Half-centuries from Muhammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman helped Pakistan post a decent total of 176-4 during the second semi-final of the World Cup T20 against Australia.

Australia won the toss in an all-important second semi-final of the World Cup Twenty and put Pakistan into bat.

Pakistan will be now up against history as 10 out of 11 matches had been won by the team bowling first. Also Pakistan have yet to defeat Australia in an ICC event’s knock out stage.

"We think it's a nice-looking wicket, don't think it will change much," says Aaron Finch.

"We are trying to put runs on the board," says Babar Azam. "It's an honour for me and we are trying to play good cricket. UAE is our backyard so we know conditions very well."

Pakistan and Australia are both unchanged and entered the match with the same squads.

Ball by ball scores update

Australia Innings

Scores: Australia: 177-5 Overs: 19 Marcus Stoinis 40 (31 balls); Matthew Wade 41 (31 balls)

18.6: Afridi to Wade SIXERRRRR

18.5: Afridi to Wade; SIXERRRRR

18.4: Afridi to Wade; SIXERRRRRR

18.3: Afridi to Wade; 2 runs; Hasan Ali dropped the catch

18.3: Afridi to Wade; Wide ball

18.2: Afridi to Stoinis; 1 run

18.1: Afridi to Stoinis; no run

Scores: Australia: 155-5 Overs: 18 Marcus Stoinis 40 (29 balls); Matthew Wade 21 (13 balls)

Australia need 22 runs in 12 balls

17.6: Hasan Ali to Wade; FOUR runs

17.5: Hasan Ali to Stoinis; 1 run

17.4: Hasan Ali to Wade; 1 run

17.3: Hasan Ali to Wade; SIXERRRRR

17.2: Hasan Ali to Wade; 2 runs

17.1: Hasan Ali to Stoinis; 1 run

Scores: Australia: 140-5 Overs: 17 Marcus Stoinis 38 (27 balls); Matthew Wade 8 (9 balls)

Australia need 37 runs in 18 balls

16.6: Haris Rauf to Stoinis; 1 run

16.5: Haris Rauf to Stoinis; no run

16.4: Haris Rauf to Stoinis; FOUR runs

16.3: Haris Rauf to Stoinis; SIXERRRRRRR

16.2: Haris Rauf to Stoinis; 2 runs

16.1: Haris Rauf to Stoinis; no run

Scores: Australia: 127-5 Overs: 16 Marcus Stoinis 25 (21 balls); Matthew Wade 8 (9 balls)

Australia need 50 runs in 24 balls

15.6: Hasan Ali to Wade; no run

15.5: Hasan Ali to Stoinis; 1 run

15.4: Hasan Ali to Wade; 1 run

15.3: Hasan Ali to Stoinis; 1 run

14.2: Hasan Ali to Stoinis; FREE HIT; 2 runs

15.2: Hasan Ali to Stoinis; NO BALL; 2 runs

15.1: Hasan Ali to Stoinis; FOUR runs

Scores: Australia: 115-5 Overs: 15 Marcus Stoinis 15 (16 balls); Matthew Wade 7 (7 balls)

Australia need 62 runs in 30 balls

14.6: Shaheen Afridi to Stoinis; 1 run

14.5: Shaheen Afridi to Stoinis; 2 runs

14.4: Shaheen Afridi to Wade; 1 run

14.3: Shaheen Afridi to Wade; no run

14.2: Shaheen Afridi to Stoinis; 1 run another run out chance missed

14.1: Shaheen Afridi to Wade; 1 run

Scores: Australia: 109-5 Overs: 14 Marcus Stoinis 11 (13 balls); Matthew Wade 5 (4 balls)

Australia need 68 runs in 36 balls

13.6: Haris Rauf to Stoinis; no run

13.5: Haris Rauf to Wade; 1 run

13.4: Haris Rauf to Wade; FOUR runs

13.3: Haris Rauf to Wade; no run

13.2: Haris Rauf to Stoinis; 1 run

13.1: Haris Rauf to Stoinis; no run narrowly avoids run out

Scores: Australia: 103-5 Overs: 13 Marcus Stoinis 11 (10 balls); Mathew Wade 0 (1 balls)

Australia need 74 runs in 42 balls

12.6: Shadab to Wade; no run

12.5: Shadab to Stoinis; 1 run

12.4: Shadab to Stoinis; no run

12.3: Shadab to Stoinis; SIXERRRR

12.2: Shadab to Maxwell; OUT…Shadab does the trick for Pakistan; reverse sweep landed in hands of Haris Rauf

Glenn Maxwell C Haris Rauf b Shadab Khan 7 (10)

12.1: Shadab to Stoinis; 1 run

Scores: Australia: 95-4 Overs: 12 Glenn Maxwell 7 (9 balls); Marcus Stoinis 3 (6 balls)

Australia need 82 runs in 48 balls

11.6: Imad to Maxwell; 2 runs

11.5: Imad to Maxwell; no run

11.4: Imad to Stoinis; 1 run

11.3: Imad to Stoinis; no run

11.2: Imad to Stoinis; no run

11.1: Imad to Stoinis; no run

Scores: Australia: 92-4 Overs: 11 Glenn Maxwell 5 (7 balls); Marcus Stoinis 2 (2 ball)

Australia need 85 runs in 54 balls

10.6: Shadab to Stoinis; 1 run

10.5: Shadab to Maxwell; 1 run

10.4: Shadab to Maxwell; no run

10.3: Shadab to Maxwell; no run

10.2: Shadab to Stoinis; 1 run

10.1: Shadab to Warner; OUTTTTTTTTT; Match defining moment for Pakistan with Huuugeee Wicket

David Warner C Rizwan b Shadab Khan 49 (30)

Scores: Australia: 89-3 Overs: 10 David Warner 49 (29 balls); Glenn Maxwell 4 (4 balls)

Australia need 88 runs in 60 balls

9.6: Hasan Ali to Warner; 1 run

9.5: Hasan Ali to Maxwell; 1 run

9.4: Hasan Ali to Maxwell; 2 runs

9.3: Hasan Ali to Maxwell; no run

9.2: Hasan Ali to Warner; 1 run

9.1: Hasan Ali to Warner; FOUR runs

Scores: Australia: 80-3 Overs: 9 David Warner 43 (26 balls); Glenn Maxwell 1 (1 balls)

Australia need 97 off 66 balls

8.6: Shadab to Warner; 1 run

8.5: Shadab to Maxwell; 1 run

8.4: Shadab to Warner; 1 run

8.3: Shadab to Smith; OUT

Steven Smith C Fakhar Zaman b Shadab Khan 5 (6)

8.2: Shadab to Wraner; 1 run

8.1: Shadab to Wraner; SIXERRRRRR

Scores: Australia: 70-2 Overs: 8 David Warner 34 (22 balls); Steven Smith 5 (5 balls)

Australia need 107 off 72 balls

7.6: Hafeez to Smith; no run

7.5: Hafeez to Warner; 1 run

7.4: Hafeez to Warner; no run

7.3: Hafeez to Smith; 1 run

7.3: Hafeez to Smith; 1 wide;

7.2: Hafeez to Warner; 1 run

7.1: Hafeez to Warner; FREE HIT; 2 runs

7.1: Hafeez to Warner; double bouncer no ball; SIXERRRR

Scores: Australia: 57-2 Overs: 7 David Warner 24 (17 balls); Steven Smith 4 (3 balls)

Australia need 120 off 78 balls

6.6: Shadab to Smith; no run

6.5: Shadab to Smith; FOUR runs

6.4: Shadab to Smith; no run

6.3: Shadab to Warner; 1 run

6.2: Shadab Khan to Marsh; OUT

Mitchell Marsh c Asif Ali b Shadab Khan 28 (22)

6.1: Shadab Khan to Marsh; no run

Scores: Australia: 52-1 Overs: 6 David Warner 23 (16 balls); Mitchell Marsh 28 (20 balls)

Australia need 125 off 84 balls

5.6: Hasan Ali to Warner; 1 run

5.5: Hasan Ali to Marsh; no run

5.4: Hasan Ali to Warner; 1 run

5.3: Hasan Ali to Marsh; 1 run

5.2: Hasan Ali to Marsh; FOUR runs

5.1: Hasan Ali to Warner; 1 run

Scores: Australia: 44-1 Overs: 5 David Warner 20 (13 balls); Mitchell Marsh 22 (16 balls)

Australia need 133 off 90 balls

4.6: Haris Rauf to Warner; 1 run

4.5: Haris Rauf to Marsh; 1 run

4.4: Haris Rauf to Warner; 1 run

4.3: Haris Rauf to Marsh; 1 run

4.2: Haris Rauf to Marsh; FOUR runs

4.1: Haris Rauf to Marsh; Sixerrrr

Scores: Australia: 30-1 Overs: 4 David Warner 19 (12 balls); Mitchell Marsh 10 (12 balls)

Australia need 147 off 96 balls

3.6: Imad to Marsh; 1 run

3.5: Imad to Warner; 1 run

3.4: Imad to Warner; FOUR runs

3.3: Imad to Warner; FOUR runs

3.2: Imad to Warner; SIXERRRR

3.1: Imad to Marsh; 1 run

Scores: Australia: 13-1 Overs: 3 David Warner 4 (7 balls); Mitchell Marsh 8 (10 balls)

Australia need 164 off 102 balls

2.6: Afridi to Warner; great Yorker, no run

2.5: Afridi to Marsh; 1 run

2.4: Afridi to Marsh; no run

2.3: Afridi to Marsh; FOUR runs

2.2: Afridi to Marsh; FREE HIT; Dot Ball

2.2: Afridi to Warner; 1 run; NO BALL

2.1: Afridi to Warner; no run

Scores: Australia: 6-1 Overs: 2 David Warner 3 (5 balls); Mitchell Marsh 3 (6 balls)

Australia need 171 off 108 balls

1.6: Imad Wasim to Marsh; 2 runs

1.5: Imad Wasim to Warner; 1 run

1.4: Imad Wasim to Mitchell Marsh; 1 run

1.3: Imad Wasim to Mitchell Marsh; no run

1.2: Imad Wasim to Warner; 1 run

1.1: Imad Wasim to Warner; no run

Scores: Australia: 1-1 Overs: 1 David Warner 1 (2 balls); Mitchell Marsh 0 (3 balls)

Australia need 176 off 114 balls

0.6: Shaheen Afridi to Mitchell Marsh; dot ball

0.5: Shaheen Afridi to Mitchell Marsh; dot ball another beautiful delivery sneaked past Marsh’s bat

0.4: Shaheen Afridi to Mitchell Marsh; Huge appeal for LBW after perfect yorker; Pakistan reviews, survives

0.3: Shaheen Afridi to Aaron Finch; LBW OUT FOR DUCK ON FIRST BALL

Aaron Finch LBW Shaheen Afridi 0 (1)

0.2: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner; 1 run

0.1: Shaheen Afridi to David Warner; dot ball

Pakistan innings:

Scores: Pakistan: 176-4 Overs: 20 Fakhar Zaman 55 (32 balls); M Hafeez 1 (1 ball)

19.6: Starc to Fakhar; 1 run

19.5: Starc to Fakhar; SIXERRRRRR

19.4: Starc to Fakhar; SIXERRRRRRR

19.3: Starc to Hafeez; 1 run

19.2: Starc to Malik; OUT, Clean Bowled

Shoaib Malik b Starc 1 (2)

19.1: Starc to Fakhar; 1 run

Scores: Pakistan: 161-3 Overs: 19 Fakhar Zaman 41 (28 balls); Shoaib Malik 1 (1 balls)

18.6: Cummins to Fakhar; 1 run

18.5: Cummins to Fakhar; dot ball

18.4: Cummins to Fakhar; dot ball

18.3: Cummins to Malik; 1 run

18.2: Cummins to Fakhar; 1 run; Smith dropped sitter

18.1: Cummins to Asif Ali; OUT for duck on first ball

Asif Ali c Smith b Cummins 0 (1)

Scores: Pakistan: 158-2 Overs: 18 Fakhar Zaman 40 (24 balls); Asif Ali 0 (0 balls)

17.6: Starc to Fakhar; 2 runs

17.6: Starc to Fakhar; WIDE ball

17.5: Starc to Fakhar; FOUR runs

17.4: Starc to Fakhar; 2 runs

17.3: Starc to Fakhar; SIXERRRR

17.2: Starc to Rizwan; OUT

M Rizwan C Smith b Starc 67 (52)

17.1: Starc to Rizwan; dot ball

Scores: Pakistan: 143-1 Overs: 17 Mohammad Rizwan 67 (50 balls); Fakhar Zaman 26 (20 balls)

16.6: Josh Hazlewood to Rizwan; 1 run

16.5: Josh Hazlewood to Rizwan; FREE HIT; SIXERRRRRRR

16.5: Josh Hazlewood to Rizwan; NO BALL; FOUR runs

16.4: Josh Hazlewood to Fakhar; 1 run

16.3: Josh Hazlewood to Fakhar; 2 runs

16.2: Josh Hazlewood to Fakhar; SIXERRRRRRR

16.1: Josh Hazlewood to Fakhar; dot ball

Scores: Pakistan: 122-1 Overs: 16 Mohammad Rizwan 56 (47 balls); Fakhar Zaman 17 (16 balls)

15.6: Adam Zampa to Fakhar; 1 run

15.5: Adam Zampa to Fakhar; dot ball

15.4: Adam Zampa to Rizwan; 1 run

15.3: Adam Zampa to Fakhar; 1 run

15.2: Adam Zampa to Rizwan; 1 run

15.1: Adam Zampa to Fakhar; 1 run

Scores: Pakistan: 117-1 Overs: 15 Mohammad Rizwan 54 (45 balls); Fakhar Zaman 14 (12 balls)

14.6: Cummins to Rizwan; 2 runs

14.5: Cummins to Rizwan; dot ball

14.4: Cummins to Fakhar; 1 run

14.3: Cummins to Rizwan; 1 run

14.2: Cummins to Fakhar; FREE HIT; 1 run

14.2: Cummins to Fakhar; NO BALL; FOUR RUNS

14.1: Cummins to Rizwan; 1 run

RIZWAN BECOMES FIRST IN WORLD TO SCORE 1000 run in a calendar year 

Scores: Pakistan: 106-1 Overs: 14 Mohammad Rizwan 50 (41 balls); Fakhar Zaman 8 (9 balls)

13.6: Hazlewood to Rizwan; 1 run

13.5: Hazlewood to Rizwan; SIXERRRRRR

13.4: Hazlewood to Fakhar; 1 run

13.3: Hazlewood to Fakhar; dot ball

13.2: Hazlewood to Fakhar; FOUR runs

13.2: Hazlewood to Fakhar; 1 run wide ball

13.1: Hazlewood to Rizwan; 1 run

Scores: Pakistan: 92-1 Overs: 13 Mohammad Rizwan 42 (38 balls); Fakhar Zaman 3 (6 balls)

12.6: Starc to Fakhar; no run

12.5: Starc to Rizwan; 1 run

12.4: Starc to Rizwan; dot ball, the bouncer on the head, Rizwan gets medical assistance

12.3: Starc to Fakhar; 1 run

12.2: Starc to Fakhar; dot ball

12.1: Starc to Rizwan; 1 run

Scores: Pakistan: 89-1 Overs: 12 Mohammad Rizwan 40 (35 balls); Fakhar Zaman 2 (3 balls)

11.6: Zampa to Rizwan: 1 run

11.5: Zampa to Rizwan: dot ball

11.4: Zampa to Rizwan: Four runs

11.3: Zampa to Rizwan; SIXERRRRRR

11.2: Zampa to Rizwan; 2 runs

11.1: Zampa to Fakhar; 1 run

Scores: Pakistan: 75-1 Overs: 11 Mohammad Rizwan 31 (30 balls); Fakhar Zaman 1 run (2 balls)

10.6: Maxwell to Rizwan; 2 runs

10.5 Maxwell to Rizwan; dot ball

10.4: Maxwell to Fakhar Zaman; dot ball

10.3: Maxwell to Fakhar Zaman; dot ball

10.2: Maxwell to Rizwan; 1 run

10.1: Maxwell to Rizwan; dot ball

Scores: Pakistan: 71-1 Overs: 10 Mohammad Rizwan 28 (26 balls)

Babar Azam C David Warner b Adam Zampa 39

9.6: Adam Zampa to Babar Azam; OUT caught at long on

9.5: Adam Zampa to Babar Azam; dot ball

9.4: Adam Zampa to Rizwan; 1 run

9.3: Adam Zampa to Babar Azam; 1 run

9.2: Adam Zampa to Babar Azam; dot ball

9.2: Adam Zampa to Babar Azam; 1 run Wide ball

9.1: Adam Zampa to Babar Azam; dot ball

Scores: Pakistan: 68-0 Overs: 9 Babar Azam: 37 (28 balls), Mohammad Rizwan 27 (25 balls)

8.6: Maxwell to Babar; 1 run

8.5: Maxwell to Rizwan; 1 run

8.4: Maxwell to Babar; 1 run

8.3: Maxwell to Rizwan; 1 run

8.2: Maxwell to Babar; 1 run

8.1: Maxwell to Rizwan; 1 run

Scores: Pakistan: 62-0 Overs: 7 Babar Azam: 35 (26 balls), Mohammad Rizwan 24 (22 balls)

7.6: Mitchell Marsh to Rizwan; 1 run

7.5: Mitchell Marsh to Babar Azam; 1 run

7.5: Mitchell Marsh to Babar Azam; 1 run Wide ball

7.4: Mitchell Marsh to Babar Azam; 2 runs

BABAR AZAM BECOMES FASTEST TO COMPLETE 2500 RUNS IN T20IS

7.3: Mitchell Marsh to Babar Azam; dot ball

7.2: Mitchell Marsh to Babar Azam; FOUR runs

7.1: Mitchell Marsh to Babar Azam; 2 runs

Scores: Pakistan: 51-0 Overs: 7 Babar Azam: 26 (21 balls), Mohammad Rizwan 23 (21 balls)

6.6: Adam Zampa to Babar; 1 run

6.5: Adam Zampa to Babar; dot ball

6.4: Adam Zampa to Rizwan; 1 run

6.3: Adam Zampa to Rizwan; dot ball

6.2: Adam Zampa to Babar; 1 run

6.1: Adam Zampa to Rizwan; 1 run

Scores: Pakistan: 47-0 Overs: 6 Babar Azam: 24 (18 balls), Mohammad Rizwan 21 (18 balls)

5.6 Pat Cummins to Rizwan; 1 run Zampa dropped the catch

5.5: Pat Cummins to Rizwan; dot ball

5.4: Pat Cummins to Rizwan; dot ball

5.3: Pat Cummins to Rizwan; FOUR runs

5.2: Pat Cummins to Babar; 3 runs

5.1: Pat Cummins to Rizwan; 1 run

Scores: Pakistan: 38-0 Overs: 5 Babar Azam: 21 (16 balls), Mohammad Rizwan 15 (13 balls)

4.6: Josh Hazlewood to Babar Azam dot ball

4.5: Josh Hazlewood to Rizwan; 1 run

4.4: Josh Hazlewood to Rizwan; dot ball

4.3: Josh Hazlewood to Babar Azam; 1 run

4.2: Josh Hazlewood to Rizwan; 1 run

4.1: Josh Hazlewood to Rizwan; SIXERRRRR

Scores: Pakistan: 29-0 Overs: 4 Babar Azam: 20 (14 balls), Mohammad Rizwan 7 (9 balls)

3.6: Pat Cummins to Babar Azam; dot ball

3.5: Pat Cummins to Babar Azam; dot ball

3.4: Pat Cummins to Rizwan; 1 run

3.3: Pat Cummins to Babar Azam; 1 run

3.2: Pat Cummins to Babar Azam; FOUR Runs

3.1: Pat Cummins to Rizwan; 1 Run

3.1: Pat Cummins to Rizwan; 1 Run Wide ball

Scores: Pakistan: 21-0 Overs: 3 Babar Azam: 15 (11 balls), Mohammad Rizwan 5 (7 balls)

2.6: Glenn Maxwell to Babar Azam; FOUR Runs

2.5: Glenn Maxwell to Babar Azam; dot ball

2.4: Glenn Maxwell to Rizwan; 1 Run

2.3: Glenn Maxwell to Rizwan; FOUR runs, a great effort by David Warner to catch the ball at lon off but dropped in the end

2.2: Glenn Maxwell to Babar Azam; 1 run

2.1: Glenn Maxwell to Babar Azam; dot ball

Scores: Pakistan: 11-0 Overs: 2 Babar Azam: 10 (7 balls), Mohammad Rizwan 0 (5 balls)

1.6 Josh Hazlewood to Rizwan; dot ball

1.5 Josh Hazlewood to Rizwan; dot ball

1.4 Josh Hazlewood to Rizwan; dot ball

1. Josh Hazlewood to Babar Azam; 1 run

1.2 Josh Hazlewood to Babar Azam; FOUR runs

1.1: Josh Hazlewood to Babar Azam; dot ball

Scores: Pakistan: 6-0 Overs: 1 Babar Azam: 5 (4 balls), Mohammad Rizwan 0 (2 balls)

0.6: Mitchell Starc to Mohammad Rizwan; dot ball

0.5: Mitchell Starc to Babar Azam; 1 run

0.4: Mitchell Starc to Babar Azam; FOUR runs

0.3: Mitchell Starc to Babar Azam; dot ball

0.2: Mitchell Starc to Babar Azam; dot ball

0.1: Mitchell Starc to Mohammad Rizwan; Bye 1 Run

Teams:

Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi

Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch (capt), Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.