Australia vs Pakistan Highlights, Cricket World Cup 2023: Australia beat Pakistan by 62 runs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: Cummins takes the last wicket, good catch by Labuschagne at the boundary. That is that for Pakistan, they fall to a second consecutive defeat. Australia, conversely, manage two back to back wins after their poor start to the tournament. The five-time champions are up and running. Two wickets each for Cummins and Stoinis, one each for Starc and Hazlewood and four for Zampa.

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: The streak remains alive for Starc. This is the 22nd consecutive World Cup game in which he has taken at least one wicket. He has taken at least one wicket in every match he has every played. Hasan Ali nicks behind and it is a straightforward catch for Inglis.

Hasan Ali c Inglis b Starc 8 (8), Pakistan 301/9 in 44.6 overs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: Mohammad Nawaz was the last, faint source of hope for Pakistan and he is out stumped. Zampa finishes his 10 overs with figures of 4/53. How good has he been today.

Nawaz st Inglis b Zampa 14 (16), Pakistan 287/8 in 43 overs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: Usama Mir holes at fine leg, a good catch from Starc. Hazlewood gets his first wicket and this is now very much Australia’s match.

Usama Mir c Starc b Hazlewood 0 (3), Pakistan 277/7 in 41.5 overs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: Zampa strikes with the fifth ball of the 41st. Rizwan goes down on one knee for the sweep, the ball sneaks under the bat though and hits him on the pads. Big appeal from the Aussies and the umpire gives it. Rizwan reviews but it seems more of a formality than anything else. In the end though, the replays only shows umpire’s review! Turned out to be much closer than it seemed.

Rizwan lbw b Zampa 46 (40), Pakistan 274/6 in 40.5 overs

The 37th went for 14 runs and now the 38th goes for 13. Pakistan now need 103 to win off 72 though, it still remains a big ask.

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: Too straight from Stoinis for the third of the 38th, Rizwan moves across and helps it fine to the boundary.

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: Oh that is gigantic. Possibly biggest of the match. First ball of the 38th from Stoinis, Iftikhar wallops it over the bowler’s head into the sightscreen.

AUS vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 258/4 in 37.1 overs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: Two in the 37th over now, both hit by new man Iftikhar. The fifth ball of the 37th is on the pads at pace from Cummins, Iftikhar pulls it emphatically into the ground.

AUS vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 252/4, need 116 to win off 78

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: Just as it started looking like Pakistan were getting a grip on this, Cummins provides the breakthrough for his side. Shakeel miscues the pull, it loops up behind cover, where Stoinis takes a sharp catch running backwards.

Shakeel c Stoinis b Cummins 30 (31), Pakistan 232/4 in 34.2 overs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: Shakeel steers the fourth ball from Maxwell in the 34th to the cow corner boundary. Two runs then off the next two balls and Shakeel reaches 30 in as many, Rizwan on 33 off 28.

AUS vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 231/3 in 34 overs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: Shakeel moves all the way across and laps the last ball of the 33rd from Starc over fine leg to the boundary. He moves to 25 off 28, Rizwan on 29 off 24

AUS vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 222/3 in 33 overs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: Rizwan clobbers the last ball of the 31st from Starc over wide long-on, finds the gap and that’s another that ends in a boundary for Pakistan. That is good enough at the moment, Pakistan need wickets in hand more than anything else but they will need to get a move on at some point later in the next 10 overs. The required rate is 8.42 and they are going at 6.70. Rizwan on 25 off 21, Shakeel on 16 off 19.

AUS vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 208/3 in 31 overs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: Classy from Shakeel. He just lifts the last ball of the 30th from Hazlewood gracefully over tbe bowler’s head to the boundary. He moves to 14 off 17, Rizwan on 19 off 17.

AUS vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 200/3 in 30 overs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: That has to be one of the catches of the tournament. The Australian captain dismisses the Pakistan captain with an absolute scorcher of a catch. Length ball from Zampa, Babar pulls it across the line of the delivery. Cummins goes low and dives to his right, takes it with both hands.

Babar Azam c Cummins b Zampa 18 (14), Pakistan 175/3 in 26.2 overs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: He hit that as nonchalantly as one would while looking for a single. But Babar times it so well that it races through the vacant mid-on region and goes to the boundary. He moves to 16 off 11 at the end of that Stoinis over, Rizwan at the other end on one off as many.

AUS vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 159/2 off 24 overs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: Marcus Stoinis the bowler is in play today. Imam makes room for the fourth ball of the 24th and smashes it straight to deep third man. Good low catch from Starc there, Stoinis flexes his biceps and roars.

Imam-ul-Haq c Starc b Stoinis 70 (71), Pakistsan 154/2 in 23.4 overs

Well not too impressive from Josh Hazlewood at mid-on. Babar clips it to his right and Hazlewood is slow to make a move, because of which the ball runs past him and simply takes off on the practice pitches. The next ball is a dot and Babar moves to 8 off 5.

AUS vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 143/1 in 22 overs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: The third ball of that over is short and Babar puls it behind squaree. He gets off the mark with that.

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: Marcus Stoinis with his first ball of the match! Bouncer at the body, Shafique top edges the pull shot and Maxwell takes the easy catch. The opening stand ends on 134.

Shafique c Maxwell b Stoinis 64 (61), Pakistan 134/1 in 21.1 overs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: Now Imam against Maxwell. He comes down the track and goes inside out over cover off he fifth ball of that over. Two runs off the last and Imam reaches 62 off as many at the end of the 20th over. Shafique on 62 off 58.

AUS vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 131/0 in 20 overs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: The batters are clearly targeting Maxwell here. Shafique smashes the first ball of the 20th over point to the boundary. Then the he uses his feet and wallops the second past the bowler straight down the ground to the boundary.

AUS vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 124/0 in 19.2 overs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: Imam plays the fifth ball of Maxwell’s over past fine leg and gets to his 20th half-century. A single off the next ball and Imam reaches 54 off 55, Shafique on 51 off 53.

AUS vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 112/0

First ball of the 18th is played to long-on and Abdullah takes a single to get there. What a change he has made for Pakistan at the top of the order.

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: It has come in 16.4 overs. Meanwhile the umpire seems to have informed both teams that DRS is not working at the moment and so the umpire’s call will be final.

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: Fantastic pull shot from Shafique and the ball seems to have bounced right on the boundary pads. A lengthy check from the third umpire to check that and it is given as a maximum in the end.

Cummins’ over would have gone for just three, it has now gone for nine.

AUS vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 90/0 in 14 overs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: Off the very next ball! What is it with butterfingers in the field today. Shafique pulls the fifth ball which is back of a length in front of square. Abott is at midwicket, he is in play right at the boundary and he lets the dolly go through his hands. It lands beyond the boundary rope right behind him. A single off the next ball and Shafique moves to 34 off 38, Imam on 33 off 34.

AUS vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 73/0 in 12 overs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: Cummins bowling the 12th, Shafique meets the fourth with a wonderful straight drive, hits it straight past the bowler. No stopping that one.

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, AUS vs PAK World Cup 2023: Shafique on 22 off 32, Imam on 31 off 28. This has been a good, strong start for Pakistan and they have made it clear that they are giving this total a red hot challenge. They did break the record for their highest succesfull chase against Sri Lanka and this match is playing in Bengaluru, arguably a far better batting pitch than Hyderabad at any time of a match. Australia will be wary. Adam Zampa to bowl the first over of spin in the 11th.

AUS vs PAK Live Score: Pakistan 59/0 in 10 overs, need 309 to win in 240

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score Cricket World Cup 2023: Maiden from Hazlewood as Australia apply pressure on Pakistan’s openers, Abdullah (10*) and Imam (25*).

PAK: 40/0 (6), Target: 368

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score Cricket World Cup 2023: 12 off the fifth over in this run chase, including two fours. Imam (25*) and Abdullah (10*) are currently batting for Babar’s side.

PAK: 40/0 (5), Target: 368

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score Cricket World Cup 2023: A short delivery by Hazlewood, and Imam pulls it for a four! Then he hammers him past cover point to make it back-to-back!

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score Cricket World Cup 2023: Starc concedes 4 wides in the opening over, and leaks 8 runs in total!

PAK: 8/0 (1), Target: 368

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score Cricket World Cup 2023: Imam and Abdullah to open Pakistan’s chase. Starc to bowl for Australia.

Target for PAK: 368

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score Cricket World Cup 2023: They end the innings with a double. Cummins miscues his shot to deep midwicket! Good last over by Shaheen!

AUS: 367/9 (50)

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score Cricket World Cup 2023: This time he removes Hazlewood for a golden duck, who nicks him to the wicketkeeper for a simple catch!

Hazlewood c Rizwan b Shaheen 0 (1)

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score Cricket World Cup 2023: A full delivery by Shaheen, in the slot and on off. Starc tries to launch him down the ground, but ends up lofting it for a catch!

Starc c Shakeel b Shaheen 2 (3)

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score Cricket World Cup 2023: Third wicket for Rauf! Short of a length delivery, outside off. Labuschagne pulls it, but it goes flat to deep midwicket for a catch!

Labuschagne c (sub) Shadab b Haris 8 (12)

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score Cricket World Cup 2023: A slow delivery by Shaheen, from round the wicket. Stoinis tries to scoop, but is trapped and hit. The umpire gives lbw but Stoinis reviews it! No bat involved and it was hitting the top of middle!

Stoinis lbw b Shaheen 21 (24)

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score Cricket World Cup 2023: 7 off this over as Australia try to reach close to 400! Stoinis (21*) and Labuschagne (8*) are currently batting.

AUS: 354/5 (47)

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score Cricket World Cup 2023: A good delivery by Rauf as Inglis gloves it to Rizwan. The ball was banged in on short length. The umpire says not out and Rizwan reviews. Inglis has to walk off now!

Inglis c Rizwan b Rauf 13 (9)

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score Cricket World Cup 2023: A low full toss by Hasan, on middle. Inglis clears his front leg and creams this through extra cover for a four!

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score Cricket World Cup 2023: OUT! Warner loses his wicket, what a special innings! A slow delivery by Rauf, up on middle. Warner sends it in the air for an easy catch!

Warner c (sub) Shadab b Rauf 163 (124)

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score Cricket World Cup 2023: A full delivery by Usama, outside off. Stoinis sees it is in the slot and hammers it back for a smashing six!

AUS: 312/3 (41)

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score Cricket World Cup 2023: Usama strikes!

He tosses it up, legbreak. Smith drives, but can only send it back to the bowler, for a low catch!

Smith c and b Usama 7 (9)

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score Cricket World Cup 2023: Warner taps this delivery by Shaheen to the right of the bowler, and sends Smith back, who wanted a single. The pacer tries to do a direct hit at the bowler’s end but Smith is safely back!

AUS: 269/2 (36)

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score Cricket World Cup 2023: HE TAKES ANOTHER TO END THIS OVER!

A full delivery by Shaheen, and outside off. Maxwell loses his shape and lofts it in the air for Babar in mid-off, who catches it!

Maxwell c Babar b Shaheen 0 (1)

AUS: 259/2 (34)

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score Cricket World Cup 2023: A short delivery by Shaheen, around the hip. Marsh pulls him over long leg for a six! Then Shaheen sends a full delivery, on leg. Marsh goes big, but it gets off the inner part of his bat to Usama for a catch!

Marsh c Usama b Shaheen 121 (108)

Usama tosses it up, and Warner slams this overpitched delivery past mid-off for a four! Then it is a similar delivery again, which he drives for another four!