Australia and Afghanistan win in the final practice match
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khaskhabar.com : Wednesday, October 04, 2023 1:40 PM
New Delhi . Australia defeated Pakistan in a thrilling match on the last day of the practice matches for the World Cup 2023. Meanwhile, in another match, Afghanistan won against Sri Lanka in a rain-affected match.
Glenn Maxwell scored 77 in Australia’s 351 for seven in Hyderabad, while Marnus Labuschagne contributed with bat and ball.
Despite captain Babar Azam’s 90 runs, Pakistan fell behind by 14 runs and the team had to face defeat in the second consecutive warm-up match.
Batting first, Australia had a good start. David Warner (48 runs) and Mitchell Marsh (31 runs) made a partnership of 83 runs. Smith (27 runs) and Marnus Labuschagne (40 runs) also added a few runs for the team but Maxwell (77 runs), Green (50 runs) and Josh English (48 runs) played brilliant innings and took the team beyond 350. Delivered.
In reply, Pakistan had a very bad start. The team had lost four wickets for 83 runs. Then, Iftikhar was out after scoring 83 runs in 85 balls. Babar retired after scoring 90 runs in 59 balls with the help of 11 fours and two sixes. In this way the team was reduced to 337 runs in 47.4 overs.
At the same time, in another practice match played in Guwahati, Afghanistan defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets using Duckworth-Lewis method. (IANS)
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