/ 12 November 2021

C’mon Aussie c’mon…

Australia's Marcus Stoinis, holding helmet, and Matthew Wade celebrate after winning the Cricket Twenty20 World Cup semi-final match between Pakistan and Australia in Dubai, UAE, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
Australia's Marcus Stoinis, holding helmet, and Matthew Wade celebrate after winning the Cricket Twenty20 World Cup semi-final match between Pakistan and Australia in Dubai, UAE, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Australia is through to the T20 World Cup, beating Pakistan by 5 wickets with 5 balls remaining. It came down to the wire, but Aussie batsman Matthew Wade saved the day with 3 sixes in a row to win the game. He made 41 not out from 17 balls – marvellous… Now it’s on to the final, where we will take on New Zealand at 1.00am Monday (AEDT). The Kiwis are first-time T20 finalists after their surprise victory against world #1 England yesterday morning – after they were narrowly defeated by England in the 2019 one-day World Cup. Australia hasn’t played the Kiwis in this World Cup, but we did win a warm-up match 4 weeks ago. And we don’t want to get superstitious on you, but the key will be batting 2nd… Only once has a team lost batting last this tournament. Go the Aussies, and good luck with that early start on Monday…

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