Last Updated: October 20, 2023, 19:48 IST
Mitchell Marsh (left) and David Warner added 259 runs for the primary wicket. (AP Photo)
Australia made 367 for 9 in their 50 overs. 259 of these runs had come from the opening pair, who had enthralled the packed Chinnaswamy crowd.
On a scorching afternoon in Bengaluru, Pakistan captain Babar Azam opted to bowl first hoping to limit Australians to a good rating to chase down later.
What transpired, nevertheless, would have made Azam rue the choice as David Warner and Mitchell Marsh tore into the Pakistan bowling assault, making full use of the placid batting circumstances on supply.
David Warner already had some nice recollections of the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium earlier than a ball was bowled in the ICC ODI World Cup match towards Pakistan on Friday, having captained his former IPL staff Sunrisers Hyderabad to the title in 2016 at this venue.
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On Friday, although, it was his flip to make brisker recollections sporting the Australian jersey as he pummeled the Pakistan assault to all corners of the stadium, making full use of the placid batting circumstances that had been on supply.
Warner, who was dropped twice, first by Usama Mir when he was on 10 after which by Abdullah Shafique when he was on 105, made absolutely the a lot of the probabilities to hammer the bowlers to all components of the bottom.
Giving him firm on the different finish was Mitchell Marsh, who was celebrating his thirty second birthday on Friday and gave himself the very best birthday current with a century- a chanceless knock that had boundaries to all components of the bottom.
The opening duo of Warner and Marsh laid into the brand new ball pair of Shaheen Afridi and Hasan Ali, that compelled Azam to launched spin in solely the seventh over of the innings. What he thought was a technique to sluggish the tempo down solely fueled the innings additional because the opening duo used the shorter boundaries to good impact and saved the scoreboard motoring on.
Usama Mir, who was introduced in for Shadab Khan for this sport was introduced on in the eleventh over of the innings however in his first spell of 5 overs, he was taken for 50 runs.
Mohammad Nawaz supplied management in the center, however the opening wicket continued to elude Azam and his males. As the ball obtained older, the wicket supplied nothing to the bowlers as Warner and Marsh made merry in the Bengaluru warmth.
The Western Australian walked again to the pavilion to wealthy applause from the packed Chinnaswamy crowd for 121 runs off 108 balls. The duo had placed on 259 runs for the primary wicket- the very best stand for any wicket on the venue.
Pakistan appeared as hapless as they ever had in the match and it solely took a choice, in the thirty second over of the innings, to convey Afridi again into the assault that helped the Men in Green break the stand as Marsh was caught at brief fine-leg by Mir. Afridi went on so as to add the wicket of Glenn Maxwell subsequent up and Australia went on to lose Steve Smith shortly afterwards.
A rating of 400 was on the playing cards for the Australians, however Pakistan managed to drag issues again in the final 10 overs with some sensible bowling which was missing in the primary 40 overs. Cross-seamers and variations labored wonders for each Afridi and Haris Rauf – with the dup ending up with 8 wickets between them, regardless that Rauf ended up conceding 10 runs per over.
Australia finally made 367 for 9 in their 50 overs. 259 of these runs had come from the opening pair, who had enthralled the packed Chinnaswamy crowd.
