MOHALI: Courtesy to Steve Smith’s captain’s knock and Shane Watson’s fire power down the order, Australia have a set a mammoth total of 193/4 in a must-win game in the ICC WT20 2016 t Mohali Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium Mohali, Chandigarh.
Australian skipper Smith won the toss and elected to bat first on a batting friendly pitch, and despite loosing back to back wickets, kept scoring at a brisk pace.
Smith’s captain inning with 61 off 43 and then Shane Watson’s down the order firepower (41 off 21) helped Australia to post a sizable total of 193/4 in the first innings.
Afridi (27-0-4) was the only Pakistani bowler to concede under 30 runs.
Pakistan will require 194 runs to win this game.
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