Australia secured a 62-run victory over Pakistan in a World Cup match, moving them up to fourth place on the points table.
In the match at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium, spinner Adam Zampa took four wickets, while openers David Warner and Mitchell Marsh scored centuries, setting the stage for Australia’s win.
David Warner’s explosive 163 runs came after he survived a leg-before appeal on the first ball of the match and was dropped on 10. His innings included 14 boundaries and nine towering sixes. Marsh added ten boundaries and nine sixes during his impressive knock.
The partnership between Warner and Marsh, just 23 runs short of the World Cup opening record, was aided by some subpar Pakistan bowling and fielding. Pakistan had a chance to break the partnership when Warner mishit a shot, but the catch was dropped.
Australia managed to score 367-9, and their previous highest World Cup opening stand was 183, set in 2011.
Despite the remarkable efforts of Shaheen Shah Afridi, who claimed five wickets for Pakistan, and Haris Rauf, who took three, Pakistan could not catch up to Australia’s total. Rephrase in simple English
