Smith, Hazlewood book semi-final berth
Wahab Riaz delivered one of the most fearsome spells in World Cup history but Australia, helped by some shoddy Pakistan fielding, weathered the storm and set up a semi-final showdown with India
Wahab Riaz delivered one of the most fearsome spells in World Cup history but Australia, helped by some shoddy Pakistan fielding, weathered the storm and set up a semi-final showdown with India
An epic tale of bowler v batsman
Here's the important detail many of us overlooked: Wahab Riaz and Shane Watson had been fined for an incident in the 33rd over, much after that enthralling spell
Given the circumstances, they actually did the opposite in the World Cup, bringing fervour back to their fan base
Wahab Riaz and Shane Watson have both been sanctioned by the ICC for their part in a fiery and memorable confrontation in the quarter-final between Australia and Pakistan at Adelaide Oval
Misbah-ul-Haq labelled Pakistan's fitness, fielding and batting substandard, as he bows out of ODI cricket and his team exits the World Cup.
Stats highlights from the third quarter-final, between Australia and Pakistan in Adelaide
Plays of the day from the third quarter-final between Australia and Pakistan in Adelaide
Pakistanis glory in spectacle because it provides a buffer against the disappointment they have come to accept as their lot
#BendTheRules moments from the match between Australia and Pakistan
He played everything the fierce Wahab Riaz served up with the assurance born of being the finest and most reliable batter in the team
For 30 minutes, everything else took a backseat, as the world watched in awe and fear, a fired-up Pakistan fast bowler mercilessly bullying an Australian batsman
Shahid Afridi signed off his ODI career with a 15-ball autobiography of an innings - one last display of the average made extraordinary
Australia are hopeful a well-grassed Adelaide Oval pitch will provide enough assistance for the hosts' fast bowlers to dismantle Pakistan and thus prevent their own strong pace battery from doing likewise in the third World Cup quarter-final
On the cusp of his retirement from ODIs, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq said he was going to approach the game against Australia as a normal one
Stats preview of the third quarter-final, between Australia and Pakistan in Adelaide
Josh Hazlewood announced his return to the Australian side in style and claimed four wickets to help his team beat Pakistan by six wickets in the Quarter-Final in Adelaide on Friday.