Australia win toss, elect to bat against Pakistan

Afridi's boys must win this game and hope the Aussies beat India next, if the men in green want to stay in the tournament

Australian captain Steve Smith won the toss at the Mohali grounds and opted to bat against Pakistan in their World Twenty20 match here today.

If Pakistan has to keep its hopes alive in the tournament, it must defeat Australia, and then hope that Team Australia beats India in its next face-off on 

Teams:

Australia: Steve Smith (c), Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Shane Watson, Glenn Maxwell, James Faulkner, Peter Nevill, Adam Zampa, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Josh Hazlewood

Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (c), Ahmed Shehzad, Sharjeel Khan, Rashid Latif, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Sami.