Best performances - Batsmen
SPD Smith
65(69) 7x4 - 0x6
Control %94%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 21 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
SR Watson
64(66) 7x4 - 1x6
Control %85%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 21 runs
- 3x4 - 1x6
20/03Result
3rd Quarter-Final (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup at Adelaide, Mar 20 2015
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
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![Australia]( "Australia")
216/4 (33.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
20/03Result
3rd Quarter-Final (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup at Adelaide, Mar 20 2015
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
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![Australia]( "Australia")
216/4 (33.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
JR Hazlewood
- O10
- M1
- R35
- W4
- Eco3.50
| 3W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
MA Starc
- O10
- M1
- R40
- W2
- Eco4.00
| 2W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Partnerships
Pakistan - Innings
Australia - Innings
Manhattan
Run rate graph
Worm
Match Coverage
All Match NewsWahab (nearly) dismantles Watson
An epic tale of bowler v batsman
Why we loved Wahab's spell
Pakistanis glory in spectacle because it provides a buffer against the disappointment they have come to accept as their lot
Umpires right to rap Wahab, Watson
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
Did Pakistan fail against Australia?
Given the circumstances, they actually did the opposite in the World Cup, bringing fervour back to their fan base
Wahab and Watson sanctioned by ICC
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
