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Australia skipper Pat Cummins pulled off a stunning blinder to dismiss Pakistan skipper Babar Azam in their ODI World Cup 2023 clash. Five-time champions, Australia, took on Pakistan in a thrilling encounter on October 20, Friday, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In the 26th over, Cummins pulled off a stunning blinder off an Adam Zampa delivery to send the rival captain back to the hut.
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Azam tried to pull a boundary off a Zampa delivery who bowled a bit short on the middle. Cummins took a dive on his right to take a stunner, bringing Azam's 18-run innings to an end. Check out the video here:
Speaking of Australia's innnings, the Kangaroos put a massive score of 367 runs on the board for their rivals to chase. The opening duo of Mitchell Marsh and David Warner contributed 259 with both of them scoring hundreds. After Marsh's 121 off 108 balls knock, he said, "Very nice birthday present, I feel like I have played a lot of cricket on my birthday and never got over 10. Nice to contribute today, to have that partnership with Davey was awesome."
Marsh added, "We know this can be a high-scoring ground, I have played here a lot, I have missed out a lot, it was nice to cash in today. Pakistan bowled pretty well in the powerplay, we sort of cashed in. Probably would have liked a few more, but I thought Pakistan bowled really well. Our communication and connection today as a partnership was fantastic."
