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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Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis. Short, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
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Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Nawaz.
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Haris Rauf to Marnus Labuschagne. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to fourth slip for 1 run, shy attempt by Rizwan.
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OUT! Caught. Haris Rauf to Josh Inglis. Short, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, Gloved, caught by Rizwan.
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Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis. Back of a length, middle stump backing away pulling, Gloved to leg gully for 1 run, shy attempt by Rizwan, fielded by Azam.
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Hasan Ali to Josh Inglis. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
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FOUR! Hasan Ali to Josh Inglis. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot working, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
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Hasan Ali to Josh Inglis. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
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FOUR! Hasan Ali to Josh Inglis. Full toss, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
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