Pakistan vs Australia Highlights, Cricket World Cup Warm-Up Match: Australia Edge Pakistan By 14 Runs
Pakistan vs Australia Highlights, Cricket World Cup 2023 Warm-Up Match: Australia edged out Pakistan by 14 runs in a high-scoring World Cup warm-up on Tuesday.
Pakistan vs Australia Highlights, Cricket World Cup 2023 Warm-Up Match: Australia edged out Pakistan by 14 runs in a high-scoring World Cup warm-up on Tuesday. In Hyderabad, Australia made 351 for 7 from their 50 overs with Glenn Maxwell particularly ruthless on Pakistan's bowlers. Maxwell cracked 77 off 71 balls with four boundaries and six sixes. Cameron Green was undefeated on 50, David Warner clubbed three sixes in his 48 while Josh Inglis also made 48. Marnus Labuschagne, a late call-up by the five-time World Cup winners, contributed 40. Pakistan leg-spinner Usama Mir impressed with 2 for 31 as he dismissed Warner and Mitchell Marsh after the openers had put on 83 for the first wicket. In reply, Pakistan, who lost by five wickets to New Zealand in their opening warm-up, were dismissed for 337 in the 48th over. (Scorecard)
Pakistan Cricket Team
Australia Cricket Team
Babar Azam
Pat Cummins
Imam-ul-Haq
Shaheen Afridi
Mitchell Starc
David Warner
PAK vs AUS, ODI WC Warm-Up Game Highlights
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Australia too experimented with some stuff. They are looking for an extra spinner but none of David Warner or Steven Smith impressed much. Marnus Labuschagne ended with three wickets and could come handy in this tournament. Other than that, their fielding was also not to their standards. With batting though they have clicked well. In their previous match the top order contributed while in this match, they got the likes of Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green and Josh Inglis get some runs under the belt. Both parties though have been leaking too many runs with the ball but expect the standards to be raised when the mega event kicks off.
A really good match it turned out to be. It came alive when Australia gave the ball to David Warner, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne in the middle phase. Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed didn't miss out to the opportunity as it was raining boundaries at that time. The stand of 144 helped Pakistan get into the chase. Babar Azam though retired out on 90. Mohammad Nawaz then kept the momentum going but didn't get able support in the end. Pakistan have clicked a lot of boxes in this warm-up matches but would have loved to win this match.
OUT! TAKEN! Australia win it. This is full and outside off. Ali smashes and tries to go over long off, gets wide of Mitchell Marsh there but Marsh runs across to his right and takes a really good catch. They win by 14 runs.
Outside off, this is guided through point for a single.
Fuller and on middle, nudged to mid-wicket for one more.
FOUR! The chase is well on. Flat and outside off, stays low. Ali pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
Drops it short and on middle, this is pulled to mid-wicket.
On a length and on off, blocked out.
Too full and outside off, driven to covers for a single.
On a length and angling on middle, this is punched to covers for a single.
Fuller and on middle, this is flicked through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
A full ball, outside off, pushed to mid off for a single.
OUT! GONE! This is short and outside off, slower. Nawaz tries to ramp but fails to power and David Warner at backward point takes with ease.
On the pads, this is clipped through mid-wicket for a couple more. Fifty for Nawaz. Need to get his team over the line now.
FOUR! This is short and on middle, Nawaz pulls it to deep square leg for a four.
Goes very full outside off, Nawaz looks to drive but misses.
A slower bumper on middle, Nawaz looks to cut it over but misses.
FOUR! Nawaz is going strong. Fuller and outside off. Nawaz smashes it down to long off for a boundary.
Fuller and outside off, Nawaz ramps it to third man for a single.