Pakistan vs Australia LIVE: T20 World Cup 2021 semi-final result and reaction

Marcus Stoinis hits back! A clean blow over cow corner as Shadab overpitches. There is life in Australia yet.

NESTLES IN THE HANDS OF THE FIELDER! Another massive wicket for Shadab Khan!

Babar sticks with his leg-spinner, hoping he can get him one more, and Shadab duly obliges. Glenn Maxwell looks to his strong shot against leg-spin, the lifted reverse sweep over short third man, but is late on it, skewing it in front of square and within reaching distance of the cover sweeping fielder.

Haris Rauf almost oveerruns it but adjusts well and takes a very smart catch. Australia slip further into the mire.

A good return from Imad, Maxwell pilfering two from a loose reverse sweep, a top edge clearing keeper Mohammad Rizwan. Australia still firmly in the game but Pakistan starting to squeeze.

With Warner gone, Babar Azam feels safe to recall Imad Wasim to the attack. Two dot balls to begin to Stoinis, who is showing plenty of his stumps. Dangerous against Imad’s skiddy darts.

David Warner gives someone else on the Australia balcony a curious look, presumably having seen the footage of his dismissal. He shrugs his shoulders - he obviously thought he had hit it. Batters don’t always know...

Another outstanding over from Shadab, who is keeping Pakistan in this.

Would you believe it? UltraEdge shows that Warner didn’t edge that! Had he reviewed, he would have survived! Clear daylight between bat and ball but Warner thought he had felt something and was happy enough to wander off!

The wicket has brought Marcus Stoinis to the crease, ever a nervy starter against spin, but a delicate dab down on one knee to fine leg will get him off the mark.

THEY CAN! RIGHT AWAY! Drinks brings a huge, huge wicket, Shadab pushing the ball across David Warner, who drives hard at it.

A bit of extra bounce, though, and a sliver of the outside edge, and Mohammad Rizwan’s gleeful whooping behind the stumps is given extra gusto by the bowler as the umpire raises the finger. That could be a massive moment.

Australia on top. Shaheen Shah Afridi threatened to completely derail the chase before it had even left the station with a simpluy scintillating first over, but Australia have regathered well since, a useful 28 from Mitchell Marsh supporting a most pleasing concerto from David Warner. He’s one short of his half century and Australia have knocked off more than half of the required 177 in the opening ten overs, with their two best hitters of spin at the crease to counter Pakistan’s preferred strategy. Shaheen’s remaining two overs will be key but the chasing side are ahead of the game and may not need to attack the left-armer.

Can Pakistan fight back? Here’s Shadab for his third...

Would have been out with a direct hit! Glenn Maxwell calls Warner through for a single that simply isn’t there to the left-handed Fakhar Zaman’s strong-side at extra cover, and had Zaman hit a stump-and-a-half on the angle of his throw then that would have been Warner’s night over.

The throw bounces by, and that will be drinks!

Talking of which! The returning Hasan Ali is swept delightfully over short fine leg for four. Warner three away from a fifty.