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You can never tell what SABC3 will get up to where cricket is concerned.  We suprisingly got to watch many of the World T20 matches being played in the West Indies, without prior warning.

So naturally some cricket fans (me included) were a bit worried that the SABC would not show the semi-finals and the final.

They didn’t show the first semi between Sri Lanka and England (not that we missed much), but they surprised us last night with the semi-final Australia against Pakistan.

By the way…

Although I was supporting Pakistan in Friday’s semi-final and was hoping they would beat the Aussies, in the end I was admittedly happy with the result.  Who knew what Pakistan would dish up in the final had they got there.

Anything – from dressing room squabbles to the morning’s breakfast menu – could derail those Pakistanis.  Never mind match fixing allegations.

On the other hand it’s always good to see the Aussies lose, as infrequent as that may be. And for a long time it looked like they would lose that game.

Now we at least (potentially) have a good game on our hands between the two unbeaten sides in the tournament – England and Australia.  Oh how I hate to type that!

The English have been surprisingly good – much to my dismay!  OHHHH how I hate those South Africans…uhmm I mean English.

So Sunday I will definitely be supporting the Aussies – again much to my dismay.

The match final World T20 match will be broadcast on SABC3 from 4.30pm on Sunday 16 May.