ICC World Cup 2023: Australia (215/5) beat Sri Lanka (209 all out) by 5 wickets and registered their first win in World Cup 2023

[jnaveen1980]

Pakistan in big trouble. The Aussies will be very confident. We do not have the bowling attack to trouble them.

THey have 2 beats in their line up plus 2 aggressive players. Pakistan's best bet is let Smith and Labu bat together as long as possible.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Australia have tasted victory now. Must win match coming for Pakistan, they will have to perform out of their skins to win against Australia and keep their semi finals hopes alive..

 

[SportsWarrior]

No they wont australian are worst players of spin i have seen in this world cup sri lankan spinners gonna have a field day against them.

Well, I called it. Same thing will happen to Pakistan on Friday.

 

[Civil]

Ohhh get ready for a Friday full of heartburn boys. Fortune will need to be on our side, but maybe we can pull off the upset.

 

[Savak]

Pakistan does not have quality spinners to trouble the Aussies. Our pacers are ineffective on Indian wickets. We will have to play out of our skins here.

 

[MMHS]

Don’t think AUS has much to worry, never thought actually - they lost first two games, but those were two games against best two sides of this WC; almost certainly both will make SF. Aussies can win 4 of their remaining 6 to be in contention; 5 out of 6 will secure a spot. Had they lost today, that could have been trouble.

 

[boomboomcheema]

If Pakistan lose this one, then they will have to beat Afghanistan, also beat Bangladesh.

And beat 2 teams out of England, NZ, SA. Now that sounds so difficult after back to back defeats against India and Australia.

This is the most important WC game for Pakistan even ahead of India Pakistan, all their hopes of making to the Semis are on the clash against Australia.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Don’t think AUS has much to worry, never thought actually - they lost first two games, but those were two games against best two sides of this WC; almost certainly both will make SF. Aussies can win 4 of their remaining 6 to be in contention; 5 out of 6 will secure a spot. Had they lost today, that could have been trouble.

They have beaten India in India before. There was one match when Starc ran riot and India got bowled out for 121. They finished in 10 overs. Their major issue is Smith now.

 

[Kianig89]

Aus are fired up, Warner Etal has tanked Hassan Ali and Co. Mercilessly not a good sign add to it our fatalities against Zampa and then the icing on cake our bluff spinners, all in all it seems a daunting prospect to beat this Australian side

 

[Asad T]

A sum up of events

 

[Sunzi]

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