Matthew Wade’s late blitz ensured Australia sailed through, comfortably at the end, for a T20 World Cup final clash against New Zealand and ended Pakistan’s unbeaten run in the event.

Matthew Wade smacked three sixes in a row to clinch a see-saw chase as Australia beat Pakistan by five wickets in a dramatic game on Thursday to reach the Twenty20 World Cup final.

Australia reached the Twenty20 World Cup final with a five-wicket victory over Pakistan in the second semi-final on Thursday.

As New Zealand celebrated wildly upon beating England in the T20 World Cup semi-final on Wednesday, all-rounder James Neesham gave a quiet reminder of the side's determination to erase past heartbreaks by winning the decider.

Pakistan are in a spot of bother as two of their in-form batters are in doubt ahead of their semi-final clash against Australia at the ICC T20 World Cup today.

New Zealand opener Daryl Mitchell said they needed generous help from Lady Luck to prevail against England in the semi-final of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday.

The only team still representing the subcontinent in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE, Pakistan have already made an impact on the world with their performances in the mega-event and will be looking to take things a step further when they meet Australia in the second semifinal today.

Australia skipper Aaron Finch on Wednesday said dealing with Pakistan pace ace Shaheen Shah Afridi will be key to success in the Twenty20 World Cup semi-final.

Australia are looking to their top-order batting led by the explosive David Warner as well as Adam Zampa’s bag of leg-spin tricks to get past a red-hot Pakistan in Thursday’s second semi-final of the Twenty20 World Cup.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief selector Minhajul Abedin said yesterday that they would not be forced into making alterations to a team that had performed well just two months ago.

Opener Daryl Mitchell smashed an unbeaten 72 to lead New Zealand into their first ever Twenty20 World Cup final with a thrilling five-wicket victory over England on Wednesday.

England captain Eoin Morgan was devastated by their loss in the semi-final of the Twenty20 World Cup and said Jimmy Neesham’s blistering cameo tilted the see-saw contest in New Zealand’s favour.

Daryl Mitchell’s unbeaten 72 and Jimmy Neesham’s blistering cameo led New Zealand to a dramatic five-wicket victory over England in the first Twenty20 World Cup semi-final on Wednesday.

Daryl Mitchell smashed an unbeaten 72 as New Zealand beat England by five wickets with an over to spare to reach the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday.

Indian police arrested a software engineer on Wednesday for allegedly threatening to rape the infant daughter of cricketer Virat Kohli following India’s defeat to arch-rival Pakistan in the T20 World Cup.

Pakistan's batting consultant Matthew Hayden has backed top-order batter Fakhar Zaman to end his dry run at the Twenty20 World Cup with an impactful knock in Thursday's semi-final against Australia in Dubai.

England captain Eoin Morgan has kept the lid on who will move up to partner opener Jos Buttler and dismissed suggestions his side would be “strong favourites” against New Zealand in the semi-final of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday.

Two years since going toe-to-toe in a thrilling 50-overs World Cup final, England and New Zealand will again seek to deliver a knockout blow when they face each other in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 global showpiece in Abu Dhabi today.

Not a dark horse anymore, nether a team that only win hearts; New Zealand have emerged as giant killers in world cricket over the last three years or so.

All-rounder Glenn Maxwell is uncertain whether he will make Australia’s tour of Pakistan in March-April as he and his fiancee plan to have their long-delayed wedding at that time.