Yes, the match is just 6
hours away. All the preparations are over and now the teams must be playing it
mentally.
Pakistani captain Misbah
Ul Haq hinted on including Yasir Shah instead of Ehsan Adil. Replacing Adil is
the right decision, but is it the right decision to include Yasir Khan?
Whatever the team
management and the captain have decided is already final. So now if they are
playing with Yasir Khan then let’s hope that he comes up to expectations.
Losing Irfan at this crucial stage of the tournament is definitely a blow to
the team. But, hey we suffered the loss of Hafeez right before the start. So
team Pakistan is not only unpredictable in its game, but also in its selection.
Pakistani batting line-up
does not withstand any criticism. Now in the last two matches, we have noticed
a tendency of openers to score a few runs before going back to the pavilion for
their cup of tea. But the weakest part is number 6 and down. This means that
the fall of 4 wickets can turn into a catastrophe. I wished that the captain
would replace Sohaib Maqsood. But it turns out that he has a strong backing.
Although his batting skills are very weak.
On the other hand
Australia is in good form. But Australia is also not that invincible side,
which it once used to be. We have to remember that Australia lost it to New
Zealand. More so not very long ago, we also pondered Australia in UAE in our
domestic series.
Australian situation is
not much different from our situation. If Australia losses a couple of wickets
in quick succession and importantly early in the innings, they also have weak
spots. Maxwell is very aggressive, but
he is aggressive, when there is respectable score already posted on the board.
His situation is similar to Umar Akmal. He can hit hard, but not consistently
and not under pressure.
On the other hand
Pakistani bowlers can cause a few problems. It is bad-luck that Irfan cannot
play, but we still have one of the best pace attacks. Wahab Riaz will shoot a
few bullets. He will have good support from Rahat and Sohail. If we are going
with Yasir Shah then we have three spinners: Afridi, Haris and Ysir.
Let’s not think about what will happen. Let’s hope
for the good and let’s ask for available tickets to Melbourne, where we can
enjoy Pakistan – India semi final.
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