Australia vs Pakistan ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Quarter Final 3 at Adelaide
Australia vs Pakistan ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Quarter Final 3 at Adelaide
Australia will face off with Pakistan in the third quarter final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Adelaide. The match will take place on Friday, March 20. Australia won four of their six matches, had one end in no result and lost one in the group stages, while Pakistan won four and lost two. Australia have benefited from home advantage and that will play part when they face Pakistan. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: POINTS TABLE
Pakistan had a horrendous start to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 campaign. They lost their first match to arch-rivals India by margin of 76 runs. In the next match they faced the more shaky West Indies but were dealt a brutal 150-run mauling. At this stage fans started fearing for Pakistan’s qualification chances. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: SCHEDULE & MATCH DETAILS
But they came back hard in the games thereafter. They played a close contest against Zimbabwe and emerged victorious by 20 runs in the end. They then faced the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and won comfortably by 129 runs. But their most prized victory came when they beat South Africa in the next match by 29 runs in a rain curtailed match. Finally they beat Ireland in their last group stage match to win by seven wickets.
Australia, on the other hand, never let arise any doubts in terms of qualification. In their first game, they beat England by massive 111 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Their next game was against Bangladesh but Australia missed a chance to make it two in two because of rain. Australia’s next game was against their neighbours and co-hosts New Zealand. The teams played out, arguably, the most nail-biting matches in the entire tournament. The Kiwis finally won with one wicket to spare. Top 10 batsmen in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Australia’s next match was against Afghanistan and they gave the Asian side a 275-run mauling in the match — biggest margin of victory in any World Cup and the second biggest overall in terms of runs. Australia then went on to beat Sri Lanka by 64 runs and finished on high by beating Scotland by seven wickets. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Complete Coverage