In an exhilarating experience at M.Chinnaswamy Arena, Bengaluru, Australia arose successful by 62 goes against Pakistan in the eighteenth match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. Australia’s innings was featured by a splendid hundred years from David Warner, who scored 163 runs from 124 balls, and a wonderful exhibition by Mitchell Swamp, who contributed 121 runs from 108 conveyances. Shaheen Afridi was Pakistan’s champion bowler, asserting five wickets for 54 runs. Australia set a difficult objective of 368 runs for Pakistan. Accordingly, Pakistan put forth a bold attempt, however their top-request batsmen, Abdullah Shafique (64) and Imam-ul-Haq (70), couldn’t exactly match the necessary run rate. Adam Zampa was the pick of the Australian bowlers, taking four pivotal wickets.
Notwithstanding some late obstruction from the lower request, Pakistan was bowled out for 305 in 45.3 overs. Australia’s thorough triumph was fixed by their restrained bowling execution, with Pat Cummins and Marcus Stoinis both contributing with essential wickets. David Warner’s hundred years and a joined collaboration in both batting and bowling guaranteed Australia’s persuading win, improving their possibilities in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
AUS versus PAK: Line-ups
Playing XI for Australia: Mitchell Swamp, David Warner, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
Anticipated XI for Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam ul Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf
AUS versus PAK: Throw
Pakistan won the throw and selected to bowl.
AUS versus PAK No holds barred in ODIs
The two groups have played 107 ODIs against each other with Australia winning 69 of those. Pakistan have beaten the competition multiple times. Three games have finished in a no-result, while a match got tied.
| Won | Lost | NR/Tie | |
| Australia | 69 | 34 | 4 |
| Pakistan | 34 | 69 | 4 |
