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

That wicket has brought Glenn Maxwell to the crease. Smith lasted only six balls but would they have been more valuable delivered to Maxwell? Australia still in decent shape with Warner in such good touch.

Steve Smith holes out! He throws his bat about like a furious Star Wars character with a lightsaber, absolutely incandescent with his failure to find proper timing on a reaching slog sweep to a ball that just defeats him in the flight, coming down a touch short of the length for which Smith is swinging.

Another swirling catch in the deep from a Pakistan fielder (Fakhar Zaman this time) and Shadab has his second.

Down the track and into the stands! Another towering blow from David Warner, light on his feet but heavy with his hands as he deposits Shadab Khan some 20 rows back over long-on. 40 off 23 for the Australia opener now - having been dropped in the IPL, he’s properly back in form.

That is not an over that Mohammad Hafeez will wish to scrap-book, with a hideous wide down leg thrown in for good measure. In fact, he’s fortunate that it is only 13 from it. Australia edge back ahead, marginally.

Here is some off-spin, as forecasted - Mohmmad Hafeez to have a twirl with David Warner on strike...

WHAT’S HAPPENED THERE?!? THE BALL HAS STUCK IN HAFEEZ’S HAND, BOUNCED TWICE AND BEEN ABSOLUTE MASSACRED OVER MIDWICKET FOR SIX! An extraordinary shot from Warner and a free hit next ball, too. Disaster of a start from Hafeez, though Warner gets just two from the freebie.

Australia sticking to their order so far - Steve Smith sent to the crease. They might have been tempted to send Glenn Maxwell in had it been two overs later but Smith has time to get himself in.

A proactive approach straight away! A cue-ender as he tries to paddle sweep a full ball from Shadab, before Smith gets away with a streaky cut that chops beyond Mohammad Rizwan’s waiting gloves and into the third man boundary for four.

Taken in the deep! Shadab strikes with his second ball! Mitchell Marsh fails to pick a googly that leaps into the top edge as the right-hander tries to sweep.

High for the heavens it flies, falling back to earth like a meteor and down on the head of Asif Ali, who takes a tricky catch as the ball swirls late on him out of the lights.

Eight from Hasan Ali’s first. I’m a little surprised that Pakistan haven’t turned to off-spin yet - it is Warner’s weakness and Mitchell Marsh tends to struggle against spin, even, atypically, the ball turning into him.

Might we see some as the field is permitted to spread at the end of the powerplay? Not just yet - it is Shadab Khan’s leg-spin. Expect plenty of googlies, especially to Warner. Australia on top.

Down the leg side and swivelled away! Four more to the tally of Mitch Marsh, picking up an errant short ball from Ali and sending him wide of short fine leg for four. He goes to 26 from 17 balls.

Hasan Ali will be the third member of this Pakistan pace triumvirate to be introduced. Warner knocks him for a single.