Pakistan vs Australia Semi Final 2 Highlights, T20 World Cup 2021: Wade, Stoinis take AUS to final with 5-wicket win

Rizwan, who is 42, will face the first delivery of the Hazlewood over

FOUR! Fractional full from Hazlewood, Fakhar Zaman clears the front leg and he muscles the ball through deep mid-wicket for 4.

SIX! HE MOVES TO 49 WITH ANOTHER STUNNING STRIKE! Length ball from Hazlewood and it was a slower delivery. The ball holds up just perfectly for Rizwan as he clubs the ball over deep square leg for 6.

50 up for RIZWAN WITH A SINGLE!

PAK are 106/1 after 14 overs

Mitchell Starc returns for a spell in the middle stages, as he has done this World Cup.

OUCH! HIT ON THE HELMET! The physios are out for the mandatory concussion test as Starc's bouncer strikes Rizwan on the grill. He looks okay but the procedure has to be followed. There is some swelling on the right cheek of Rizwan but he is smiling and looks fine

We are underway again. PAK are 92/1 after 13 overs

SIX! RIZWAN GOES BIG WITH THE SLOG SWEEP AND THAT'S A LONG WAY INTO THE STANDS. It was flat and fast from Zampa and a cap-less and Helmet-less Rizwan sets the crowd on fire again.

FOUR BYES! More runs and he is turning it around here. The leg spinner beat the bat and the keeper to run away to the third man fence for 4 byes

PAK are 89/1 after 12 overs.

A brilliant over from Maxwell. Just 4 off the over.

PAK are 75/1 after 11 overs

OUT! He is gone and Zampa gets the big fish. After 2 dots and three singles, Azam looks to clear long on but fails to. 

PAK are 71/1 after 10 overs | Fakhar Zaman is the new batter in

Adam Zampa, who gave away 4 runs in his 1st over, is back for a second

Just 6 from Maxwell's 2nd over. 6 singles from it. PAK are 68/0 after 9 overs.

Mitchell Marsh has been introduced into the attack.
FOUR! And he is welcomed by a boundary by Azam. He gets to 2500 T20I runs with a swipe through deep mid-wicket for 4. Azam is the fastest batter to get the landmark. It just keeps getting better

PAK are 62/0 after 8 overs.

A very good first over from Zampa, as he gives away just 4 runs.

And that's another 50-run stand between the two

PAK are 51/0 after 7 overs

PAKISTAN ARE 47/0 IN 6 OVERS. WHAT A START

Pat Cummins is bowling the final over of the Powerplay

FOUR! A full-toss on the pads from Cummins and Rizwan times the flick to perfection. Maxwell puts in a desperate dive at deep square leg but fails to save the boundary

DROPPED! A trademark whip from Rizwan and the ball travels flat and at lightning pace to Zampa at fine leg. The leg spinner dives forward but fails to hang on

SIX! Length ball around middle and leg from Hazlewood and Rizwan swivels across to help the ball over the backward square leg boundary! FLAT SIX!

PAK are 38/0 after 5 overs

Pat Cummins has been brought on

FOUR! Cummins strays onto Babar Azam's pads and he nonchalantly flicks the length ball off his hips for 4.
PAK are 29/0 after 4 overs

Well, interesting! Glenn Maxwell is bowling in the Powerplay

DROPPED! THAT WAS IN THE AIR FOR SUCH A LONG TIME AND WARNER WILL BE SO GUTTED. So, Rizwan charges down the track and goes down the ground. he doesn't time it and hence, the ball goes high up in the air. Warner does so well to dart to the boundary from mid-off and he gets there but fails to hold on. The ball trickles to the fence for 4.

FOUR! On the other hand, Azam is looking in scintillating touch. He sweeps Maxwell behind deep square leg for 4.
PAK are 21/0 after 3 overs.

Josh Hazlewood, Australia's best pacer so far this T20 WC, is sharing the new ball.

FOUR! SHOT, BABAR! This man's class can light up anyone! Just fractionally four from Hazlewood and Babar Azam, on the up, creams the ball through cover-point for 4. 

5 off the over. PAK are 11/0 after 2 overs

Inside edge! Rizwan has a nervy moment on the very first ball. The ball edges towards Wade, who does well to keep it just one. 

FOUR! He timed the ball perfectly to cover the previous ball but this time, he puts it away off his thigh pad as Starc goes straight and Babar Azam collects four through fine leg.

PAK are 6/0 after 1 over | A good amount of swing for Starc

Pakistan openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have taken guard. Mitchell Starc to open #Australia's attack

Right, then! We are just a couple of minutes away from the start. The team and the officials have walked out for the national anthems.

Australia first then Pakista

This will be the first time in this tournament that PAK will be batting first in Dubai.
Batting first- 2 wins
Batting second- 3 wins

Sixth consecutive T20I Pakistan fielding an unchanged XI - no Full Member nation has fielded an unchanged XI in as many T20Is in succession.

- Courtesy CB

Fifth toss won by Aaron Finch in six matches this tournament; chased on all five instances and won the previous four.
- Courtesy CB

“Feeling good about the fact that I think it is building up in terms of rhythm and sort of how I am going about it. I didn't feel like I had the rhythm or the smoothness in my run-up coming over here but I think it has progressed through the tournament. I have been feeling good in the last week or 10 days. It (the tournament) has been interesting. There's a great feeling amongst the group, it has been pretty chilled as it has been a bit longer to the lead-up to this game. Excited to be here, a big opportunity for us and looking forward to a good show. You have to pay attention to their top order but at the same time we have to focus on what we do well, it is 20 overs and at certain stages they are going to put a partnership or come hard at us and are a different team to say an England side who like to come hard from ball one. Babar and Rizwan have been the key to their team but we have to focus on the strengths of our bowling attack.”

"As a team we are proud of our journey. We are mentally and physically ready for this match. The pressure is the game. Different guys are taking responsibility and the guys are responding really well, which is why this team is very special. We are very relaxed, we have prepared ourselves very well and are very confident in looking forward to the challenge. Pressure is always high in ICC events. People want you to win no matter what. We have done a great job so far and hopefully we will continue with this momentum in the next two games"

Batting 1st won: 1 (IPL final)

Batting 2nd won: 15

vs West Indies: Won by 8 wickets

vs Bangladesh: Won by 8 wickets

vs England: lost by 8 wickets

vs Sri Lanka: Won by 7 wickets

vs South Africa Won by 5 wickets