Pakistan has to shake off illness in its squad and also leave behind its heavy defeat to archrival India when it takes on five-time champion Australia at the Cricket World Cup.
Australia’s captain Pat Cummins unsuccessfully appeals for the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Charith Asalanka during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match between Australia and Sri Lanka in Lucknow, India, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Australia’s captain Pat Cummins bowls a delivery during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match between Australia and Sri Lanka in Lucknow, India, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023.
The crowd was behind Babar Azam-led side when Shafique and Mohammad Rizwan both scored centuries in Pakistan’s record run chase of 345-4. Afridi has struggled to pick up early wickets, while Haris Rauf and Hasan Ali have performed in patches. spinners Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz struggled to give Pakistan breakthroughs in the middle overs.“Everyone is saying we are unpredictable but I believe we have the world’s top bowlers,” Rizwan said. “Everyone is rightly thinking that our spinners are not picking up wickets, but if you look at their bowling they are doing good … Shadab and Nawaz can turn the match in our favor any time.
Pat Cummins’ squad failed to cross the 200-run mark in heavy losses to India and South Africa in which the Australian skipper managed to get just one wicket. While Travis Head is still nursing a broken left hand, Mitchell Marsh regained some of his lost batting form with a half century against Sri Lanka.
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