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Australia defeated Pakistan by 9 runs.
Australia defeated Pakistan by nine wickets in the T-20 World Cup on Friday. It was Australia’s third win in a row and they now have six points. She has emerged as a strong contender for a spot in the semifinals. Australia’s last game was against India. At this point, Pakistan almost exited the World Cup due to this defeat.
Batting first, Pakistan went all out for 82 runs in 19.5 overs. Australia started chasing the target and achieved it by losing 1 wicket. Captain Alyssa Healy retired injured after scoring 37 points. And Alyssa Parry remained undefeated after scoring 22 points.
Captain Alyssa Healy retired injured after scoring 37 points.
Only four batsmen in the Pakistan team can reach double figures. Pakistan’s first wicket fell in 3.4 overs. Opener Muneeba Ali returned to the venue with 13 points. After this, Sadab Samath was also out for 18 runs. Pakistan did not hit even a single boundary in 6 overs. Half of the Pakistan team returned to the pavilion in the 39-match match. Only Sidra Amin (12 points), Nida Dar (10 points) and Ilam Javed (12 points) could reach double figures.
Ashley Gardner took the most 4 wickets for Australia. Ashley Gardner scored 19 runs and took 4 wickets in 4 overs, while Annabel Sutherland and Georgia Wareham each Took two wickets.
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Group A Australian semi-final tickets have been confirmed, India and New Zealand are also contenders It is almost certain that the Australian team will advance from Group A to the semi-finals. Team New Zealand and Team India are fighting for second place. India has 4 points from 3 games and has a net rating of +0.576. India’s next match is against Australia. If the Indian team loses this match, it will be difficult for the Indian team to reach the semi-finals.
New Zealand has two games. He has to play against Pakistan and Sri Lanka. If New Zealand wins both games, advancing to the semi-finals will be a piece of cake.
Pakistan’s hopes for this group have been dashed. The team has 1 win, 1 draw and 2 points in 3 games. Pakistan will take on New Zealand. If they win, then they can only pray that New Zealand loses their next game and India also loses to Australia. Then India and New Zealand will have 4 points each and the second semi-final team will be decided based on the run rate. Pakistan’s current run-rate is worse than India and New Zealand.
Matches between the three teams in Group B In Group B, the West Indies and South Africa won 2-2 in 3 games and entered the top 2. England have won both of their games so far but sit third in the table thanks to a better margin of victory. There will be a semi-final match between the three teams.