AUSTRALIA vs PAKISTAN / Cricket World Cup 2023 Highlights

Highlights of Australia vs Pakistan, World Cup 2023: PAK 305 all out; AUS won by 62 runs, with Zampa taking 4/53

Australia vs Pakistan Highlights, World Cup 2023: Chasing a target of 368, Pakistan responded with a gutsy display. However, they lost crucial wickets at crucial points in the game, which gave Australia a chance to win the game.

WORLD CUP 2023

Australia vs Pakistan

After a strong opening stand of 134 runs, Pakistan's wickets continued to fall. He was dismissed for 302 in the 45th over, thus losing the match by 62 runs. Shaheen Shah Afridi was the last man to fall, as he was caught on the boundary line trying to smash one over the covers.

Earlier, despite securing an opening partnership of 259 runs, Australia failed to capitalize and the rest of the batting order collapsed due to the pace of Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf. Australia scored 367/9 after 50 overs and Pakistan showed their ability to chase a high target.

Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi provided the team with a breakthrough as he dismissed Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell on back-to-back deliveries and these wickets would limit the Australian batsmen for some time. Steve Smith is the new batsman on the ground, and Pakistan must now increase the pressure.

Australian openers David Warner and Mitchell Marsh have started well and are now punishing Pakistan's bowling. The Pakistani bowling line-up is becoming very desperate for the wicket, giving the batsmen a further edge on Bengaluru's flat pitch.

Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Both the teams are in dire need of a win to consolidate their place in the ICC World Cup 2023 points table.

Australia have finally won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 after defeating India and South Africa in their opening matches. Kangaroos defeated Sri Lanka by 5 wickets in their previous match. Chasing down 209 in less than 45 overs, the Pat Cummins-led side helped restrict their Asian rivals to a low total after brilliant bowling performances from Adam Zampa and Mitchell Starc.

On the other hand, Pakistan is coming into this match after a crushing defeat by India in Ahmedabad where they were bowled out for 191 runs. Pakistan's bowling attack, which has not been at its best in this tournament, will be tested in Bengaluru with a 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

Head-to-head records

Australia have played 107 ODIs with Pakistan so far and have won 69 of them. Three matches were inconclusive and one ended in a tie while Pakistan won 34 of them. In the last 3 ODIs played between these two teams, Pakistan won 2 and Australia won 1.
Pakistan and Australia have clashed 10 times in the World Cup so far. Australia won 6 of them (1975, 1987, 1999, 2003, 2015, 2019) and Pakistan 4 (1979, 1992, 1999, 2011).

Australia vs Pakistan Highlights

1. Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bowl first.

2. Australian openers Mitchell Marsh and David Warner started for Australia while Shaheen Afridi led the attack for Pakistan.

3. Shaheen Afridi tried his best to trouble the Australian openers with some fast balls in the opening overs.

4. But, Mitchell Marsh and David Warner controlled the game for the first 10 overs.

5. David Warner scores his 32nd half-century against Pakistan.

6. Mitchell Marsh scores his back-to-back 50 runs in ICC World Cup 2023

7. David Warner and Mitchell Marsh smashed their respective boundaries and kept a firm grip on the match

8. Shaheen Afridi takes 2 back-to-back wickets - Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell out

9. Spinner Osama Mir dismisses Steve Smith.

10. David Warner finally walks back to the pavilion after scoring 163 runs for his team.

11. Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf returned to the game and took wickets at regular intervals.

12. Australia did not finish their innings well and scored 367/9 after 50 overs.

13. Pakistani openers Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafiq got off to a solid start with scores of 59 in the first 10 overs during the power play.

14. Imam and Shafiq were not out till the end of 20 overs, taking Pakistan to 131/0 in 20 overs.

15. Pakistan lost both openers including captain Babar Azam between 20-30 overs. At the end of 30 overs, their score was 200/3.

16. Pakistan continued the runs, but lost two crucial wickets of Saud Shakeel and Iftikhar Ahmed between the 30th and 40th overs. At the end of 40 overs, their score was 272/5.

17. With Mohammad Rizwan dismissed in the 42nd over, the game was completely out of Pakistan's hands. They were bowled out for 305 runs in the 46th over and lost the match by 62 runs.