Who will win the World Cup semi-final? This is Laura’s prediction!
Dubai: Australia and Pakistan clash today in the semi-finals of the 20-over World Cup.
There is a lot of anticipation among the fans as to who of these two teams, who are the best in the current World Cup series, will have a chance to win and advance to the final.
Let it be the winning percentage of the matches that the two teams have faced before, let alone this World Cup activity, the Pakistan team has an extra advantage in both.
The last path
Australia are in Group 1 and Pakistan are in Group 2 of the current World Cup series. Pakistan advanced to the semi-finals after winning all their matches in the Super 12s against all teams in their division, including India and New Zealand. Australia advanced to the semi-finals from that group, winning all but one of their matches against England.
Emirates advantage
Both teams are doing well in all fields including batting, bowling and fielding. So an expectation has arisen among the fans as to which team will win. Despite being Australia’s biggest pistol team in the 50 over cricket series, the 20 over cricket Pakistan team has been performing well. So far Pakistan have won 12 of the 20-over cricket series in which the two teams have faced each other, and Australia have won 9 times. The overall statistic is in favor of the Pakistan team. And the United Arab Emirates has become like another homeland of the Pakistan team. This is because Pakistan has gained experience playing consistently in the United Arab Emirates, while other cricket teams do not go to Pakistan. There are a lot of supporters for Pakistan at the Emirates grounds. Their greeting slogans inspire the team.
What is Laura’s opinion?
It is in this context that Brian Lara, the former cricket legend of the West Indies team, has expressed his opinion in this regard. As Brian Lara says about it on Twitter, there is no alternative to the Australian team being too risky. You can defeat any team by keeping the players they have. But Pakistan have excellent batting and delivery. So I hope they beat Australia and go to the final. Thus he said.
Toss is important
At the same time the toss is expected to play a key role in determining who will win and who will lose today as both Australia and Pakistan are equally strong. If Pakistan wins the toss, they will choose to bowl first. Usually the second bowling team has a lot of trouble at the grounds here. In the first semi-final yesterday, New Zealand chose to bowl first and played a key role in England’s defeat.
Australian high-speed delivery
At the same time, in the current World Cup series so far Pakistan players have not faced bowlers who can bowl fast over 150 kmph. Australia’s Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins are both fast bowlers. This could be a threat to the Pakistan team. If Babur Assam and Rizwan overcome this challenge, it will be easier for Pakistan to enter the finals in the current strong situation.