Australia vs Pakistan LIVE: World Cup result and reason as David Warner and Adam Zampa star in 62-run win
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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.
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OUT! Caught. Marcus Stoinis to Imam ul-Haq. Back of a length, to leg backing away cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled to third man, caught by Starc.
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Marcus Stoinis to Babar Azam. Off cutter full toss, middle stump on the front foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
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Marcus Stoinis to Imam ul-Haq. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
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Marcus Stoinis to Babar Azam. Length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run.
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FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Imam ul-Haq. Short, outside off stump backing away pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
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Mitchell Starc to Babar Azam. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Marsh.
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Mitchell Starc to Babar Azam. Length ball, off stump on the back foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
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Mitchell Starc to Imam ul-Haq. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, inside edge to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Inglis.
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Mitchell Starc to Babar Azam. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run.
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