White ball cricket is often about the powerplay at the start of an innings, and the death overs at the end, but Australian captain Steve Smith believes it is the overs in the middle that will decide the World Cup semi-final against India.
Australia go into the Dubai lair dry pitches and migrant fans have turned into a home-from-home for India, with Rohit Sharma's team seeking to snare them in a web of spin.
India used four tweakers in their last match against New Zealand, the quartet taking nine wickets, five going to the recalled Varun Chakravarthy.