The Super Eights of the ICC T20I 2012 World Cup gets tougher as teams are now to be decided for sailing into the semi final stage. In this regard two important matches are scheduled for Tuesday today: Australia vs Pakistan and India vs South Africa.
Australia from Group 1 has already qualified for the semi final. In the Group 2, it is Pakistan and India who are struggling for the semi final inclusion Pakistan and India will have to win their matches by around 40 runs (if they bat first and score 160).
Pakistan has already lost a golden opportunity to walk straight into the semis by losing to India. Now if they lose to Australia and India wins over the South Africans, Pakistan will be out of the race. Pakistan which has NRR of -0.426, just marginally better than the Indians, will have to put up a brave and aggressive show against the Australians to be still in the race.
In my reckoning, Pakistan needs to bring in Abdul Razzaq instead of Yasir Arafat, since the cool and composed Razzak is generally a match winner player and that is what Pakistan needs. And Shahid Afridi - well would someone tell him to play responsibly and not to hit high trajectory shots since these always bring him back to pavilion.
In my reckoning, Pakistan needs to bring in Abdul Razzaq instead of Yasir Arafat, since the cool and composed Razzak is generally a match winner player and that is what Pakistan needs. And Shahid Afridi - well would someone tell him to play responsibly and not to hit high trajectory shots since these always bring him back to pavilion.
The opposing squads are as under:
Australia:
GJ Bailey*, SR Watson, DT Christian, PJ Cummins, XJ Doherty, BW Hilfenhaus, GB Hogg, DJ Hussey, MEK Hussey, CJ McKay, GJ Maxwell, MA Starc, MS Wade†, DA Warner, CL White
Pakistan:
Mohammad Hafeez*, Abdul Razzaq, Asad Shafiq, Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal†, Mohammad Sami, Nasir Jamshed, Raza Hasan, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Yasir Arafat
So what is it going to be today? Australia has emerged as one of the strong contender for the world cup and wrestling with Pakistan may not be a difficult preposition for the Aussies. If at all Pakistan wins over the Kangaroos, their entry into semis will be dependent on how India beats the South Africans. If it is not by a big margin, Pakistan has a chance. So let us watch Pakistan 'taking on' Australia for a meaningful victory to still stay on course for the semis.
The match is scheduled for Tuesday, 2 October, 2012 at 10:00 GMT at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
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