ODI World Cup 2023, Match 18, AUS vs PAK Stats Review: Mitchell Marsh's highest score, Australia's highest opening stand in WC and other stats

David Warner hammered 163 while his opening partner Mitchell Marsh registered his highest score of 121, as the duo put on a record 259-run stand to take their side to a huge total of 367/9 eventually winning the encounter by 62 runs against Pakistan. Spinner Adam Zampa delivered a solid spell of 4/53 (10), as Australia emerged victorious comfortably in Match No. 18 of the ongoing WC 2023.

Speaking about how the game unfolded in Bangalore, skipper Babar Azam won the toss and elected to field first. Warner got a life as Usama Mir dropped a sitter off the bowling of seamer Shaheen Afridi. The Aussies opener was on just ten but then there was no looking back for him as he brought up his 21^st ODI century. The swashbuckling batter scored runs heavily all around the Chinnaswamy stadium along with Marsh. Warner faced 124 deliveries in his knock which included 14 fours and nine sixes. Marsh also slammed ten fours and nine maximums as the pair showed no mercy on their opposition.

Seamer Shaheen Afridi was the pick of the Pakistani bowlers for his spell of 5/54 (10). Chasing a massive target of 368, the Pakistani opening duo of Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq started off brilliantly as they added 134 runs. The former amassed 64 while Imam got dismissed for 70. Captain Babar managed to score only 18 as he has now racked up just 83 runs in this WC so far. Mohammad Rizwan continued his solid form before getting dismissed for 46. Pat Cummins and Marcus Stoinis picked up two wickets each as the Men in Green got bundled out for 305 in 45.3 overs. For his scintillating century, Warner grabbed the Player of the Match award.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match No.18 between Australia and Pakistan in the ODI World Cup 2023:

5 – David Warner is now joint-top with Ricky Ponting for smashing most centuries (five) by an Australian in World Cups.

121 – Mitchell Marsh registered his highest ODI score of 121. His previous best of 102* came against India in Sydney in the year 2016.

259 – Warner and Marsh recorded the highest opening partnership of 259 for Australia in World Cups. Previously, Brad Haddin and Shane Watson shared a 183-run stand against Canada in the 2011 edition.

4 – Warner has now hammered four centuries in his last four innings against Pakistan in one-day internationals. His scores in the last three games read as 107, 179 and 130.

19 – The Aussies smacked 19 maximums which is the joint-most by them in an ODI. They deposited as many sixes into the stands against India at the same venue (Bangalore) in 2013.

151 – Adam Zampa reached the landmark of 150 wickets in one-day internationals.

4 – For the fourth time, both openers slammed a hundred in a WC game. The other three instances were Upul Tharanga and Tilakaratne Dilshan (against Zimbabwe and England, both in the 2011 edition) and Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul against Sri Lanka in 2019.

4 – Mohammad Rizwan got dismissed by Zampa for the fourth time in ODIs, which is the most he has been out again. Pat Cummins and Adil Rashid have got rid of Rizwan three times each.

134 – Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique scripted the second-highest opening stand of 134 for Pakistan against Australia. Mohsin Khan and Mudassar Nasar shared a 141-run partnership in Melbourne in 1985.

93.40 – Imam has slammed 467 runs against the Aussies in his last six innings at a solid average of 93.40 with two tons and three half-centuries.

3/83 – Haris Rauf delivered his most expensive spell of 3/83 in ODIs. Previously, the pacer leaked 78 runs for four wickets against New Zealand this year.

294 – With 294 runs in just four innings, Rizwan is the leading run-getter in this WC so far. The right-hander is averaging 98.00 with one century and one fifty.

4 – Warner is now also joint-second with Desmond Haynes for slamming four hundred against Pakistan in this format. Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara are joint-top with five tons.

2 – Rauf registered the second-most expensive spell of 3/83 for the Men in Green in the global event. Hasan Ali is on top for conceding 84 runs for just one wicket against India in the 2019 edition.

 5 – Shaheen Afridi is now equal with Shahid Afridi at the top for picking up the most five-wicket hauls (two) for Pakistan in the marquee tournament.

19 – The Kangaroos are joint-second with West Indies for hitting 19 sixes in a WC innings. The Caribbean side also struck 19 against Zimbabwe in the 2015 edition. England is on top with 25 maximums against Afghanistan in 2019.