Australia beat Pakistan in World Cup 2023 warm-up match
- By Web Desk -
- Oct 03, 2023
HYDERABAD: Australia defeated Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 warm-up fixture by 14 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, India on Tuesday.
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Australia, electing to bat, scored 351-7 in their 50 overs on the back of Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green’s half-centuries.
Glenn Maxwell top-scored with 77 off 71 balls. His blistering knock included four boundaries and six maximums. Cameron Green struck four fours and a six on his way to unbeaten 40-ball 50.
Opener David Warner and tailender scored 48 each.
Spinner Usama Mir was the pick of Pakistan bowlers with his figures of 2-31 in five overs.
Babar Azam, Iftikhar Ahmed and Mohammad Nawaz struck fifties but their efforts went in vain as Pakistan managed were dismissed for 337 in 47.4 overs.
Babar Azam was the standout batter with his 59-ball 90. He scored 11 boundaries and two maximums in his knock.
Iftikhar Ahmed made 83 off 85 balls with six fours and four maximums to his name. Mohammad Nawaz struck six fours and a maximum on his way to 42-ball 50.
Spinner Marnus Labuschagne took three wickets, whereas Mitchell Marsh and Pat Cummins.
Pakistan begin their ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign when they take on the Netherlands on October 6 in Hyderabad. Australia, on the other hand, play hosts India in their first match on October 8 in Chennai.
LIVE SCORE
PaK 337 all out (lost by 14 runs)
OveRS 47.4
AUS 351/7- Overs 50
Usama Mir Removed Warner and Marsh
Nawaz removed LABUSCHAGNE
Haris Rauf removed Steve Smith
Alex Carey got runout
Shadab Khan removed Glenn Maxwell
Wasim Jr removes Inglus
PAKISTAN PLAYING 11
IMAM-UL-HAQ
FAKHAR ZAMAN
ABDULLAH SHAFIQUE
IFTIKHAR AHMED
SHADAB KHAN – Captain
MOHAMMAD NAWAZ
BABAR AZAM
AGHA SALMAN
HASAN ALI
USAMA MIR
MOHAMMAD WASIM
SAUD SHAKEEL
HARIS RAUF
SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI
AUSTRALIA PLAYING 11
DAVID WARNER
MITCHELL MARSH
STEVE SMITH
MARNUS LABUSCHAGNE
ALEX CAREY
GLENN MAXWELL
CAMERON GREEN
JOSH INGLIS
PAT CUMMINS
MITCHELL STARC
SEAN ABBOTT
JOSH HAZLEWOOD
MARCUS STOINIS
ADAM ZAMPA
TRAVIS HEAD
Pakistan lost the previous warm-up match against New Zealand by five wickets.
Babar Azam’s side entered the mega-event as the number two ranked ODI side and enjoys the best win/loss ratio of 2.400 in this World Cup cycle.
Pakistan missed out on a semi-final spot in the 2019 iteration of the World Cup because of a lower net run-rate to New Zealand, who ended up as runners-up. The team’s best performance came in the 1992 edition when they lifted the trophy at the MCG after defeating England. Pakistan featured in the final of the 1999 edition and reached semi-finals in 1979, 1983, 1987, and 2011.
A-Sports is telecasting the World Cup 2023 live on TV in Pakistan, alternatively you can watch the livestream on ARY ZAP.