Will Aus call Pak's bluff? (T20WC21)

[zen]

Pak has played good cricket and deserves to be in the KOs. However, deep down most of us know that it is also a sort of a lucky run where it ran into a listless India, beat a NZ playing its first group game in subcon conditions, AFG chose to bat first, and then there was the minnow bashing. 

 

Some trends/patterns that Pak needs to overcome: 

 

• In world cups (whether ODIs or T20s), the 3 major subcon teams, who probably have similar lucky stars, have followed a pattern so far where Ind wins first, then Pak, and then SL. So this pattern needs to be broken. Based on this pattern, Pak would have more chances of winning the ODI WC since Ind won its last.
• A minor point - in this world cup, Pak lost its warm up game to SA, the bowling coach Philiander's team. Now it faces Aus in the knockouts. Aus is batting coach Hayden's team. If Pak loses to Aus, it would have lost to the two teams its bowling and batting coaches are from. 

 

Will Aus call Pak's bluff or will Pak continue its march?

Edited November 10, 2021 by zen

[Pollack]

It would be interesting to see how Pakistan fares if put to bat first by Australia.

[Lone Wolf]

I wish Australia wins the title..   Pakistan winning is worst scenario..  We will never hear the end of it.  Eng win means a rare double for them. 

Kiwis f*** them

[Norman]

They'll definitely lose if they bat first. 

 

Aussies are just a different breed in knockout games. Expect Smith to score a cluth™ 50..

[rangeelaraja]

1 minute ago, Lone Wolf said:

I wish Australia wins the title..   Pakistan winning is worst scenario..  We will never hear the end of it.  Eng win means a rare double for them. 

Kiwis f*** them

 

Aus has too many WC  titles already, let there be something in world cricket which they have not achieved. 
 

I would anyday prefer Eng winning simply because I hate NZ. 

[coffee_rules]

Aus has never won T20 WC

Eng, Pak has won once

NZ - eternal bridesmaids 

[New guy]

4 minutes ago, coffee_rules said:

Aus has never won T20 WC

Eng, Pak has won once

NZ - eternal bridesmaids 

They were not bridesmaid in WTC final. 

[Lone Wolf]

52 minutes ago, rangeelaraja said:

 

Aus has too many WC  titles already, let there be something in world cricket which they have not achieved. 
 

I would anyday prefer Eng winning simply because I hate NZ. 

It's a tough call between England & Australia for me...  Whoever wins among them won't  matter much.  Australia winning it would be more nice coz they don't brag much about these things...  can't say the same about England & its fans 

[cricketfan28]

Outcome depends on toss and Asif Ali.

[Kothili]

Every chance Aussies are beating Porkys tomorrow.

[Try_Ball]

Comes down to Hazelwood and Starc ..Too much depends on them - If Starc is on point , it's game over

Don't expect Pakistani seamers causing too much trouble for the Aussie batsman - They are used to brute pace. 

[rkt.india]

Toss

[mishra]

Team winning toss will most likely win the match

[zen]

zen master can tell no wrong  

[zen]

[zen]

On 11/10/2021 at 7:20 AM, zen said:

A minor point - in this world cup, Pak lost its warm up game to SA, the bowling coach Philiander's team. Now it faces Aus in the knockouts. Aus is batting coach Hayden's team. If Pak loses to Aus, it would have lost to the two teams its bowling and batting coaches are from.