Australia will take on Pakistan in the third quarter final clash of the 2015 ICC World Cup at Adelaide Oval on Friday.It will be for the first time that Australia is playing in Adelaide during the last eight of the tournament on Friday. Home conditions should favour Michael Clarke's side, but Pakistan's pace attack could trouble the hosts.Meanwhile, Pakistan made it to the knockout stage of the World Cup after defeating Ireland comfortably in their last group stage fixture. The clash was a knockout of sorts as Sarfraz Ahmed's maiden century helped his side send Ireland back home.The last time the World Cup was held in Australia, Pakistan won their first World Cup in 1992. A win over one of the host nations will mean they are only two wins away from lifting the trophy for the second time in their history.
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq fired the first salvo ahead of his team's World Cup quarter-final match in Adelaide on Friday, saying Australia will be favourites -- but that favourites don't always win.The odds are in favour of four-time champions and co-hosts Australia, but Pakistan's unpredictable nature and four consecutive wins after a poor start to the tournament make them threatening opponents.Giant Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan was ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup on Tuesday because of a stress fracture to his pelvis, the country's cricket board announced.Wasim Akram can't wait to see five left-arm seamers in action when Australia and Pakistan clash Friday for a World Cup semi-final spot, but admits Mitchell Starc is his favourite exponent.
The Adelaide showdown promises a feast of left-arm pacemen with Australian spearhead Starc the leading wicket-taker in the World Cup with 16 victims in five matches.“To me Starc is the best. He has height and he swings the ball and that is why he is so successful,” said Wasim, of the 25-year-old who took a career best 6-28 in the narrow one-wicket loss to New Zealand in Auckland last month.The Australians fear Pakistan when they get on a roll, which is not quite the same as saying they fear Pakistan.
Ahead of a World Cup quarter-final meeting for which Australia will be heavily favoured, Shane Watson offered up a fairly typical summary of this attitude. Pakistan are dangerous, he asserted, but almost as much to themselves as they are to Australia. Keep calm and carry on, seemed to be the message, awaiting the moment when the subcontinental side will be overcome by demons beyond the understanding of Watson or others.There are two recent examples of both instances for Australia to mull over. The Test series in the UAE last October was a triumph of Pakistani talent, spirit and experience in the prevailing conditions over an Australian team that was well drilled and well-resourced but lacking the requisite knowledge of the pitches and the humility required to play to a slow-pitch rhythm.Pressure on Australia not Pakistan, says opener Sarfraz Ahmed
David Warner, Aaron Finch, Steven Smith, Michael Clarke (capt), Shane Watson, Glenn Maxwell, James Faulkner, Brad Haddin (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins/Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Johnson.
Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Ahmed Shehzad, Haris Sohail, Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Umar Akmal, Sohaib Maqsood, Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Rahat Ali, Sohail Khan, Ehsan Adil/ Yasir Shah.
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Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq fired the first salvo ahead of his team's World Cup quarter-final match in Adelaide on Friday, saying Australia will be favourites -- but that favourites don't always win.The odds are in favour of four-time champions and co-hosts Australia, but Pakistan's unpredictable nature and four consecutive wins after a poor start to the tournament make them threatening opponents.Giant Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan was ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup on Tuesday because of a stress fracture to his pelvis, the country's cricket board announced.Wasim Akram can't wait to see five left-arm seamers in action when Australia and Pakistan clash Friday for a World Cup semi-final spot, but admits Mitchell Starc is his favourite exponent.
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Ahead of a World Cup quarter-final meeting for which Australia will be heavily favoured, Shane Watson offered up a fairly typical summary of this attitude. Pakistan are dangerous, he asserted, but almost as much to themselves as they are to Australia. Keep calm and carry on, seemed to be the message, awaiting the moment when the subcontinental side will be overcome by demons beyond the understanding of Watson or others.There are two recent examples of both instances for Australia to mull over. The Test series in the UAE last October was a triumph of Pakistani talent, spirit and experience in the prevailing conditions over an Australian team that was well drilled and well-resourced but lacking the requisite knowledge of the pitches and the humility required to play to a slow-pitch rhythm.Pressure on Australia not Pakistan, says opener Sarfraz Ahmed
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Teams for Australia vs Pakistan :
Australia
David Warner, Aaron Finch, Steven Smith, Michael Clarke (capt), Shane Watson, Glenn Maxwell, James Faulkner, Brad Haddin (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins/Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Johnson.
Pakistan
Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Ahmed Shehzad, Haris Sohail, Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Umar Akmal, Sohaib Maqsood, Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Rahat Ali, Sohail Khan, Ehsan Adil/ Yasir Shah.
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