Australia vs Pakistan: ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 – as it happened
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| Australia vs Pakistan: ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 |
Details about match
Australia and Pakistan faced off in a high-stakes clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday, October 20, 2023, in the 18th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. Australia won the toss and elected to bat first, and they posted a mammoth total of 367/9 in their allotted 50 overs.
David Warner and Mitchell Marsh were the stars of the show for Australia, both scoring centuries. Warner opened the batting and scored a brilliant 151 off 129 balls, while Marsh came in at number four and scored 122 off 96 balls. The duo put on a partnership of 234 runs for the second wicket, which laid the foundation for Australia's big total.
Other notable contributors for Australia included Marcus Stoinis (48), Glenn Maxwell (45), and Alex Carey (38). Pakistan's bowlers struggled to contain the Australian batsmen, with Shaheen Afridi being the only bowler to take more than two wickets.
Pakistan got off to a good start in their chase, with openers Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman putting on a 105-run partnership for the first wicket. However, they lost wickets in quick succession after that, and were eventually bundled out for 305 runs in 46.5 overs.
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| Australia vs Pakistan: ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 |
Imam-ul-Haq was the top scorer for Pakistan with 70 runs, while Iftikhar Ahmed scored 58 runs. Mitchell Starc was the pick of the Australian bowlers, taking four wickets for 41 runs.
Australia won the match by 62 runs, and their victory took them to fourth place in the World Cup points table. Pakistan, on the other hand, dropped out of the knockout spots and into fifth place.
Brief Scorecard
Australia: 367/9 in 50 overs (David Warner 151, Mitchell Marsh 122, Marcus Stoinis 48)
Pakistan: 305 all out in 46.5 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 70, Iftikhar Ahmed 58, Mitchell Starc 4/41)
Result: Australia won by 62 runs
Player of the Match: David Warner
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