Match match: How Pakan went from the brink to the T20 World Cup semifinals

From seemingly-insurmountable requirements of 48 off 18 balls, and 13 off 3, Virat Kohli’s great innings took India home at the MCG, and left Pakan deflated, although their net run rate didn’t take a big hit, unlike Australia’s after their opening loss to New Zealand
v Zimbabwe, lost 1 run
The worst of Pakan’s tendencies came to the fore in Perth. Needing 43 off 38 balls with seven wickets in hand, their batting collapsed on a spicy pitch to lose the narrowest of margins. At that stage, it looked as if their semifinal chances were all but gone
v Netherlands, won 6 wickets
It seemed a case of too little too late as the Pakan pacers ripped out Netherlands for just 91 in Perth. The batting was still far from satisfactory as Pakan lost four wickets and took almost 14 overs to complete the small chase
v South Africa, won 33 runs (DLS)
South Africa’s pace and bounce were proving too hot for Pakan at the start, and at 43 for 4, they had one foot out of the T20 World Cup. But Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed counter-attacked to boost Pakan to 185, before Shadab’s twin strikes derailed the Proteas’ chase
v Bangladesh, won 5 wickets
South Africa’s shock defeat to the Netherlands opened the door for Pakan and they barged in happily. Their bowlers restricted Bangladesh to 127 for 8 on a slow pitch and the batsmen hung in to get them over the line and into the semis