Pakistan vs India World Twenty20 Final
After an exhilarating day of cricket the final of the World Twenty20 will be a mammoth match up between Pakistan and India, who pushed aside New Zealand and Australia respectively.
In the first semi Pakistan weren’t really troubled as New Zealand didn’t put enough runs on the board to pressure them. The side that got knocked out of the “real” world cup in the West Indies in the first round have therefore made it to the final of this one - how different the two types of game are!
The second semi was a lot closer throughout, and Australia could and possibly should have won it. Yuvraj was again in scintillating form with the bat, hitting one almighty six which beat the longest one in the tournament so far. Dhoni continued his good batting so far in the tournament also, and it was this big hitting that got the Indians to a big total. Hayden and Symonds were going along well and got the required rate right down. It was at this point I thought they should have gone on and won, but a couple of wickets put paid to that, and the new batsmen couldn’t come in and match the required rate.
So we have a sub-continent match up between possibly the two most passionate sets of fans, and this should be a real spectacle. So quite why it is being played on a Monday at 1pm I do not know, and this is probably the only mistake the organisers have made. We probably shouldn’t be surprised that the two teams in the final are there - they are two teams with match winners in the side, but have so often failed to deliver in longer forms of the game. They seem to thrive in the shorter format where the bat can be thrown at almost everything. The bookies can’t split the two teams at the moment, and it will just depend on who turns up on the day as to who will lift the trophy. I’m going to stick my neck on the block though and say India - they seem properly up for this, and that will make the difference!
Who do you think will win? Leave a comment and let me know!
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India will win for sure, best team in the tournament!!!