Four-wicket Hazlewood Helps Australia into Semifinal

Adelaide: Australia completed an emphatic six-wicket victory over Pakistan at the Adelaide Oval on Friday to book a blockbuster World Cup semi-final against reigning champions India.

With Pakistan's batsmen bowled out for 213 at Adelaide Oval, their bowlers had little to defend and were let down by two dropped catches that reprieved batsmen Shane Watson and Glenn Maxwell.

The pair would go on to build an unbeaten 68-run partnership to steer Australia to victory, as the co-hosts reeled in the final runs with over 16 overs to spare. Watson was unbeaten on 64 and Maxwell 44 not out.

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi bow out of one-day internationals in disappointment, after failing to convert starts in their team's innings.

Earlier, Pakistan have won the toss and opted to bat.

One change for Australia -- Josh Hazlewood comes in for Pat Cummins while Pakistan unchanged.

Teams:

Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch, Steven Smith, Michael Clarke (Captain), Shane Watson, Glenn Maxwell, Brad Haddin (wk), James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood

Pakistan: Ahmed Shehzad, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Haris Sohail, Misbah-ul-Haq (Captain), Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Khan, Rahat Ali, Ehsan Adil

Brief scores
Pakistan - 213 (Haris Sohail 41, Hazlewood 4-35)
Australia - 216/4 (Smith 65, Watson 64*, Maxwell 44*)
Result - Australia won by 6 wickets

Scores	Upcoming	Results
South Africa vs Pakistan - 3rd ODI 4th Test - Australia v India - December 26-30, 23:30 GMT 1st Test - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan - December 26-30, 07:30 GMT 3rd ODI - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare Afghanistan won by 8 wickets (with 139 balls remaining) 3rd T20I - West Indies v Bangladesh at St Vincent Bangladesh won by 80 runs

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