Super Eight Group 2: Pakistan Wins Big, Australia Still Qualify

Pakistan shocked Australia and everyone with a big win of 32 runs against the in-form Australia. They nailed Watson and proved Australia is a one-man army in current World Cup as others struggled to cross 112-run mark that Australia needed to stay above Pakistan’s NRR. Now, Indian performance would decide the fate of Pakistan for semifinal.

T20 World Cup 2012: Schedule and Results

Match Facts

    Raza Hasan was declared Player of the Match.
    Pakistan lead Australia 7-4 in T20.

Pakistan innings (20 overs maximum)

    Mohammad Hafeez lbw b Starc 4 runs 5 balls
    Imran Nazir c Bailey b Watson 14 runs 13 balls 2 4s
    Nasir Jamshed c Warner b Doherty 55 runs 46 balls 4 4s 2 6s
    Kamran Akmal c White b Starc 32 runs 26 balls 1 four 1 six
    Umar Akmal not out 9 runs 8 balls 1 four
    Abdul Razzaq c Watson b Cummins 22 runs 17 balls 2 4s 1 six
    Shahid Afridi b Starc 4 runs 2 balls 1 four
    Shoaib Malik not out 4 runs 3 balls
    Extras (lb 2, w 3) 5
    Total (20 overs) 149/6

Fall of wickets

    1-5 (Mohammad Hafeez, 1.1 ov), 2-29 (Imran Nazir, 5.4 ov), 3-108 (Nasir Jamshed, 14.5 ov), 4-108 (Kamran Akmal, 15.1 ov), 5-136 (Abdul Razzaq, 18.4 ov), 6-144 (Shahid Afridi, 19.2 ov)

Bowling

    Doherty 4 ov 27/1
    Starc 4 ov 20/3
    Watson 4 ov 23/1
    Cummins 4 ov 42/1
    Maxwell 1 ov 6/0
    Hogg 3 ov 29/0

Australia innings (target: 150 runs from 20 overs)

    Watson lbw b Raza Hasan 8 runs 14 balls 1 four
    Warner lbw b Mohammad Hafeez 8 runs 13 balls 1 four
    Michael Hussey not out 54 runs 47 balls 4 4s 1 six
    Bailey lbw b Saeed Ajmal 15 runs 12 balls 1 four 1 six
    White c Imran Nazir b Mohammad Hafeez 12 runs 11 balls 1 six
    Maxwell c Mohammad Hafeez b Raza Hasan 4 runs 5 balls
    Wade b Saeed Ajmal 13 runs 14 balls 1 four
    Cummins lbw b Saeed Ajmal 0
    MA Starc not out 1 run 3 balls
    Extras (b 1, w 1) 2
    Total (20 overs) 117/7

Fall of wickets

    1-15 (Watson, 3.4 ov), 2-19 (Warner, 4.6 ov), 3-44 (Bailey, 9.3 ov), 4-58 (White, 11.6 ov), 5-65 (Maxwell, 13.3 ov), 6-110 (Wade, 18.5 ov), 7-110 (Cummins, 18.6 ov)

Bowling

    Mohammad Hafeez 4 ov 22/2
    Raza Hasan 4 ov 14/2
    Saeed Ajmal 4 ov 17/3
    Shahid Afridi 4 ov 33/0
    Shoaib Malik 2 ov 19/0
    Umar Gul 2 ov 11/0

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