Openers David Warner and Mitchell Marsh hit swashbuckling a whole bunch towards a sloppy Pakistan to elevate Australia to 367-9 of their Cricket World Cup 2023 conflict in Bengaluru on Friday. Warner survived a leg-before attraction off the very first ball of the match and was then dropped on 10 within the fifth over, earlier than cracking a punishing 124-ball 163 after Australia had been despatched in to bat on a flat Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch. Marsh, celebrating his thirty second birthday, clobbered a 108-ball 121 because the pair raced to an Australian World Cup opening stand file of 259 by the thirty fourth over, a lot to the delight of a 30,000 crowd.
Pakistan’s profitable 345-run chase towards Sri Lanka in Hyderabad 10 days in the past is the very best in World Cup historical past.
Their highest ODI chase was additionally towards Australia, 349 in Lahore final 12 months.
Warner’s innings had 14 boundaries and 9 towering sixes as he and Marsh spared not one of the Pakistan bowlers. Marsh’s knock was spiced with ten boundaries and 9 sixes.
Their stand — simply 23 wanting the World Cup opening file of 282 by Sri Lanka’s Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan towards Zimbabwe at Pallekele in 2011 — was helped by some poor Pakistan bowling and fielding.
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It was the innings-turning second when Warner’s miscued shot off Shaheen Shah Afridi ballooned within the air, however Usama Mir — changing Shadab Khan within the facet — let the ball slip between shaking fingers.
Warner made essentially the most of his reprieve as he and Marsh hit 4 boundaries and a six off pacer Haris Rauf’s first over, taking 24 in all.
A Pushpa trademark by David Warner after reaching the century at Chinnasaamy #AUSvsPAK
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Australia smashed 82 within the first power-play and accomplished 200 within the thirtieth over.
Warner accomplished his second World Cup century — and twenty first general — with a single off spinner Mohammad Nawaz off 85 balls whereas Marsh reached his second ODI hundred with a six in the identical over, taking 100 balls.
Ironically, it was Mir who caught Marsh off Shaheen to interrupt the stand within the thirty fourth over.
Glenn Maxwell, despatched in at three to maintain up the momentum, fell first ball, caught by Babar Azam off Shaheen whereas Steve Smith was caught and bowled by Mir for seven.
Warner continued the carnage with three extra sixes earlier than falling to Rauf, holing out at long-on.
Australia’s earlier highest World Cup opening stand was 183 set by Brad Haddin and Shane Watson towards Canada at this similar venue in 2011.
Shaheen, who completed with 5-54, helped Pakistan come again within the final ten overs with six wickets falling for 70 runs. Rauf took 3-83.
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