T20 World Cup: Happy to repay team's faith in me, says Matthew Wade
Updated On: 12 November, 2021 12:13 PM IST | Dubai | PTI
Wade`s knock will be remembered for a long time but he is just happy to justify the faith his team showed in him
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Australia`s Matthew Wade watches the ball after playing a shot during the ICC men’s Twenty20 World Cup semi-final match between Australia and Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. Pic/AFP
Matthew Wade, played the innings of his life to send Australia into their second T20 World Cup final, credited his batting partner Marcus Stoinis for showing him the way to bat on the Dubai pitch in the second semifinal against Pakistan on Thursday. Wade (41 not out off 17) and Stoinis (40 off 31) shared an unbeaten 81-run stand for the sixth wicket to pull off a five-wicket win over Pakistan. Pakistan were on top when Wade joined Stoinis in the middle. "I was talking to Stoinis at the other end and tried to work out what they`re doing. I got a little more pace on than expected, I probably could have used it a little bit earlier, but yeah.. glad to get a couple at the end. There wasn`t a lot of chat before I went in as we lost quick wickets," he said at the post match presentation. He smashed three consecutive sixes off Shaheen Shah Afridi in the penultimate over to seal the game for his team. Australia needed 62 runs off the last 30 balls.
"But when I got out there, Me and Marcus (Stoinis) had batted together in the first game and got some momentum today as well. I was a bit unsure but Marcus showed me the way out. "There was one short side and I was confident that if I had to target that then I could pull it off, but it got down to two-a-ball and you had to hit everything in your arc. "I got a boundary away early on and then stalled for 5-6 balls, but Marcus got the boundary away and got us to a total where I was confident in the last two overs." Wade`s knock will be remembered for a long time but he is just happy to justify the faith his team showed in him. "It hasn`t sunk in but probably when I sit down tonight it might sink in. I was out of the team for 2-3 years, just came back 20 games ago and happy to have repaid the faith." Australia chased down 177 in 19 overs. Skipper Aaron Finch was all praise for Wade and Stoinis.
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