Australia sets a target of 194 runs against Pakistan. Earlier, Australia won the toss and choose to bat first against Pakistan in World T20 match today in Mohali.
Australia set a 194–run target for Pakistan in a Group 2 match of the ICC World T20 at Mohali on Friday.
Smith smashed unbeaten 61 runs while Watson scored quick 44. He also remained unbeaten. Maxwell made the vital contribution of 30 runs.
Australia posted 193 runs on loss of 4 wickets. Wahab Riaz and Imad Wasim picked up two wickets each for the side.
Earlier, Australia skipper Steven Smith won the toss and elected to bat in a must-win group match at the World Twenty20 against Pakistan in Mohali on Friday.
The Australians made two changes from the side that won the previous game against Bangladesh, bringing in Aaron Finch and Josh Hazlewood in place of Mitchell Marsh and John Hastings.
Finch, the top-ranked T20 batsman, is playing his first game of the tournament.
Pakistan made just one change, replacing paceman Mohammad Irfan with Wahab Riaz.
The Australians handed Bangladesh a second straight defeat in their previous outing but survived a scare against Mashrafe Mortaza’s depleted side.
The reigning 50-over world champions have appeared tentative at best, going down to New Zealand in their opening encounter and sweating for a win against the Tigers.
“We haven’t been good enough in the middle overs. We made it difficult at the end,” captain Steven Smith admitted after the game against Bangladesh.
“Pakistan and India play well in these conditions and we have to do better. Our players have to adapt better,” he said, referring to his team’s next two outings in the tournament.
Pakistan are hurting after defeats to India and an impressive New Zealand, who have already booked their place in the semi-finals from Group B.
Another defeat will finish off Pakistan’s hopes of advancing any further in the tournament, a huge disappointment for a side that was eyeing a repeat of their 2009 title winning feat.
Skipper Shahid Afridi, who has taken flak for his side’s performances, looked dejected as he hinted at an imminent retirement after the defeat to the Black Caps.
“In every game, we’re making mistakes and it’s not good for us. Maybe the next game will be the last one of my career,” the flamboyant all-rounder said.
“For now we have to forget this game and focus on Australia,” said the 36-year-old who no longer plays Test and one-day cricket and has retired on several occasions.
Afridi might be tempted to tinker his playing eleven for the crunch outing given neither his seamers nor spinners have looked threatening against quality opposition.
Australia could consider bringing in the fit-again batsman Aaron Finch, who has yet to play largely because of the way his replacement Usman Khawaja has stood up at the top of the order.
Finch, who is the top-ranked batsman in the shortest format of the game, was dumped as T20 captain in favour of Test and ODI captain Steve Smith last month.
Khawaja made a match-winning 58 against Bangladesh after scoring a handy 38 against the Black Caps.
TEAMS
Australia (from): Steve Smith (captain), David Warner, Ashton Agar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, John Hastings, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Nevill, Andrew Tye, Shane Watson, Adam Zampa
Pakistan (from): Shahid Afridi (captain), Anwar Ali, Imad Wasim, Khalid Latif, Khurram Manzoor, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hafeez, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Sami, Sarfraz Ahmed, Shoaib Malik, Sharjeel Khan, Umar Akmal, Wahab Riaz
