17, their remarkable stand of 81 in 6.4 overs carrying Australia home with an over to spare

 

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Semi-final, Dubai

Australia Vs Pakistan

Pakistan 176-4, 20 ov, Rizwan 677 off 52, 3 fours, 4 sixes,  Babar 39 off 34, 5 fours, Fakhar 55 off 32, 3 fours, 4 sixes, Starc 2-38, Zamba 1-22, Cummins 1-30.

Australia 177-5, Warner 49 off 30, 3 fours,  3 sixes, Marsh 28 off 2, 3 fours, 1 six,  Stionis 40* off 31, 2 fours, 2 sixes,  Wade 41*off 17, 2 fours, 4  sixes, Shadab 4-26, Shaheen 1-35.

Australia won by 5 wickets.

 

Australia stun Pakistan by 5 wickets and 1 over to spare to reach T20 final.

 

Australia  who had been struggling at 96-5,  despite 49 from Warner, needing 20 off the final 10 balls, Matthew Wade was dropped by Hassan Ali before hitting the next three deliveries for sixes to romp home from jaws of defeat. Marcus Stoinis finished 40 not out off 21, Wades’s unbeaten 41 off 17, their remarkable stand of 81 in 6.4 overs carrying Australia home with an over to spare and silencing a largely Pakistan-supporting crowd.

Australia meet New Zealand at Dubai on Sunday, neither of whom have won the T20 World Cup.