Summary

  • Australia move up to fourth in group-stage table

  • Warner, dropped on 10 & 105, makes brilliant 163

  • Opener Marsh also hits century as Australia put on 259 for first wicket

  • Australia fall from 325-3 to 367-9

  • Shaheen takes 5-54 as Australia fail to build on blistering start

  • Rizwan keeps Pakistan in hunt but Zampa's four wickets apply brakes

  • Stoinis takes two quick wickets to end 134-run opening stand

  1. Postpublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 20 October 2023

    But that's it for now. Go enjoy your Friday evening. We'll see you tomorrow.

  2. Postpublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 20 October 2023

    After tomorrow, everyone will have played four games, almost halfway through the tournament.

    At 06:00 the Netherlands play Sri Lanka, we'll have TMS commentary of that one.

    Then, from 09:30, England realistically have to beat South Africa to stay on course for a place in the semi-finals. Full coverage of that one.

  3. Postpublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 20 October 2023

    More from David Warner on what pleased him about his innings: "Just committing and backing my skills. I felt like I was ticking along and was just one bit of luck away. It helps when you're hitting the ball out of the middle. Playing on a ground like this, you've got to take those chances.

    "It was just good to get out there and get a partnership with Mitch today. We spoke about wanting to bat together until 35 over at least then at the back end, we could score heavily.

    "There is a bit of tinkering that we need to work on after losing wickets at the end."

    On his groin injury: "It's a little bit sore but it's just cramps at the moment."

  4. 'I felt I was just one bit of luck away from a score'published at 17:46 British Summer Time 20 October 2023

    Player of the match, Australia's David Warner: "It was awesome.

    "We thought the threat was going to be the first five or six overs with the new ball then once we got the pace of the wicket, we were going to target the next guys that came on.

    "For us to go out there and put in a performance and a score on the board like that is very pleasing."

  5. Postpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 20 October 2023

    David Warner is man of the match for his 163. Super knock.

  6. Postpublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 20 October 2023

    Carlos Brathwaite
    Ex-West Indies all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    A quite handsome victory for Australia all told.

    You do wonder if a few different decision had been made differently throughout the middle of the Australian batting innings, would they only be chasing 330 and then it looks a whole different proposition.

  7. Postpublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 20 October 2023

    Australia go fourth in the table, above Pakistan and England, just behind South Africa. It feels like two of those four will make it through to the semis.

  8. Postpublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 20 October 2023

    Carlos Brathwaite
    Ex-West Indies all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Convincing win for Australia. It felt as though Pakistan were in it for a while, you always felt that they were close enough if something happened.

    But all that happened was Pakistan losing wickets and the little bit of the hold they had on the game slipped away with every wicket that went down.

    You can point to the Saud Shakeel and Iftikhar Ahmed wickets, those were the two that really pushed the game out of their grasp.

  9. Postpublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 20 October 2023

    That was a good game. Another three overs overs of Iftikhar and it would have been really interesting. Instead, Australia won by a decent margin.

  10. Postpublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 20 October 2023

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Cummins takes the wicket to finish it off. It was a good sharp catch on the rope by Marnus Labuschagne.

    We expected a run-glut in Bengaluru and we got it. Australia just a bit too good for Pakistan.

  11. wicket

    Australia win by 62 runspublished at 45.3 overs

    Shaheen c Labuschagne b Cummins 10 (Pak 305 all out)

    And that is that!

    A super catch from Marnus Labuschagne finishes it off, high above his head on the leg-side fence after Shaheen Afridi flogged Pat Cummins low and hard.

    Australia would have been worried at times, but ultimately earn a pretty crucial win.

  12. Postpublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 20 October 2023

    Bharat Sundaresan
    Journalist on Test Match Special

    Australia are not taking much time celebrating as Glenn Maxwell points out they're still well behind on the over-rate.

    It might not matter if they bowl them out.

  13. Postpublished at 17:33 British Summer Time 20 October 2023

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Hassan Ali does help the ball on its way but into the gloves of Josh Inglis.

    It's nearly done.

  14. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 44.5 overs

    Hassan c Inglis b Starc 8 (Pak 301-9)

    Keep them coming. Hassan Ali, little he can do, tries to pull Mitchell Starc but only gets a little tickle through to Josh Inglis.

  15. Postpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 20 October 2023

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Pakistan were just clinging on for a large part of their innings but it looks like it was just too many for them in the end.

  16. Postpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 20 October 2023

    Bharat Sundaresan
    Journalist on Test Match Special

    These are important runs for Pakistan, it's important they play out the remaining six overs or so.

  17. Pak 292-8published at 44 overs

    Target 368

    Pakistan have lost four wickets for 18 runs. They only thing they can do now is boost their NRR. Shame, because it was bubbling into a good game.

  18. Postpublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 20 October 2023

    Bharat Sundaresan
    Journalist on Test Match Special

    Beautiful piece of bowling from Adam Zampa to finish his spell.

    He gave it a bit of air, he knew Nawaz was coming at him, beat him in the flight and a neat stumping for Josh Inglis.

    Then a big celebration from Zampa.

  19. Postpublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 20 October 2023

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    That's a nice spinner for Adam Zampa. After a tough start to the tournament, he's come through in the last couple of games.

  20. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 43 overs

    Nawaz st Inglis b Zampa 14 (Pak 287-8)

    And another one! Muhammad Nawaz runs past one that Adam Zampa gets to slide. Josh Inglis does the rest. That's Zampa's second consecutive four-fer. He's bowled out, though. No chance to become the first Aussie spinner to take five in a World Cup match.