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IN PICS: ICC World Cup 2019, Australia vs Pakistan, Match 17
Having lost against India in their previous game, Australia returned to winning ways.
Last Published on - June 12, 2019 8:12 PM IST
Australia opener Aaron Finch and David Warner led a bright start, adding 56 in the first 10 overs (AFP Photo)
Finch was dropped in the slips while batting on 26 off the bowling of Wahab Riaz (AFP Photo)
Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed opted to field in overcast conditions. Both teams dropped their specialist spinners, favouring pace (AFP Photo)
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Finch went on to score 82 off 83 in a 146-run stand with Warner before being dislodged by Mohammad Amir (AFP Photo)
David Warner recorded his 15th ODI century and was out after scoring 107 (AFP Photo)
Mohammad Amir was the wrecker-in-chief, taking a maiden five-wicket haul (5/30) as Australia were bowled out for 307 (AFP Photo)
Despite the strong platform, Australia slipped. From 223/2, they lost final eight wickets for just 84 (AFP Photo)
Pakistan’s chase started badly when Fakhar Zaman fell for a duck uppercutting Cummins to Kane Richardson at third man. (AFP Photo)
Babar Azam was in superb touch, with 28 of his 30 runs coming in fours, before he mishooked Nathan Coulter-Nile to deep backward square leg. (AFP Photo)
Opener Imam-ul-Haq was upping the tempo in his 53 when he gloved Pat Cummins (3-33) down the legside to wicket-keeper Alex Carey. (AFP Photo)
Aaron Finch, an occasional slow bowler, grabbed a real bonus wicket when Mohammad Hafeez (46) hit a rank full toss straight to Starc at deep square leg. (AFP Photo)
When Shoaib Malik was brilliantly caught for nought by a diving Carey after inside edging Cummins, Pakistan were in dire straits at 147-5. (AFP Photo)
Pakistan, after a middle-order collapse that saw them lose three wickets for 11 runs in 15 balls, were all but beaten at 200 for seven in the 34th over. But captain Sarfaraz Ahmed (40) and the big-hitting Wahab Riaz (45) gave them renewed hope with a stand of 64. (AFP Photo)
Australia, who lost to India, were again looking to Mitchell Starc to get them out of a tight spot, as had done in an earlier win over the West Indies and the fast bowler duly delivered with 2-43. (AFP Photo)
Starc had Wahab caught behind got off a thin edge, although it needed an Australia review of an original not out decision to leave Pakistan 264-8 Two balls later, Amir played on for a duck before Glenn Maxwell ended the match with a brilliant direct hit run out of Sarfaraz. (AFP Photo)
