Player of the Match
Player of the Match

Match Day

3164dJarrod Kimber in Mohali

Smith exposes gulf in class

It was normal for Steven Smith but something else for everyone watching, an off-side leg glance that showed just how in control Australia's captain was

3164dSidharth Monga in Mohali

We need to select better fielders - Waqar

Pakistan coach Waqar Younis has rubbished all talks of rift in his side, and has urged everybody to not let these notions take away from the fact that Pakistan have not been playing good cricket

3165dSidharth Monga

'Adaptable' Watson might not open, says Smith

Watson's IPL and PSL experience makes him the key against Pakistan and India, and if Australia are dreaming of giving him a fairytale ending, Watson himself will have a big part to play

3165dSidharth Monga in Mohali

Pakistan in search of one last miracle

The optimism levels are low, and the players don't sound confident at press conferences where questions of disunity in the team prevail

Faulkner's Five

5/27

James Faulkner's figures in this match, which are the best for Australia in T20Is. He became the first bowler to take a five-wicket haul for Australia in T20Is.

Latif gets going finally

37

Total runs scored by Khalid Latif in his first eight innings in T20Is, with a best of 13. He has gone past that aggregate in this match.

None for Amir

12

No. of wickets by Mohammad Amir in his previous four T20Is against Australia - 3 wickets in each match. He takes none today.

Smith vs Pak

5.60

Steven Smith's average in five innings against Pakistan in T20Is, before this. His scores: 8, 0, 5, 12, 3. He doesn't have a lower ave than this against any other team.

Regular opponents in WT20

6

No. of times Pak and Aus have faced each others in WT20, including today - 2nd-most between 2 teams. Only SL and WI have faced more - 7 times.

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Super 10 Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
WI43160.359
ENG43160.145
SA42240.651
SL4132-0.461
AFG4132-0.715
Super 10 Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
NZ44081.9
IND4316-0.305
AUS42240.233
PAK4132-0.093
BAN4040-1.805
First Round Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
BAN32051.938
NED31130.154
OMA3113-1.521
IRE3021-0.685
First Round Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
AFG33061.54
ZIM3214-0.567
SCOT3122-0.132
HKG3030-1.017