We’ll see.
We have, after all, surprised the world in T20 cricket before. And we could do it again.
Yesterday I read a small statement by a small leader in a small newspaper and it made me laugh out loud. But I kind of agreed with it. The statement went like this.
Pakistan has reached the Semi Finals because of prayers (dua) of the whole Nation but from here onwards the team will have to play cricket to win the title.
So far Pakistan and Australia have played four T-20 Internationals with each other and both teams have won 2 matches each. Overall Pakistan has 70% wins from 35 T20 Internationals and Australia has 62.12% wins from 34. While this set of statisitics favour a Pakistan victory, the cricket team will have to do more.
Following is the summary of road taken by both teams to the Semi Finals.
Pakistan’s Road to Semi Finals:
v Bangladesh: won by 21 runs
v Australia: lost by 34 runs
v England: lost by 6 wickets
v New Zealand: lost by 1 run
v South Africa: won by 11 runs
Australia’s Road to Semi Finals:
v Pakistan: won by 34 runs
v Bangladesh: won by 27 runs
v India: won by 49 runs
v Sri Lanka: won by 81 runs
v West Indies: won by 6 wickets
Before I key-off, enjoy this heading that the daily jang has put as a curtain-raiser to tomorrow’s big game. The ‘jaal’ they are mentioning here means Pakistan’s spin bowling capabilities which worked quite well in the last game against South Africa.
Excellent game of cricket.
I am proud to have supported Pakistan today. They played really well. Hussey pulled off a miracle, but I do not think we could have done any better and there is definitely no shame in losing the way we did.
There’s no shame in falling to an innings like Hussey’s. Well done Pakistan. You guys almost pulled it off.
As disappointed as I feel,this was one of the most entertaining matches I’ve ever watched.Sadly,Pakistan have made a habit of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.The Sydney test last season is still fresh in memory when this man Hussey had again denied them.But let’s give credit where credit is due.It was an almost superhuman effort by Hussey and White.
3..2..1..0….let’s begin the hatred filled debate on why Pakistan lost this game, then drag politics in it, then mullahs and end it all with where it all started!
this was a stunning result.