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Australia beat Pakistan by 41 runs in a nail-biting finish at Taunton on Wednesday in the 17th match of the World Cup.

David Warner, who hit his first international century following his return from a ball-tampering ban, was named Man of the Match.

Pakistan won the toss in overcast conditions and put Australia in to bat first. The defending champions were dismissed for 307 in 39 overs.

They bowled Pakistan out for 266 in 45.4 overs. The green shirts were left floundering after the rapid fall of bottom-order wickets.

Left-arm quick Mohammad Amir took a career-best five for 30 in the Australia innings, becoming the highest wicket-taker in the tournament so far.

Australia innings
Australia looked set for a huge total in Taunton while David Warner and captain Aaron Finch (82) shared a first-wicket stand of 146 ─ the highest partnership for any wicket at this World Cup to date.

But Amir dragged Pakistan back into the game, returning figures that surpassed his previous best of 4-28 and are the best in the World Cup so far.

Warner posted his first international century since returning from a 12-month ban before Pakistan rallied to dismiss the defending World Cup champions for 307.

“I think I left a few (runs) out there,” Warner admitted during the break between innings. “The second spell from Mohammad Amir was fantastic. We have got to come out and bowl Test match line and length and be very disciplined.”

Both Warner and Steve Smith ─ also returning from a year-long ban for ball-tampering ─ had been jeered by fans in previous games but Pakistani fans largely heeded an appeal from captain Sarfaraz Ahmed not to boo the pair, preferring to roar chants of “Amir!, Amir!”.

Amir was on target right from the start with a probing maiden ─ one of two in an initial four-over spell that cost a mere 11 runs.

The left-armer’s outstanding attack saw him pick up a career-best five-wicket haul in ODIs. According to cricket statistician Mazher Arshad, Amir’s 5-30 are the best bowling figures for Pakistan in a World Cup match against a Test playing team.
Pakistan innings
Pakistan, who have been trying to shake their ‘unpredictable’ tag, kept things interesting for spectators until the very end.

The early loss of top order wickets meant the innings got off to a shaky start.

Opener Fakhar Zaman was sent back to the pavilion in the second over without any runs after he drove a ball straight into Kane Richardson’s hands at third man.

His partner, Imamul Haq (53), struck up a partnership with Babar Azam (30) that saw the green shirts’ run rate inching upwards, but it didn’t last long. Azam was sent packing in the 11th over by Richardson who caught him at fine leg. Azam’s dimissal was the 50th ODI wicket for Coulter-Nile.

Imam then partnered with Mohammad Hafeez (46) and settled into a comfortable rhythm that yielded a solid 80 runs. But Pat Cummins put an end to it when he got Imam to smack one down leg side right into Alex Carey’s waiting hands in the 26th over.

It looked like the game was all but over as, one over later, Hafeez was caught out by Mitchell Starc. Shoaib Malik, who came out to bat after him, was caught out after facing just two deliveries. Asif Ali managed to hang on for a couple of overs before being dismissed for five runs in the 30th over.

But then skipper Sarfaraz came out onto the field and was able to provide some much-needed stability for his side. His partnership with Hasan Ali (32) was ended by Usman Khawaja in the 34th over, who got Hasan to send Richardson a catch at fine leg.

And then Wahab Riaz got Pakistan back in the game. He sent the ball flying every which way on the pitch. The flurry of boundaries and almost-boundaries ─ apart from giving him a solid 45 runs off 39 deliveries ─ turned the heat back onto the defending champs, who started looking a bit worried as the stands cheered each run the men in green posted on the scoreboard.

He was taken out by Starc in the 45th over. Finch called for the DRS at the last moment, and a review showed hint of contact between Wahab’s bat and the ball as it made its way into Carey’s hands.

Disappointingly, Amir was bowled out in the same over. And just like that, Pakistan’s hopes for a win started fading.

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