| ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, Bengaluru |
| Australia 367-9 (50 overs): Warner 163 (124), Marsh 121 (108); Afridi 5-54 |
| Pakistan 305 (45.3 overs): Imam-ul-Haq 70 (71), Shafique 64 (61); Zampa 4-53 |
| Australia won by 62 runs |
| Scorecard. Table |
David Warner’s superb 163 inspired Australia to a 62-run victory over Pakistan as they breathed life back into their World Cup campaign.
Warner shared a stand of 259 for the first wicket with Mitchell Marsh, who made 121, before Pakistan fought back.
Fast bowler Shaheen Afridi took 5-54 to help limit the Aussies to 367-9.
Imam-ul-Haq (70) and Abdullah Shafique (64) gave Pakistan a start but when Mohammad Rizwan departed for 46 to Adam Zampa, Australia closed out the game.
Pakistan had already chased a World Cup record total of 345 against Sri Lanka earlier in the tournament, but fell short of repeating the feat here.
In a World Cup in which there has been a dearth of close encounters, this match at least threatened to go to the wire before Pakistan’s batting…
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