100 FOR WARNER: Afridi continues. And he manages to induce an edge off Warner, but the ball goes for a four. And with that he brings up yet another ton. Well played, Warner. This has been an exceptional innings from him. It's 234/3.
17:26 (IST)
WICKET! Maxwell departs, beautiful delivery from Shaheen Afridi and Maxwell sees his off-stump go for a toss. Fantastic delivery and that's the end of Maxwell. Some hope for Pakistan here. They are now 223/3. Maxwell departs for 20 off 10 balls.
17:20 (IST)
FOUR FOUR SIX! Glenn Maxwell absolutely tearing into Hafeez here, really pedestrian bowling to say the least here from Pakistan. Maxwell making full use of it. 16 runs from the over and Australia are now 218/2
17:05 (IST)
WICKET! Steve Smith departs now, he comes down the track and looks to hit straight down the ground. Gets a top edge and this time Asif Ali comes underneath the ball to take a sharp catch. Australia are 189/1 after 28.3 overs.
16:37 (IST)
WICKET! Big one for Pakistan, Finch was looking really good and he will be disappointed with that. Gets a top edge and Hafeez does well to come underneath the ball and take the catch. He made that look really easy. Finch departs for 82 off 84 balls and Australia are 146/1
16:12 (IST)
50! Back to back boundaries here and Aaron Finch completes his half-century. Aussie captain leading from the front here, after being sent in to bat in tough conditions. Finch has led from the front! 17 overs gone and Australia are 107/0. Hafeez concedes 16 from his 1st over!
15:54 (IST)
Dropped! Asif Ali drops a sitter at first slip!
100 FOR WARNER: Afridi continues. And he manages to induce an edge off Warner, but the ball goes for a four. And with that he brings up yet another ton. Well played, Warner. This has been an exceptional innings from him. It's 234/3.
Hafeez comes back into the attack. On first two balls, the two batsmen pick up easy singles. This is still a good over from Pakistan's point of view. Just four runs come from the over. It's 228/3 after 35 overs.
WICKET! Maxwell departs, beautiful delivery from Shaheen Afridi and Maxwell sees his off-stump go for a toss. Fantastic delivery and that's the end of Maxwell. Some hope for Pakistan here. They are now 223/3. Maxwell departs for 20 off 10 balls.
FOUR FOUR SIX! Glenn Maxwell absolutely tearing into Hafeez here, really pedestrian bowling to say the least here from Pakistan. Maxwell making full use of it. 16 runs from the over and Australia are now 218/2
Glenn Maxwell has come out to join David Warner here,his role will be crucial here, especially to accelerate late in the innings. If Maxwell can settle down here, then we could be in for some entertainment!
The ball also taking a bit of turn here, that makes you question the decision to drop Shadab Khan even more! Pakistan might have messed up here when it came to their team selection. They somehow need to restric Australia to around 320
Surely that's a bit harsh!
Watching Steve Smith try and up the scoring rate in the middle overs of an ODI is like watching your grandparents use Skype for the first time. #CWC19#AusvPak
WICKET! Steve Smith departs now, he comes down the track and looks to hit straight down the ground. Gets a top edge and this time Asif Ali comes underneath the ball to take a sharp catch. Australia are 189/1 after 28.3 overs.
SIX! Last thing you want from Shoaib Malik is a no ball, Warner makes full use of the free hit as he deposits one into the stands. Excellent shot that and it goes deep into the stands Australia are 187/1 after 28 overs
Amir really bowling superbly, but Pakistan just seem a bit lacklustre in the field here. The ball is coming on nicely onto the bat at the moment, but still Amir showing his class with some top quality bowling. He needs some support from the other end though
In all seriousness - Sarfaraz needs to get his bowlers to reset here. Australia have four genuine bowlers in this side, and the ball is coming onto the bat nicely. They need to scrap, because a big chase isn't impossible on this pitch. #CWC19https://t.co/ZWEsjt1fdM
Talking about horror reviews, Pakistan have just taken one of the worst reviews ever. Amir with a loud appeal there, but the impact was well outside the stumps. Sarfaraz is really forced to take the review by Amir and that's just poor captaincy. He loses the review in the end. Good over though from Amir as he concedes only 2 runs there. Australia are 165/1 after 25 overs
Warner with back-to-back boundaries here, the Southpaw seems to be batting in a different gear today. He is looking excellent in the middle and looks set for a big ton today. Lets just hope we dont jinx him here! Pakistan are 163/1 after 24 overs
Steve Smith has come out to join David Warner here, Warner will probably take charge and look to takeover from where Aaron Finch left. Smith is someone who likes to take his time before going for the shots!
WICKET! Big one for Pakistan, Finch was looking really good and he will be disappointed with that. Gets a top edge and Hafeez does well to come underneath the ball and take the catch. He made that look really easy. Finch departs for 82 off 84 balls and Australia are 146/1
Hasan Ali with a couple of beauties here, totally beats the batsmen but then a no ball. Sums up the day Pakistan have had in the field so far. Pakistan really need to get their act together here!
Back to back sixes and huges ones from Finch. Anything pitched up and he is swinging through the line here, with the ball travelling the distance! Australian captain seems to have taken a liking to Hafeez here. 14 from the over and Australia are 136/0
Pakistan certainly piling pressure with a few quiet overs here, but the problem is that Australia have started so well, they don't really have anything to worry about at the moment. The cloudy conditions also becoming clearer overhead now. Australia are 122/0 after 22 overs
Pakistan not doing themselves any favours, especially with the no ball!
First no ball conceded by Pakistan bowlers in #CWC19#CWC2019
Total no balls (19)
6 - Afg
3 - Ban/WI
2 - SL/NZ
1 - Ind/Aus/Pak
0 - Eng/SAf#PakvAus#AusvPak
A quiet over finally, but still 6 runs for Australia from that one. Shaheen Afridi bowling a no ball there but Warner fails to capitalise on the free hit there. Australia still scoring at above 6 here, they are 113/0 after 18 overs
50! Back to back boundaries here and Aaron Finch completes his half-century. Aussie captain leading from the front here, after being sent in to bat in tough conditions. Finch has led from the front! 17 overs gone and Australia are 107/0. Hafeez concedes 16 from his 1st over!
Shaheen Shah Afridi with a good over there but he is again let down by the poor fielding, the last ball is hit straight down the ground and it should be an easy diving stop but the fielder dives over the ball! Pakistan need to build constant pressure here, Australia are 91/0 after 16 overs
Wahab is all fired up. He caught Finch by surprise and the skipper looked all rattled. He then survived a couple of close run-out call twice in the last delivery. Superb over this from Wahab, Australia are 87 for no loss in 15 overs.
Pakistan has gone for the review. Looked slightly higher and the replays show it was just kissing the middle-stump. Pakistan will retain their review, no harms done.
Shaheen is struggling today! He bowls another short delivery to Warner down the leg side and the left-hander pulls it towards deep square leg for his fifth boundary.
The very next ball goes for another boundary towards fine leg. This is like adding insult to injury. Australia are 76 for no loss.
Dropped! Asif Ali drops a sitter at first slip! It was too close to cut but Finch went for it and got a thick edge. Asif Ali was in the right position but failed to hold onto it. This can prove costly for Pakistan. To add on that, the ball rolled towards the third man fence.
Shaheen is bowling very full at the moment but is struggling to get his line right. Both Warner and Finch have been aggressive against him and the young left-arm pacer will have to find a way to restrict these two. 12 overs done, Australia are 65 for no loss.
Shaheen comes back into the attack.
Wahab is generating some good pace at the moment. He is hurrying both Warner and Finch but the two batsmen have done well so far to keep the scoreboard moving.
Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match at Taunton Latest Updates: 100 FOR WARNER: Afridi continues. And he manages to induce an edge off Warner, but the ball goes for a four. And with that he brings up yet another ton. Well played, Warner. This has been an exceptional innings from him. It's 234/3.
Australia vs Pakistan in the ICC World Cup 2019 on June 12 (Wednesday) will be broadcast on the Star Sports network and Live streaming will be available on Hotstar. The match will be played at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton and will begin at 1500 HRS IST. (AUS vs PAK Live). You can also follow all the action on our live blog.
Injuries and weather have been the two major talking points over the last two days of the World Cup. It isn't ideal but that's how things stand with the weather largely calling the shots in the UK. The two encounters at Southampton and Bristol respectively over the last two days have both been washed out and as the tourney heads to Taunton where Australia and Pakistan are set to face off, the forecast once again isn't promising.
Rain is expected to make a continuous appearance when the two sides clash in The Cooper Associates County Ground but we could expect some play with the radar likely to clear later in the day.
Australia, after their 36-run loss at the hands of India, will hope to return to winning ways while Sarfraz Ahmed-led Pakistan, who have already suffered a washout game against Sri Lanka earlier will want to build on the good form that saw them defeat England by 14 runs in Nottingham.
Pakistan have been left frustrated as they would have harboured hopes of a win against a depleted Sri Lanka unit. They will have their task cut out against a full-strength Australian unit but will certainly fancy their chances as they did against England. It was a clinical all-round show from Pakistan right from their batsmen to the fast bowlers in Nottingham.
But that's the thing with Pakistan. It usually is unclear which team might turn up on the day. The same team which was bundled out for 105 in their opening encounter against West Indies hammered 348/8 in their very next game. The Pakistan fans and team management will desperately hope the latter turns up come Wednesday.
Pakistan might have just won one their last 14 One-Day Internationals against Australia but captain Aaron Finch was in no mood to take them lightly.
"Pakistan are obviously a very dangerous side," Finch said. "We've seen consistently throughout, especially ICC tournaments, that they win a lot of games and they get themselves in a position to win the tournament.
"They had a great Champions Trophy. So regardless of what kind of form Pakistan go in with, they're always incredibly dangerous."
Australia might not have been on the right side of the result against India but they can take heart from their performance of the batsmen who gave India a tough fight chasing 353. The bowling though left a lot to be desired especially that of Mitchell Starc's, who went for runs aplenty in the backend.
However, under overcast conditions and on a surface which had a greenish tinge on first glance, the Australian pace unit will hope for a better show. There was absolutely no swing for the fast bowlers at Trent Bridge which is likely to change when the two teams battle it out in Taunton.
The Pakistan pace trio will also be a handful in case the conditions remain overcast but for now captains from both sides are just hoping the clouds don't open up and spoil the party for a straight third game.
"The weather might play a huge part in the next few days," Finch said. "Next week it starts fine and looks good across the country for the remainder of the tournament."
Australia will be without Marcus Stoinis for Wednesday's encounter with the all-rounder ruled out due to a side strain. Conditions are likely to dictate who Australia might play tomorrow in Stoinis' place. If it is indeed overcast, Jason Behrendorff might be slotted in else Australia might go with Shaun Marsh in a bid to strengthen their middle-order.
Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match in Taunton: Warner Slams Ton After Maxwell Departure
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AUS vs PAK Cricket Scorecard (ODI)
Match 17, The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, 12 June, 2019
Australia
238/3
(36.3) RR 6.52
Pakistan
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100 FOR WARNER: Afridi continues. And he manages to induce an edge off Warner, but the ball goes for a four. And with that he brings up yet another ton. Well played, Warner. This has been an exceptional innings from him. It's 234/3.
WICKET! Maxwell departs, beautiful delivery from Shaheen Afridi and Maxwell sees his off-stump go for a toss. Fantastic delivery and that's the end of Maxwell. Some hope for Pakistan here. They are now 223/3. Maxwell departs for 20 off 10 balls.
FOUR FOUR SIX! Glenn Maxwell absolutely tearing into Hafeez here, really pedestrian bowling to say the least here from Pakistan. Maxwell making full use of it. 16 runs from the over and Australia are now 218/2
WICKET! Steve Smith departs now, he comes down the track and looks to hit straight down the ground. Gets a top edge and this time Asif Ali comes underneath the ball to take a sharp catch. Australia are 189/1 after 28.3 overs.
WICKET! Big one for Pakistan, Finch was looking really good and he will be disappointed with that. Gets a top edge and Hafeez does well to come underneath the ball and take the catch. He made that look really easy. Finch departs for 82 off 84 balls and Australia are 146/1
50! Back to back boundaries here and Aaron Finch completes his half-century. Aussie captain leading from the front here, after being sent in to bat in tough conditions. Finch has led from the front! 17 overs gone and Australia are 107/0. Hafeez concedes 16 from his 1st over!
Dropped! Asif Ali drops a sitter at first slip!
100 FOR WARNER: Afridi continues. And he manages to induce an edge off Warner, but the ball goes for a four. And with that he brings up yet another ton. Well played, Warner. This has been an exceptional innings from him. It's 234/3.
Hafeez comes back into the attack. On first two balls, the two batsmen pick up easy singles. This is still a good over from Pakistan's point of view. Just four runs come from the over. It's 228/3 after 35 overs.
WICKET! Maxwell departs, beautiful delivery from Shaheen Afridi and Maxwell sees his off-stump go for a toss. Fantastic delivery and that's the end of Maxwell. Some hope for Pakistan here. They are now 223/3. Maxwell departs for 20 off 10 balls.
FOUR FOUR SIX! Glenn Maxwell absolutely tearing into Hafeez here, really pedestrian bowling to say the least here from Pakistan. Maxwell making full use of it. 16 runs from the over and Australia are now 218/2
Glenn Maxwell has come out to join David Warner here,his role will be crucial here, especially to accelerate late in the innings. If Maxwell can settle down here, then we could be in for some entertainment!
The ball also taking a bit of turn here, that makes you question the decision to drop Shadab Khan even more! Pakistan might have messed up here when it came to their team selection. They somehow need to restric Australia to around 320
WICKET! Steve Smith departs now, he comes down the track and looks to hit straight down the ground. Gets a top edge and this time Asif Ali comes underneath the ball to take a sharp catch. Australia are 189/1 after 28.3 overs.
SIX! Last thing you want from Shoaib Malik is a no ball, Warner makes full use of the free hit as he deposits one into the stands. Excellent shot that and it goes deep into the stands Australia are 187/1 after 28 overs
Amir really bowling superbly, but Pakistan just seem a bit lacklustre in the field here. The ball is coming on nicely onto the bat at the moment, but still Amir showing his class with some top quality bowling. He needs some support from the other end though
Talking about horror reviews, Pakistan have just taken one of the worst reviews ever. Amir with a loud appeal there, but the impact was well outside the stumps. Sarfaraz is really forced to take the review by Amir and that's just poor captaincy. He loses the review in the end. Good over though from Amir as he concedes only 2 runs there. Australia are 165/1 after 25 overs
Warner with back-to-back boundaries here, the Southpaw seems to be batting in a different gear today. He is looking excellent in the middle and looks set for a big ton today. Lets just hope we dont jinx him here! Pakistan are 163/1 after 24 overs
Steve Smith has come out to join David Warner here, Warner will probably take charge and look to takeover from where Aaron Finch left. Smith is someone who likes to take his time before going for the shots!
WICKET! Big one for Pakistan, Finch was looking really good and he will be disappointed with that. Gets a top edge and Hafeez does well to come underneath the ball and take the catch. He made that look really easy. Finch departs for 82 off 84 balls and Australia are 146/1
Hasan Ali with a couple of beauties here, totally beats the batsmen but then a no ball. Sums up the day Pakistan have had in the field so far. Pakistan really need to get their act together here!
Back to back sixes and huges ones from Finch. Anything pitched up and he is swinging through the line here, with the ball travelling the distance! Australian captain seems to have taken a liking to Hafeez here. 14 from the over and Australia are 136/0
Pakistan certainly piling pressure with a few quiet overs here, but the problem is that Australia have started so well, they don't really have anything to worry about at the moment. The cloudy conditions also becoming clearer overhead now. Australia are 122/0 after 22 overs
A quiet over finally, but still 6 runs for Australia from that one. Shaheen Afridi bowling a no ball there but Warner fails to capitalise on the free hit there. Australia still scoring at above 6 here, they are 113/0 after 18 overs
50! Back to back boundaries here and Aaron Finch completes his half-century. Aussie captain leading from the front here, after being sent in to bat in tough conditions. Finch has led from the front! 17 overs gone and Australia are 107/0. Hafeez concedes 16 from his 1st over!
Shaheen Shah Afridi with a good over there but he is again let down by the poor fielding, the last ball is hit straight down the ground and it should be an easy diving stop but the fielder dives over the ball! Pakistan need to build constant pressure here, Australia are 91/0 after 16 overs
Wahab is all fired up. He caught Finch by surprise and the skipper looked all rattled. He then survived a couple of close run-out call twice in the last delivery. Superb over this from Wahab, Australia are 87 for no loss in 15 overs.
Pakistan has gone for the review. Looked slightly higher and the replays show it was just kissing the middle-stump. Pakistan will retain their review, no harms done.
Shaheen is struggling today! He bowls another short delivery to Warner down the leg side and the left-hander pulls it towards deep square leg for his fifth boundary.
The very next ball goes for another boundary towards fine leg. This is like adding insult to injury. Australia are 76 for no loss.
Dropped! Asif Ali drops a sitter at first slip! It was too close to cut but Finch went for it and got a thick edge. Asif Ali was in the right position but failed to hold onto it. This can prove costly for Pakistan. To add on that, the ball rolled towards the third man fence.
Shaheen is bowling very full at the moment but is struggling to get his line right. Both Warner and Finch have been aggressive against him and the young left-arm pacer will have to find a way to restrict these two. 12 overs done, Australia are 65 for no loss.
Shaheen comes back into the attack.
Wahab is generating some good pace at the moment. He is hurrying both Warner and Finch but the two batsmen have done well so far to keep the scoreboard moving.
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Australia vs Pakistan Live Score, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match at Taunton Latest Updates: 100 FOR WARNER: Afridi continues. And he manages to induce an edge off Warner, but the ball goes for a four. And with that he brings up yet another ton. Well played, Warner. This has been an exceptional innings from him. It's 234/3.
Australia vs Pakistan in the ICC World Cup 2019 on June 12 (Wednesday) will be broadcast on the Star Sports network and Live streaming will be available on Hotstar. The match will be played at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton and will begin at 1500 HRS IST. (AUS vs PAK Live). You can also follow all the action on our live blog.
Injuries and weather have been the two major talking points over the last two days of the World Cup. It isn't ideal but that's how things stand with the weather largely calling the shots in the UK. The two encounters at Southampton and Bristol respectively over the last two days have both been washed out and as the tourney heads to Taunton where Australia and Pakistan are set to face off, the forecast once again isn't promising.
Rain is expected to make a continuous appearance when the two sides clash in The Cooper Associates County Ground but we could expect some play with the radar likely to clear later in the day.
Australia, after their 36-run loss at the hands of India, will hope to return to winning ways while Sarfraz Ahmed-led Pakistan, who have already suffered a washout game against Sri Lanka earlier will want to build on the good form that saw them defeat England by 14 runs in Nottingham.
Pakistan have been left frustrated as they would have harboured hopes of a win against a depleted Sri Lanka unit. They will have their task cut out against a full-strength Australian unit but will certainly fancy their chances as they did against England. It was a clinical all-round show from Pakistan right from their batsmen to the fast bowlers in Nottingham.
But that's the thing with Pakistan. It usually is unclear which team might turn up on the day. The same team which was bundled out for 105 in their opening encounter against West Indies hammered 348/8 in their very next game. The Pakistan fans and team management will desperately hope the latter turns up come Wednesday.
Pakistan might have just won one their last 14 One-Day Internationals against Australia but captain Aaron Finch was in no mood to take them lightly.
"Pakistan are obviously a very dangerous side," Finch said. "We've seen consistently throughout, especially ICC tournaments, that they win a lot of games and they get themselves in a position to win the tournament.
"They had a great Champions Trophy. So regardless of what kind of form Pakistan go in with, they're always incredibly dangerous."
Australia might not have been on the right side of the result against India but they can take heart from their performance of the batsmen who gave India a tough fight chasing 353. The bowling though left a lot to be desired especially that of Mitchell Starc's, who went for runs aplenty in the backend.
However, under overcast conditions and on a surface which had a greenish tinge on first glance, the Australian pace unit will hope for a better show. There was absolutely no swing for the fast bowlers at Trent Bridge which is likely to change when the two teams battle it out in Taunton.
The Pakistan pace trio will also be a handful in case the conditions remain overcast but for now captains from both sides are just hoping the clouds don't open up and spoil the party for a straight third game.
"The weather might play a huge part in the next few days," Finch said. "Next week it starts fine and looks good across the country for the remainder of the tournament."
Australia will be without Marcus Stoinis for Wednesday's encounter with the all-rounder ruled out due to a side strain. Conditions are likely to dictate who Australia might play tomorrow in Stoinis' place. If it is indeed overcast, Jason Behrendorff might be slotted in else Australia might go with Shaun Marsh in a bid to strengthen their middle-order.
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