Cricket: "ICC World T20 SemiFinal One SoutAfrica Vs Pakistan"

After all the preliminary matches and super eight matches the semi finalist have been selected and the first semi final is between still to be defeated South Africa with engergized Pakistan team. Both teams have batsmen as well as bowlers are match winner in their team. But the Momentum is surely with South Africa who are still to be defeated in this tournment.

Its a very crucial match for pakistan after they were out for a long in world stage. If they win they will prove a point to the world. Nevertheless match is poised to be exited one. Lets see how the teams will fare. Since its a knockout stage, pakistan has a little edge since south africans have fared really bad in their knockout stages. But south africa have to prove a point by winning this match and have eradicate the tag of chokers attached to them.

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. Pakistan lost hasan in the very second over. to everyone's surprise Afridi walked in at no 3. Afridi played sensibly and he was not the old afridi who would go after every ball. Kamran akmal played his part and scored a quick fire 23. Shoaib malik joined Afridi and they played good cricket by not going for the big shots, instead they took twos and ones and a boundary of each over. They were playing a risk free innings until shoaib malik tried to clear boundary and was caught of van der merwe. South african bowlers were excellent in the death bowling as they restricted pakistan under 150. Later younis khan and abdul razzaq made sure that pakistan reached a respectable score of 149 of their 20 overs. For pakistan afridi scored 51 of 34 balls with 8 fours and for South Africa Steyn, Parnell, Duminy and vander merwe took a wicket a piece.

South Africa has a strong start in the first 5 overs. Both their openers were looking solid until spin was introduced. Once spin was introduced South African batsmen had no clue what they were upto and kept loosing wickets. Kallis stood firm at one end and other end South Africa kept loosing wickets. Kallis played brilliantly and kept the hopes alive with Duminy who was giving a perfect support to Kallis. But once kallis was out so were the hopes of South Africa as they lost the match by 7 runs. For South Africa Kallis scored a solid 64 and Duminy was unconquered on 44 and for pakistan took wickets to add to his 51 earlier. He rightly derserved the man of the match award.

So Pakistan marched into the finals once again, second time in a row they have reached the finals and are poised to win the title as well. Lets see who will join them in the finals and who will win the finals.