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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20.3
Mitchell Starc to Imam ul-Haq. Short, outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
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Mitchell Starc to Imam ul-Haq. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump down the track Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
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20.1
Mitchell Starc to Abdullah Shafique. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Marsh.
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19.6
Glenn Maxwell to Imam ul-Haq. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot flick, well timed to long on for 2 runs, run save by Marsh.
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FOUR! Glenn Maxwell to Imam ul-Haq. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs.
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Glenn Maxwell to Imam ul-Haq. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, inside edge to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Cummins.
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Glenn Maxwell to Abdullah Shafique. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
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FOUR! Glenn Maxwell to Abdullah Shafique. Off break half volley, off stump down the track driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs.
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Adam Zampa to Abdullah Shafique. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the back foot pulling, bottom edge in the air uncontrolled to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Marsh.
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