Australia Win Agianst Pakistan Took Him To Semi Final ICC World Cup 2015

Australia Win Agianst Pakistan Took Him To Semi Final ICC World Cup 2015

Ali Hamza 07:31
ADELAIDE: Australia overcame to a fiery spell from speedy bowler Wahab Riaz to record an entertaining six-wicket win over Pakistan in the World Cup quarter-final at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.

The co-hosts, chasing Pakistan's modest 213 all out, were reduced to 59 for in the 11th over before Steve Smith (65) & Shane Watson (64 not out) swung the match around with a fourth-wicket stand of 89.Glenn Maxwell smashed an unbeaten 44 off 29 balls with fours & sixes as Australia recovered to coast home in the 34th over in front of a full house of  47,000 spectators.

Watson hit the winning boundary after a tense start to Australia's chase saw left-armer Wahab remove David Warner & skipper Michael Clarke in his first overs. But dropped catches cost Pakistan dearly.
Pakistan's defeat ended the one-day international careers of veterans in captain Misbah-ul-Haq & all-rounder Shahid Afridi.

Australia's eighth consecutive win over Pakistan on their own soil set up an pretty semi-final clash against defending champions India at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday.
Pakistan, who won the toss & chosen to bat, were shot out for 213, with ball to spare, as speedy bowler Josh Hazlewood grabbed wickets & Mitchell Starc & Glenn Maxwell took each.

Haris Sohail's 41 was the top score. other batsmen settled down to reach twenty but were unable to build on their starts.If Australia expected an simple chase, Wahab provided a rude shock with a hostile opening spell of for 24 in six overs.

However, it was right-arm seamer Sohail Khan who gave Pakistan an opening by trapping Aaron Finch leg-before in the third over.Wahab, brought in to the assault in the ninth over as the fourth bowler, struck together with his third legal delivery by having the dangerous Warner caught at third man.

Finch, whose top score in the event after making 135 in the opening match against England is 24, asked for a tv review which proved umpire Kumar Dharmasena had made the correct decision.
Warner made 24 off 23 balls when he tried to slash a short ball & Rahat Ali took a well-judged catch jogging in from the boundary.
Watson was greeted to the wicket with a barrage of short-pitched deliveries from the fired-up Wahab, of which cost him his wicket when they was on.
Wahab removed Clarke in his next over as the Australian captain fended at a short ball & lobbed an simple catch to Sohaib Maqsood close to the wicket on the on-side.

The all-rounder hooked a bouncer high to fine-leg where Rahat got under the ball but dropped the catch to loud groans from the Pakistani fielders & supporters in the packed stands.
The pressure eased as a tiring Wahab was taken off after his sixth over, allowing Smith & Watson to build a partnership.Wahab, returning to the assault in the 29th over,  claimed another wicket together with his second delivery back as Maxwell top-edged a pull, but Sohail Khan failed to hold the ball at third man.
The pair stayed together till the 27th over, taking the total to 148 for, when seamer Ehsan Adil broke through by having Smith leg-before as the batsman missed an tried flick.Maxwell sent Australia cruising to victory with a usually aggressive knock before Watson hit the clinching boundary, with Pakistan left ruing the dearth of runs on the board by their batsmen.


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