Australia vs Pakistan LIVE: World Cup result and reason as David Warner and Adam Zampa star in 62-run win
Follow all the action from M.Chinnaswamy Stadium
Australia beat Pakistan by 62 runs in a high-scoring World Cup group game on Friday to get their campaign back on track with a second straight win thanks to centuries from their opening pair of David Warner and Mitchell Marsh.
Pakistan won the toss and put Australia in to bat but skipper Babar Azam’s hopes of taking early wickets quickly evaporated when Warner (163) and Marsh (121) went all guns blazing to put on a 259-run stand.
But the rest of Australia’s batting order collapsed with the last six wickets falling for 38 runs while Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi finished with 5-54.
In response, Pakistan’s Abdullah Shafique (64) and Imam-ul-Haq (70) laid the platform for the chase with a 134-run opening partnership but the rest of the top order failed to build on promising starts as they were bundled out for 305.
Spinner Adam Zampa was the pick of the Australia bowlers as he cleaned up the middle order to finish with figures of 4-53 to move Australia up to fourth -- level with fifth-placed Pakistan on four points but with a better net run rate.
Australia vs Pakistan
18.1
Mohammad Nawaz to Mitchell Marsh. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Australia vs Pakistan
17.6
Wide Iftikhar Ahmed to David Warner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Rizwan.
Australia vs Pakistan
17.5
Iftikhar Ahmed to David Warner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Shafique.
Australia vs Pakistan
17.3
Iftikhar Ahmed to David Warner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to point for no runs, fielded by Azam.
Australia vs Pakistan
17.1
Iftikhar Ahmed to David Warner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Shakeel.
Australia vs Pakistan
16.5
Wide Usama Mir to David Warner. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Rizwan.
Australia vs Pakistan
16.4
Usama Mir to David Warner. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Shakeel.
Australia vs Pakistan
16.3
Usama Mir to David Warner. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Shakeel.
Australia vs Pakistan
16.2
SIX! Usama Mir to David Warner. Leg spinner half volley, down leg side down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Australia vs Pakistan
16.1
Usama Mir to Mitchell Marsh. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, shy attempt by Azam, fielded by Shakeel.
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments