World Cup 2015 Photos

World Cup: Australia Avenge 2011 Defeat vs Pakistan, Face India in Semis

March 20, 2015 17:38

Shane Watson scored a half-century after being dropped on four to guide Australia to an emphatic six-wicket victory over Pakistan in Adelaide on Friday and send the co-hosts into a blockbuster World Cup semi-final with reigning champions India.

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Shane Watson scored a half-century after being dropped on four to guide Australia to an emphatic six-wicket victory over Pakistan in Adelaide. (All pictures from AFP and Getty Images)
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Australia now face defending champions India in the blockbuster semi-final on Thursday.
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Fired by a four-wicket haul from recalled paceman and man-of-the-match Josh Hazlewood, Australia bowled out Pakistan for a modest 213.
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After surviving a wobble in the chase, all-rounder Watson (64 not out) and Glenn Maxwell (44 not out) reeled in the total with more than 16 overs to spare.
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Steven Smith was also instrumental, scoring a classy 65 to steer Australia.
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Watson weathered a furious short-pitched attack from fast bowler Wahab Riaz.
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Pakistan's bowlers had little to defend at Adelaide Oval and were let down badly by two spilled catches that could have changed the complexion of the match.
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Australia were vulnerable at 83-3 under a fiery spell from Wahab.
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Hazlewood, who replaced young seamer Pat Cummins, combined with left-armer Mitchell Starc to remove Pakistan's openers cheaply and returned to punch a hole through the Asian team's middle-order on a sun-drenched autumn day.
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Part-time spinner Glenn Maxwell took two wickets while Aaron Finch took three catches at deep midwicket.
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Misbah and two other Pakistan right-handers gave up their wickets on a platter when attempting to clear the short boundary.
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Misbah won the toss and opted to bat first but the move backfired with openers Sarfraz Ahmed and Ahmed Shehzad both out within three balls before the sixth over.
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Misbah was nearly out for a duck two balls later when the ball brushed his stump after clipping his thigh pad, but the bails stayed intact.
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Misbah and number three batsman Haris Sohail battled to steady the innings but after bashing Maxwell over the fence twice.
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Misbah holed out to Finch, breaking the 73-run partnership..
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Infuriatingly for Pakistan fans, Umar Akmal (20) and Shahid Afridi (23) repeated their captain's horrid dismissal to leave their team reeling at 158-6.

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