Australia vs Pakistan Highlights, World Cup 2023: After a strong opening
stand of 134 runs, Pakistan kept losing wickets regularly. They have been
bowled out for 302 runs in the 45th over, thereby losing the match by 62 runs.
Shaheen Shah Afridi was the last man to fall, as he was caught at the
boundary line while trying to smash one over the covers.
Earlier, despite getting an opening partnership of 259 runs, Australia failed to
capitalize on it well as the rest of batting order collapsed under Shaheen Afridi
and Haris Rauf's fiery pace. Australia scored 367/9 after 50 overs and Pakistan
has shown the ability to chase high targets.
Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi provided the team with a breakthrough as he
dismissed Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell on back-to-back balls and these
wickets will restrict Australian batters for some time. Steve Smith is the new
batter on the ground, and Pakistan must increase the pressure now.
Australian openers David Warner and Mitchell Marsh have started well and are
punishing Pakistan bowling now. Pakistan bowling line up is getting too
desperate for wicket, which is providing more edge to the batters on the flat
pitch of Bengaluru.
Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bowl first at the Chinnaswamy
Stadium in Bengaluru. Both the teams are in desperate need of a win in order
to cement their place at the ICC World Cup 2023 points table.
Australia have finally clinched a win at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 after
suffering crushing defeats to India and South Africa in their opening matches.
The Kangaroos had beaten Sri Lanka by 5 wickets in their previous encounter.
The Pat Cummins-led side chased 209 runs in less than 45 overs after a
superb bowling performance from Adam Zampa and Mitchell Starc helped
restrict their Asian rivals to a low total.
Pakistan, on the other hand, are coming into this match on the back of a
crushing defeat at the hands of India in Ahmedabad, where they were bowled
out for a paltry 191 runs. Pakistan's bowling attack, which hasn't looked at its
best in this tournament, will be put to the test in Bengaluru with the flat track
likely to help the batsmen.
Australia and Pakistan Playing XI:
Australia Playing XI
David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh
Inglis (w/k), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc,
Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Pakistan Playing XI
Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (w/k),
Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Hasan Ali,
Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf
When and where to watch the Australia vs Pakistan encounter?
The Australia vs Pakistan match will air live on Indian television via Star
Sports channels. Indian viewers can also enjoy free live streaming of these
matches on the Disney+Hotstar app and website. Social media giant Meta has
also partnered with the ICC for World Cup 2023 coverage on Instagram,
WhatsApp, Facebook and Threads. The match will start at 2 PM.
Head to Head records:
Australia have played 107 ODIs so far with Pakistan and won 69 of those.
Three matches had no results and one ended in a tie while Pakistan won 34 of
those. In the last 3 ODIs played between these two teams, Pakistan won 2 and
Australia 1.
Australia and Pakistan have clashed 10 times in World Cups so far. Australia
won 6 (1975, 1987, 1999, 2003, 2015, 2019) of those and Pakistan 4 (1979,
1992, 1999, 2011)
Australia vs Pakistan Live Score Updates, World Cup 2023: Key Highlights
1. Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss the opted to bowl first
2. Australian openers Mitchell Marsh and David Warner began for Australia
while Shaheen Afridi led the attack for Pakistan
3. Shaheen Afridi tried his best to unsettle Australian openers with some fiery
deliveries in initial overs
4. But, Mitchell Marsh and David Warner controlled the game for first 10 overs
5. David Warner smashed his 32nd half-century against Pakistan
6. Mitchell Marsh smashed his back-to-back 2nd 50 in ICC World Cup 2023
7. David Warner and Mitchell Marsh smashed their respective boundaries and
keep a tight grip over the match
8. Shaheen Afridi clinched 2 back-to-back wickets- Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell OUT
9. Spinner Usama Mir dismissed Steve Smith
10. David Warner finally took the walk back to the pavilion after scoring 163 runs for his team
11. Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf recovered back in the game and took wickets in regular intervals
12. Australia couldn't finish their innings well and scored 367/9 after 50 overs.
13. Pakistani openers Imam ul Haq and Abdullah Shafique gave a steady start
during the powerplay, with a score of 59 out of the first 10 overs.
14. Imam and Shafiq remained unbeaten till the end of 20 overs, taking Pakistan to 131/0 in 20 overs.
15. Pakistan lost both the openers, along with skipper Babar Azam, between 20-30 overs. At the end of 30 overs, they scored 200/3.
16. Pakistan kept the runs momentum going, but lost the two crucial wickets of Saud Shakeel and Iftikhar Ahmed between the 30th and 40th over. At the end
of 40 overs, they were 272/5.
17. With Muhammad Rizwan getting dismissed in the 42nd over, the game totally slipped out of Pakistan's hands. They were bowled out for 305 in the 46th over, losing the match by 62 runs.
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