"Watson is in very good form and Warner as well," Pakistan captain Afridi said. "We played a group match against these guys in St Lucia and they played very well. But we have three regular spinners and Abdur Rehman, he is bowling very well.
So I'm very confident of these guys. "There is a few areas where Watson and Warner are normally going for big-run shots to mid-wicket or mid-on area. So our bowlers know, we have already made some plans against these guys, where to bowl."
They are bold statements when you consider Watson slugged 81 runs and Warner a quickfire 26 when Australia batted first against Pakistan in their opening match of the tournament earlier this month. World Twenty20 Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi to use spin against Warner and Watson Shahid Afridi plans to spin and confound Australia's opening batsmen Shane Watson and David Warner straight out of the World Twenty20 semi-final on Saturday morning - and hopefully their team as well.
"Watson is in very good form and Warner as well," Pakistan captain Afridi said. "We played a group match against these guys in St Lucia and they played very well. But we have three regular spinners and Abdur Rehman, he is bowling very well.
So I'm very confident of these guys. "There is a few areas where Watson and Warner are normally going for big-run shots to mid-wicket or mid-on area. So our bowlers know, we have already made some plans against these guys, where to bowl."
They are bold statements when you consider Watson slugged 81 runs and Warner a quickfire 26 when Australia batted first against Pakistan in their opening match of the tournament earlier this month. But on a tired and wearing deck, which will have already seen a semi-final between Sri Lanka and England, spin looms as a decisive factor as both teams attempt to qualify for the final at Kensington Oval, Barbados.
Pakistan employed Afridi, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Hafeez and Rehman liberally in their Super Eights win over South Africa, and are sure to rely heavily on them against favourites Australia, who may be tempted to use offie Nathan Hauritz for the first time in the tournament. Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin simply says this of Afridi's masterplan: bring it on. "The best plans in Twenty20 can go out the window," he said.
"They've got some very talented spin bowlers. You can have the best bowlers in the world but you still have to execute your plans. This game is relentless on those who don't." These are words an Australian player wouldn't dare say less than a year ago when Australia limped out of the World Twenty20 in England after bombing in the group stage and Pakistan went on to win.
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