11:00 Local Time, 03:00 GMT, 08:30 IST: Hello and a warm welcome to the first semi-final of the Hong Kong Sixes. On the opening day, Pakistan chased down Kuwait's 123 in a thrilling encounter as they scored 67 runs off the last two overs. Following that, they fell short by 2 runs (DLS method) against India. Yesterday, in the quarter-final, they steamrolled South Africa by hunting down a 100+ target inside 4 overs. Australia, on the other hand, haven't lost a single game. In the group stage, they picked up a comfortable win against UAE while their encounter against England was abandoned. Against Bangladesh, in the quarters, they posted the highest total of this season (149) and their mantra has been to hit sixes right from the word go. This should be an enthralling contest. Toss and team updates coming up shortly.
Squads:
Australia Squad: Jack Wood, Ben McDermott(w), William Bosisto, Alex Ross(c), Chris Green, Andrew Tye, Nick Hobson
Pakistan Squad: Abdul Samad, Khawaja Nafay(w), Maaz Sadaqat, Abbas Afridi(c), Muhammad Shahzad, Shahid Aziz, Saad Masood