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Australia and Pakistan will square off with each other in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup today.
The winner of the clash will take on Kane Williamson-led New Zealand, who beat England in the first semi-final and entered their maiden final.
Talking about Australia, they are coming into the last four with four wins from five games in Pool A.
While they were demolished by Eoin Morgan-led England, the Aaron Finch-led Australian line-up have punched above their weight in the other four games as not many considered them to be in the semi-finals.
Their bowlers, especially Adam Zampa and Mitchell Starc, have been in-form whereas the likes of Finch, David Warner and Mitchell Marsh have contributed with the bat.
On the other hand, Babar Azam-led Pakistan have been the most impressive side in the T20 WC 2021 edition.
The Men in Green remain the only unbeaten team with five back-to-back games, which has seen them stretch their winning streak in T20 matches.
Babar & Co. have had different match-winners in every game, such as Mohammad Rizwan, Asif Ali, Shoaib Malik, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, whereas others have also played their parts.
After the completion of the Super 12 round, Pakistan is the only undefeated team in the tournament.
The Men in Green won all their five matches and finished on top of the group 2.
They have been outstanding in the tournament beating every team comprehensively.
Babar Azam and his men are being considered as the best title contenders at this stage.
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Stats- T20
Total Matches- 72
Matches won batting first- 34
Matches won bowling first- 37
Average 1st innings score- 141
Average 2nd innings score- 123
Highest total recorded- 211/3 (20 Ov) by SL vs PAK
Lowest total recorded- 55/10 (14.2 Ov) by WI vs ENG
Highest score chased- 183/5 (19.4 Ov) by AFG vs UAE
Lowest score defended- 134/7 (20 Ov) by OMAN vs HK
Dubai has been the best venue for batting in the tournament so far. It is expected to remain batting-friendly for the second semi-final.
On Thursday, the maximum temperature in Dubai would be 32°C. The humidity would be around 39%.
Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Steven Smith, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa
First Innings score prediction: Pakistan will score 165-175
Result prediction: Australia will win the match by 4 wickets
First Innings score prediction: Australia will score 160-170
Result prediction: Pakistan will win the match by 5 wickets
The toss is going to be very crucial as the dew would play a major role. Win the toss and bowl first would be the way to go in these conditions.
Because of the dew factor, the advantage would lie massively with the chasing team. Hence, the team that bats second could go on to register a place in the final.
Edited by Viswasruti - 2 years agoPakistan surely has the edge going into the fixture.
Nonetheless, the venue will bring toss into play as both sides will look to chase given the dew factor.
Babar-led Pakistan have prepared themselves thoroughly as they decided to bat first twice in their last league stage encounters and that might play a decisive role in determining the outcome.
Expect a moderate-scoring game to go down the wire with Pakistan to emerge on top.
In spite of already qualifying for the semi-finals, Pakistan opted not to rest any players for the last game against Scotland. They fielded their best XI and it’s almost certain that the same team would be retained for this game too.
Let’s have a look at the head-to-head record for PAK vs AUS today match prediction. Which will help us to understand who will win today’sT20 match prediction. Know who has higher chances of winning between Pakistan vs Australia ?
Total Matches Played 23
Pakistan Won 13
Australia Won 9
Tie 0
No Result 1