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.

Australia vs Pakistan LIVE: ODI World Cup updates

• Pakistan have won the toss and chosen to field
• David Warner scored 50 after being dropped on 10
• Mitchell Marsh scores 50 from 40 deliveries
• Warner scores 100
• Mitchell Marsh scores 100
• Wicket! Marsh out for 121 - Australia 259-1
• Wicket! Maxwell out 0 - Australia 259-2

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3.5

Hasan Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, mis-timed to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Nawaz.

20 October 2023 09:49

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3.4

Hasan Ali to Mitchell Marsh. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad to silly point for no runs.

20 October 2023 09:48

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3.3

Hasan Ali to David Warner. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to point for 1 run, fielded by Nawaz.

20 October 2023 09:47

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3.2

Hasan Ali to David Warner. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, leading edge to point for no runs, fielded by Nawaz.

20 October 2023 09:47

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3.1

SIX! Hasan Ali to David Warner. Length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs.

20 October 2023 09:46

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2.6

Shaheen Afridi to Mitchell Marsh. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Nawaz.

20 October 2023 09:45

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2.5

Shaheen Afridi to Mitchell Marsh. Slower length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Nawaz.

20 October 2023 09:45

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2.4

Shaheen Afridi to Mitchell Marsh. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for no runs, fielded by Shafique.

20 October 2023 09:44

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2.2

Shaheen Afridi to David Warner. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Azam.

20 October 2023 09:43

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2.2

Wide Shaheen Afridi to David Warner. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Rizwan.

20 October 2023 09:42