By CricketCountry Staff
Colombo: Oct 2, 2012
Pakistan will be desperate for a huge win against the marauding Australian side, when they clash in the crucial ICC World T20 Super Eights’ clash on Tuesday in Colombo.
Pakistan will have to pick up the pieces from their all-round failure against the arch-rivals and come up with an inspired performance against the unbeaten Australian side, which has been almost assured a semifinal berth with a commanding eight-wicket victory over South Africa in their last game yesterday.
Aware that one more defeat will ensure their exit from the tournament if India manage to beat South Africa later in the evening today Pakistan, after a win and a loss, have to clinch it against Australia to have any chance of making the semifinals.
Australia are the in-form side of the tournament with the top-order batsmen in roaring form and the frontline bowlers among the wickets.
The main worry for Pakistan would be swashbuckling Australian openers Shane Watsonand David Warner, who have become the most successful pair in the T20 Internationals.
Against South Africa, Watson single-handedly guided the team to victory with a brutal 47-ball 70 and 2/29 while bowling.
Teams:
Australia: David Warner, Shane Watson, Michael Hussey, Cameron White, George Bailey (c), Glenn Maxwell, Xavier Doherty, Matthew Wade (wk), Brad Hogg, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc.
Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez (c), Imran Nazir, Nasir Jamshed, Kamran Akmal (wK), Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Raza Hasan.
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