Australia knocks out Pakistan from T20
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JAMES Faulkner took a record five-wicket haul after Steve Smith hit an unbeaten half century to help Australia post a 21-run win and knock Pakistan out of the World Twenty20 in Mohali, India, yesterday.
The victory means Australia remains in the hunt for a place in next week’s semifinals with two wins from three matches and sets up an effective knock-out tie against India on Sunday.
The stage for a comfortable Australian win was set by an unbeaten 61-run knock from skipper Smith who shared key stands with Shane Watson (44 not out) and Glenn Maxwell (30) to rescue his side from a shaky 57-3. Faulkner took four wickets from his last six balls and also accounted for the dangerous Sharjeel Khan (30) to finish with 5-27, the best figures by an Australian in a T20 international.
Pakistan could only manage 172-8 in reply to Australia’s strong 193-4 on a docile track.
Rookie leg-spinner Adam Zampa chipped in with two wickets in a commendable all-round show by the reigning 50-over world champion.
The defeat saw Pakistan, the 2009 winner, make a humiliating early exit from the marquee T20 tournament. Pakistan lost wickets at regular intervals and was never really in the hunt despite a valiant counter-attack by Khalid Latif (46). After losing opener Ahmed Shehzad (one) in the third over, Sharjeel tried to speed things up before chopping on to his stumps off Faulkner.
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