Cricket World Cup Heat-up: Australia Edge Pakistan As India Go 3,400km For World Cup Washout
Australia edged out Pakistan by 14 runs in a high-scoring World Cup warm-up on Tuesday as India travelled 3,400km from one nook of the nation to a different solely to be defeated by torrential rain. In Hyderabad, Australia made 351-7 from their 50 overs with Glenn Maxwell significantly ruthless on Pakistan’s bowlers. Maxwell cracked 77 off 71 balls with 4 boundaries and 6 sixes. Cameron Inexperienced was undefeated on 50, David Warner clubbed three sixes in his 48 whereas Josh Inglis additionally made 48. Marnus Labuschagne, a late call-up by the five-time World Cup winners, contributed 40.
Pakistan leg-spinner Usama Mir impressed with 2-31 as he dismissed Warner and Mitchell Marsh after the openers had placed on 83 for the primary wicket.
Mir’s leg-spinning companion Shadab Khan was costly together with his one wicket costing 69 runs.
In reply, Pakistan, who misplaced by 5 wickets to New Zealand of their opening warm-up, have been dismissed for 337 within the forty eighth over.
Captain Babar Azam hit a fluent, unbeaten 90 off 59 balls with 11 boundaries and two sixes and shared a 144-run partnership with Iftikhar Ahmed who made 83 off 85 deliveries.
Mohammad Nawaz contributed 50 however Pakistan fell simply brief.
At Guwahati, Kusal Mendis scored a panoramic 158 as Sri Lanka have been bowled out for 294 by Afghanistan earlier than slipping to a six-wicket defeat in a rain-hit match.
Mendis, captain for the day with Dasun Shanaka sitting out the ultimate warm-up, made his runs off solely 87 balls.
He hit 19 fours and 9 sixes as Afghanistan struggled to use the brakes with solely former skipper Mohammad Nabi having fun with sustained success with 4-44.
Rahmanullah century
Afghanistan have been sitting comfortably on 118-1 within the twenty first over in reply when rain stopped play.
They have been then set an adjusted goal of 257 off 42 overs and cruised house with 23 balls to spare.
Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz smashed 119 from 92 balls with eight fours and 9 sixes, sharing a 212-run second wicket partnership with Rahmat Shah.
Rahmat’s 93 was made off 82 balls and featured 10 fours and three sixes.
In the meantime, India’s famous person cricketers endured a 3,400km (2,170 miles) cross-country journey to play a warm-up just for the match to be deserted with out a ball being bowled.
India have been to face the Netherlands in Thiruvananthapuram, on the southern tip of India, however they have been left kicking their heels within the rain.
On Saturday, their scheduled recreation towards defending champions England up within the north-eastern metropolis of Guwahati was additionally washed out.
In whole, the moist climate pressured three warm-up matches to be deserted whereas 4 others have been rain-affected, leaving groups and gamers annoyed forward of Thursday’s World Cup begin.
Nonetheless, the climate forecast for the remainder of the week in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Dharamsala — venues for first three days of the event — is optimistic with sunshine as a substitute of showers.
England will play New Zealand within the event opener on the world’s greatest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Pakistan conflict with the Netherlands in Hyderabad on Friday, whereas Afghanistan and Bangladesh play in Dharamsala on Saturday.
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