It would seem an unlikely prospect, Pakistan tipping Australia out of the World Cup in their quarter-final knockout in Adelaide today.
After all, they've won just four of the last 18 ODI clashes between the teams in the last six years.
Australia are rolling along, confidence once more sky high having put their one-wicket thriller against New Zealand, which seemed like only a week ago, behind them.
So what must Pakistan do to upset the odds and make their way into next week's semifinal in Sydney?
1: Be bold
Pakistan tend to play an old-fashioned type of game, often seeming happy to settle for a mid-250s score in a game where 300 is often a bare minimum requirement these days. They have an aggressive opener in Sarfraz Ahmed, whose two innings at the cup have produced 49 against South Africa and an unbeaten 101 - plus six catches - in the win over Ireland. Restore veteran Younis Khan to the batting group. He's one of Pakistan's alltime greats and yes, coming towards the end. But Sri Lanka showed that knockouts are not a place for tinkerings. With the ball, attack. The loss through injury of giant left-armer Mohammad Irfan hurts them. Brendon McCullum has put down the template, plenty of slips and back the seamers to make early inroads.