ICC World T20 2012 preview: Australia vs Pakistan

The 2009 champions Pakistan find themselves in a tough situation whereby they need to beat Australia to have a fantastic chance of qualifying for the ICC World T20 2012 semi-finals. The Australians are powered by the in-form Shane Watson – who has been absolutely brilliant with both bat and ball. 

 

Pakistan would bank on Saeed  Ajmal to make inroads as he has been dominant this year. He would be the key to restrict the Australian batsmen. 

 

Nishad Pai Vaidya writes in his article, “The two teams played each other in a bilateral series in the United Arab Emirates before the World T20 and he was a dominant force there. Ajmal was the man-of-the series as he delivered fantastic spells in three consecutive games. Consider this – his figures in the three games read as follows: two for 13, two for 20 and two for 19. An economy rate under seven is considered good in T20 cricket, but here is a man who dominated the opposition and didn’t concede runs at more than five an over."