Pakistan sweep aside Australia as they 辛勝する／優位 to 半分's

Pakistan have one foot in the 半分-決勝戦 of the 就任の ICC World Twenty20 after a six-wicket victory over Australia in the 最高の Eights.

A solid if unspectacular batting 陳列する，発揮する had 始める，決める Pakistan a 的 of 165 for victory in the Group F 遭遇（する）, which the Asian 味方する duly reached in 19.1 overs thanks to an 保証するd 業績／成果 at the crease by Shoaib Malik and Misbah-ul-Haq.

The pair （機の）カム to the crease with Pakistan struggling at 46 for four and went on to 株 a 罰金 119-run stand.

Captain Malik finished unbeaten on 52 from 38 balls while Misbah was 66 not out in a man-of-the-match 業績／成果.

Stuart Clark impressed with the ball for the Australians, finishing with three for 27 after taking the 早期に wickets of openers Imran Nazir (10) and Mohammad Hafeez (15).

But the Aussie attack had no answer to the Pakistan middle order and victory was 安全な・保証するd when Andrew Symonds sent 負かす／撃墜する a wide with the 得点する／非難する／２０s level.

Australia made a 不振の start to their innings as opener Matthew Hayden fell for just one before Adam Gilchrist went for 24 to leave them 32 for two.

An 傷害 to Ricky Ponting did not help 事柄s, the captain 要求するing a 走者 予定 to a 脚 傷害 before Hafeez bowled him for 27.

Michael Hussey and Brad Hodge 安定したd the innings with knocks of 37 and 36 それぞれ, but Australia's total never really looked enough on a decent batting pitch.

"We always felt [the total] was a little bit shy," 認める Gilchrist, who 設立する the 境界 rope at the Wanderers five times in just 12 配達／演説／出産s before his 解雇／（訴訟の）却下.

"It always felt like it was a reasonable wicket. We've seen the way the ball gets to the 境界 rope here.

"We just felt that in those 条件s we were probably about 15 or 20 [runs] short to really walk out [for the Pakistan innings] with a 確信して step."

Pakistan's fifth-wicket stand between Malik and Misbah turned the game on its 長，率いる in t he 14th over, the pair bludgeoning 17 runs from Symonds to give them a victory 的 of 31 from 30 balls.

The off-song Symonds finished with 人物／姿／数字s of 無 for 27 from just 2.1 overs, but Gilchrist 辞退するd to 非難する the Aussie attack for their 失敗 to を取り引きする the impressive 二人組.

"I don't think our bowlers let us 負かす／撃墜する, it was with the bat where we let ourselves 負かす／撃墜する today."

Malik was delighted to 安全な・保証する a victory that almost 保証（人）s Pakistan a 寝台／地位 in the final four, but at one 行う／開催する／段階 he 恐れるd the Aussies might run away with it in the の近くにing overs.

However, the final three overs saw Australia rack up just 14 runs as the Pakistan attack stifled their middle order.

"After the 16th over I thought they might make 200 加える, but I must give credit to Umar Gul and Shahid Afridi - the way they were bowling was superb," said Malik.