Australia vs Pakistan 2nd Semi-Final at Dubai, 11 Nov, 2021

Toss: Australia, who chose to bowl
Pakistan 176/4 (20)
Australia 177/5 (19)
Australia won by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: Matthew Wade

      Over 1.0   

    Over 0.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a half volley to Mohammad Rizwan,1 leg bye, gets forward and threw his hands at it, gets lucky that he didn't chop it back on - but given as byes though

    Over 0.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, no run, gets inside the line and finds square leg with the clip

    Over 0.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a half volley to Babar Azam, no run, leans into a crisp drive, but finds the fielder at cover-point

    Over 0.4 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to Babar Azam, Boundary! Gets inside the line and helps it on its way, runs away to the ropes and he's off the mark with a boundary

    Over 0.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam,1 run, gets covers for it and clips it behind square on the on-side for a single

    Over 0.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Rizwan, no run, backs away in the crease and  threw the bat on the cut, beaten on the inside edge as the ball fizzed through

      Over 2.0   

    Over 1.1 Josh Hazlewood bowls it short of length to Babar Azam, no run, goes back in the crease and defended back at the bowler

    Over 1.2 Josh Hazlewood bowls a pitched up delivery to Babar Azam, Boundary! Leans into the shot, drives it through the line and beats cover-point to his left, no need to run for those.

    Over 1.3 Josh Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam,1 run, moves across in the crease and works it off his pads and to the right of mid-on, scampers across for a quick single

    Over 1.4 Josh Hazlewood bowls it short of length to Mohammad Rizwan, no run, goes on to the back foot and looking to run it down towards third man, too close for the shot and the ball bounces through to Wade off the under-edge

    Over 1.5 Josh Hazlewood bowls a pitched up delivery to Mohammad Rizwan, no run, presses forward and pushes it in front of cover-point, wants a run and is sent back

    Over 1.6 Josh Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Rizwan, no run, leans forward and finds mid-off with the drive

      Over 3.0   

    Over 2.1 GJ Maxwell tossed up delivery to Babar Azam, no run, gets early into the whip, closed the bat-face and gets a soft edge towards cover

    Over 2.2 GJ Maxwell tossed up delivery to Babar Azam,1 run, gets  waits on it and works it wide of mid-wicket for a single

    Over 2.3 GJ Maxwell tossed up delivery to Mohammad Rizwan, Boundary! Gets forward and undone by the flight as he came down the pitch, went through with the lofted drive and just about got enough

    Over 2.4 GJ Maxwell bowls a slower one to Mohammad Rizwan,1 run, goes on to the back foot and dropped in front of cover-point for a single

    Over 2.5 GJ Maxwell bowls it short of length to Babar Azam, no run, rock back in the crease and pulled down to backward square leg

    Over 2.6 GJ Maxwell tossed up delivery to Babar Azam, Boundary! Goes down on his knee and swung it over backward square leg - one bounce and over the ropes

      Over 4.0   

    Over 3.1: Wide ball. Pat Cummins to Mohammad Rizwan, 

    Over 3.1 Pat Cummins bowls it short of length to Mohammad Rizwan,1 leg bye, gets back in the crease and  attempted swat, off the body and rolled towards backward point

    Over 3.2 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, Boundary! Gets inside the line and helps it on its way, beats the fielder in the ring and runs away to the ropes

    Over 3.3 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam,1 run, gets forward and worked off the pads and past square leg for a single

    Over 3.4 Pat Cummins bowls a pitched up delivery to Mohammad Rizwan,1 run, gets too early on the swivel pull and drags it down to long leg

    Over 3.5 Pat Cummins bowls it short of length to Babar Azam, no run, gets right behind the line on the back foot and defended to the on-side

    Over 3.6 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam, no run,  punched one straight to cover-point and set-off - a direct hit would have been interesting

      Over 5.0   

    Over 4.1 Josh Hazlewood bowls it short of length to Mohammad Rizwan, Six! Swivels across and then helps it on its way, went sailing over the ropes at backward square leg for a maximum

    Over 4.2 Josh Hazlewood bowls a back of length delivery to Mohammad Rizwan,1 run, backs away in the crease and tried to steer, can't beat short third man and scampers across for a single

    Over 4.3 Josh Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Babar Azam,1 run, didn't get hold of the pull, mistimed it back past the bowler and needed a big dive from Warner to keep them down to a single

    Over 4.4 Josh Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Rizwan, no run, gets forward and went  through with the slog early and is beaten, bounces through to the keeper

    Over 4.5 Josh Hazlewood bowls a pitched up delivery to Mohammad Rizwan,1 run, punched in front of mid-off for a quick single

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