After being asked to bat first, Warner was given an early reprieve when he was dropped at 10 by World Cup debutant Usama Mir. He capitalized on this mistake brilliantly as the Aussies accumulated 82 runs without losing a wicket in the powerplay, largely thanks to Haris Rauf’s costly ninth over which went for 24 runs. Thereon, the dynamic opening duo of Warner and Marsh extended their record-breaking opening stand to 259 with both players scoring centuries. The game took a turn in Pakistan eventually carved an opening to fight back when Shaheen Afridi’s got rid of Marsh (121) and Glenn Maxwell on successive deliveries. Nevertheless, Warner continued to strike aggressively at one end, even as wickets began to tumble. The final 10 overs were thus dominated by the Men in Green, especially after Warner returned to the pavilion for 163. The five-time World Cup winners could only manage to score 55 runs and lost 6 wickets in the process, with Afridi completing a remarkable 5-wicket haul.
Pakistan got their hopes up of chasing down the challenging target of 368 on a flat Bengaluru surface with a strong 134-run opening partnership. Incidentally, this marked the first instance of all four openers registering 50-plus scores in a World Cup match. The first breakthrough came when Abdullah Shafique was dismissed for 64, followed by Imam-ul-Haq for 70 and Babar Azam for 18 in quick succession. Pakistan suddenly found themselves in a tough spot at 179/3 at the end of 27 overs. As the required run rate began to increase, Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan attempted to revive the chase by adding 77 runs in just eight overs. However, once Australian captain Pat Cummins managed to break this partnership, a flurry of wickets followed. Adam Zampa dismissed Iftikhar Ahmed and Mohammad Nawaz in quick succession, eventually ending the day with four wickets to his name. Pat CUmmins capped off proceedings in the 46th over with his second scalp, dooming Pakistan to their second loss of the campaign.
Chinnaswamy crowd wishing Mitchell Marsh a very happy birthday.pic.twitter.com/enO4QpP7zr
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 20, 2023
That’s huge game!
AUSTRALIA HAVE DEFEATED PAKISTAN BY 62 RUNS…!!!
Huge Boost To NRR
It’s all about Zampa, Hazelwood, Stoinis who made this Possible with continuous wickets and Breaking the Momentum of Pakistan #PAKvsAUS
pic.twitter.com/uYEoEmoNbi— VINEETH𓃵 (@sololoveee) October 20, 2023
Before the match
– Flattest wicket
– Short Boundary
– Dil Dil Pakistan
– Australia not in form
– longest batting lineup
Pakistan thrashed by mighty Australia #AUSvsPAK #AUSvPAK #PAKvsAUS #PAKvAUS pic.twitter.com/Y2Xwfemnx8— Ash (@Ashsay_) October 20, 2023
Oh god!
Match turning moment!
Adam Zampa – match winner of Australia.
Taken The Big wickets of Babar, Ifthikar, Rizwan The Top guns
The Game changer Zampa #PAKvsAUSpic.twitter.com/bIpkOy957e— VINEETH𓃵 (@sololoveee) October 20, 2023
#PAKvsAUS #AUSvsPAK
Chinnaswamy crowd wishing Mitchell Marsh a very happy birthday.
That’s why chinnaswamy crowd is the best pic.twitter.com/KQgQnA6eS4— Kohli Das (@kingsuper1816) October 20, 2023
Back with a bang!
That was great win!
Australia Beat Pakistan By 62 Runs #PAKvsAUS pic.twitter.com/uTlJ8c2H4O
— F A I Z A N (@FaizanKhan_152) October 20, 2023
Babar looks sad but definitely he’s gonna make a comeback!
Hard luck Babar Azam good luck for the upcoming games #AUSvsPAK #PAKvsAUS #CWC23 #Warner pic.twitter.com/7SKtmVPCUM
— Muhammad Najeeb (@Muhamma47040561) October 20, 2023
It was a huge mess up to drop Warner’s catch!
Hard luck peeps!
In the end of day heart broken again. This time by PCT #PAKvsAUS
— Fiza Parveen (@Fi_za92) October 20, 2023
