World Cup: Australia defeated Pakistan by 62 runs

 

 

 

 

 

World Cup: Australia defeated Pakistan by 62 runs
…. …. Asghar Ali Mubarak………

 

In the 18th match of the ICC World Cup 2023, Australia won a better position on the points table by defeating Pakistan by 62 runs. Pakistan cricket team’s opening pair of Abdullah Shafiq and Imamul Haq provided a partnership of 134 runs, both the players completed their half-centuries.

After Abdullah Shafiq 64 and Imamul Haq 70 runs, no player could resist except Muhammad Rizwan 46, Saud Shakeel 30 and Iftikhar Ahmed 26 runs. Babar Azam scored 18,

Mohammad Nawaz 14 and Shaheen Shah Afridi returned to the pavilion scoring 10 runs, thus the whole team was bundled out for 305 runs in 45.3 overs. In the match being played in Bengaluru,

Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to let Australia bat. After the Australian openers’ partnership of 259 runs, it looked like Pakistan would get a target of 400-plus, but the green shirts bowled well in the final overs.

Despite this, the Australian team achieved the record of the highest total against Pakistan in the history of the World Cup. In the mega event, 10 days ago, Sri Lanka made a big total of 344 runs against Pakistan, but Australia scored 367 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs and claimed this record.

Australian openers David Warner and Mitchell Marsh put on a great batting first with David Warner and then Mitchell Marsh scoring centuries and setting up a record partnership of 259 runs for the first wicket. On the third ball of the fifth over of the match,

Usama Mir dropped the catch of David Warner off Shaheen Afridi, after which a wonderful partnership was established for the first wicket. Mitchell Marsh became the victim of Shaheen Shah Afridi by playing 121 runs off 108 balls, during which he hit 9 sixes and 10 fours.

Australia’s second wicket fell at the score of 259 only, Glenn Maxwell became the second victim of Shaheen Afridi without scoring. With Australia’s third wicket down at 284, Usama Mir sent Steve Smith to the pavilion, who scored just 7 runs. Pakistan got their fourth and biggest win in the form of the wicket of David Warner,

who returned to the pavilion for a total score of 325 off Haris Rauf, hitting 9 sixes and 14 fours during his innings of 163 runs off 124 balls. Australia’s fifth wicket fell for 339 runs, Josh Ingles scored 13 runs and became Haris Rauf’s second victim. Pakistan got their sixth victory on the score of 354, Marcus Stoins scored 21 runs and was lbw off the ball of Shaheen Afridi.

Australia’s seventh wicket fell on the score of 360 for 8 runs by Marnes Labushin, who became Haris Rauf’s third victim. After that, Shaheen Afridi dismissed Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood on the first 2 balls of the last over,

thus 9 Australian players returned to the pavilion. In the match, Shaheen Shah Afridi took 5 wickets by giving 54 runs in 10 overs and Haris Rauf took 3 wickets by giving 83 runs in 8 overs while 1 wicket went to Osama Mir, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Nawaz and Iftikhar Ahmed got no wickets. could not

For today’s match, Osama Mir was included in the playing XI of the Pakistan team instead of the vice-captain Shadab Khan.