Australia displayed once again why they are renowned for their ability to produce their best cricket under pressure in the biggest games, as they beat Pakistan by 5 wickets to clinch the second semi-final and enter the T20 World Cup final.
Pakistan, who were unbeaten in the Super 12 stage of the tournament, seemed like to be on their way towards the final before a match-winning sixth-wicket partnership of 81* between Marcus Stoinis (40*) and Matthew Wade (41*) as Australia chased down the 177-run target with an over to spare.
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Earlier, Mohammad Rizwan (67) and Fakhar Zaman (55*) led the charge for Pakistan as they scored 176/4 after Australia won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Wade smashed three consecutive sixes off Shaheen Afridi to finish the game and leave Pakistan stunned when they had the match in control for most parts despite losing the toss.
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Australia will now play New Zealand in the final on Sunday (November 14) in Dubai and there will be a new champion as both teams are yet to win the T20 World Cup, though Australia have won the ODI World Cup a record five time.
