Colombo: Pakistan beat Australia by 32 runs in their crucial match of the Super Eights round of the ICC World T20 on Tuesday, boosting their chances to make it for the semi-finals.
Australia have qualified for the semi-finals as they needed to make 112 runs to go through.
Nasir Jamshed and Kamran Akmal provided a 79-run stand to help Pakistan score 149 runs after their openers failed to give a reasonable start.
Nasir, top-scorer for Pakistan, scored 55 off 46, scoring six boundaries and Kamran managed to score 32 off 26.
Razzaq once again justified his selection with his riveting heroics and played a 22-run innings that included one six and two fours.
Mitchell Starc took three wickets at the expense of 20 runs for Australia.
Chasing the 150-run target, Australian strong batting order collapsed as Shane Watson and David Warner departed when Australia were just 19.
Raza Hassan, who was declared player of the match, took 2 wickets, including Watson.
Pakistan’s chance to reach the semis still depends on the match between India and South Africa, who are out of the event.
Group 1
                                 Mat   Won   Lost    Tied   N/R       Net RR        Pts
1         Sri Lanka        3         3         0         0         0         +0.998          6
2         West Indies   3         2         1         0         0         -0.375           4
3         England          3         1         2         0         0         -0.397           2
4         New Zealand 3         0         3         0         0         -0.169           0
Group 2
                                   Mat   Won   Lost   Tied   N/R        Net RR       Pts
1         Australia         3         2         1         0         0         +0.464         4
2         Pakistan          3         2         1         0         0         +0.273          4
3         India                2        1         1         0         0          -0.452         2
4         South Africa  2         0         2         0         0          -0.605         0
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