T20
World
Cup:
Wade
completes
another
epic
chase
to
set
up
Australia-New
Zealand
final

Australia,
who
have
entered
their
second-ever
T20
World
Cup
final
will
take
on
New
Zealand
in
the
title
clash,
with
both
sides
gunning
for
their
maiden
T20
World
Cup
trophy.

Pakistan,
who
had
been
enjoying
a
dream
run,
fell
to
a
heartbreaking
loss
in
the
second
semifinal
on
Thursday.
The
Babar
Azam-led
side
was
the
only
team
to
remain
unbeaten
in
this
edition
of
the
T20
WC.

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After
being
sent
into
bat,
openers
Mohammad
Rizwan
and
skipper
Babar
Azam
(39)
set
up
an
opening
stand
of
71
to
set
Pakistan
up
for
a
strong
total.
Rizwan
(67
off
52)
along
with
Zaman
(55
off
32)
then
shared
a
partnership
of
72
runs
to
guide
Pakistan
to
a
challenging
total
of
176
for
four.

In
reply,
Australia
got
the
chase
off
to
a
shaky
start
as
skipper
Aaron
Finch
fell
to
a
golden
duck.
David
Warner
(49
off
30)
and
Mitchell
Marsh
(28
off
22)
steadied
the
ship.
But
Shadab
Khan
paved
the
way
back
for
Pakistan
with
a
four
wicket
haul,
reducing
Australia
to
96/5.

Needing
81
off
46,
Mathew
Wade
and
Marcus
Stoinis
stitched
together
a
match-winning
partnership
to
chase
down
the
target
with
an
over
to
spare.
While
Marcus
Stoinis
played
a
solid
40
off
31,
man-of-the-match
Wade
hammered
a
sizzling
41
off
17
to
guide
Australia
to
a
thrilling
victory
and
set
up
a
clash
against
New
Zealand.

Post-Match
Presentation
Ceremony
Highlights:

Player
of
the
Match:
Matthew
Wade
(unbeaten
41
off
17)

Winning
Captain:
Aaron
Finch:
It
was
a
great
game
of
cricket.
The
way
Matthew
Wade
held
his
nerve
was
outstanding,
that
partnership
with
Marcus
Stoinis
was
crucial.
I
just
got
my
feet
in
a
tangle
first
up.
It
happens,
in
T20
cricket
you
get
some
good
ones
every
now
and
then.
I
thought
we
were
pretty
sloppy
today,
we
dropped
a
couple,
though
they
were
tough
ones.
But
what
we
showed
today
was
that
you
need
all
your
players,
everyone
in
your
15
to
contribute.
(On
chasing
teams
winning
so
many)
It’s
really
strange.
There’s
no
dew,
but
the
lights
take
effect
and
the
wicket
speeds
up
a
bit.
I
was
hoping
to
lose
the
toss
and
put
a
total
on
the
board
and
defend
it,
but
it
was
good
to
chase
that
target
down
in
the
end.

Losing
Captain:
Babar
Azam:
The
way
we
started
in
the
first
half,
we
got
the
total
we
targeted.
But
we
gave
them
too
much
of
a
chance
at
the
end
of
the
chase.
If
we
had
taken
that
catch,
it
might
have
made
the
difference.
We
made
mistakes
somewhere
and
that’s
why
we
lost.
But
the
way
we
played
this
tournament,
the
way
we
gelled,
I’m
very
satisfied
as
a
captain.
I
hope
we
try
and
learn
from
our
mistakes
after
this.
Definitely,
if
we’ve
played
so
well
in
a
tournament,
we’ll
gain
confidence,
and
we’ll
continue
to
try
and
play
this
way.
The
roles
we’d
defined
for
the
players,
they
all
executed
very
well.
The
way
the
crowds
supported
us,
we
enjoyed
it
a
lot
as
a
team,
as
we
always
do,
and
I’m
very
grateful
for
it.

Matthew
Wade:
Ya
absolutely!
Talking
to
Stoinis
at
the
other
end
and
figuring
out
what
the
bowlers
were
looking
to
do.
Marcus
was
little
confident,
but
I
was
a
little
unsure.
(Shaheen
Shah
Afridi)
probably
bowled
more
pace-on
than
I
expected.
When
I
got
out
there
with
Marcus,
he
was
really
confident
we’d
get
them,
even
though
I
was
a
little
unsure.
He
found
the
boundaries
early
on,
and
I
was
happy
to
chip
in
at
the
end.
It
got
down
to
two
a
ball,
and
from
there
it
was
if
you
got
one
in
your
arc,
just
try
to
hit
it.
Probably
hasn’t
sunk
in,
I’ve
just
finished
batting.
I’m
just
happy
to
contribute.
I
was
out
of
the
team
for
a
while,
just
happy
I
got
an
opportunity
again.