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AUS vs PAK | Warner-Marsh Association Misses To Create History By 1 Run

Arjun Bhalla

image-lnyio1kpWarner-Marsh shared 259 runs' stand vs PAK (AP Photo)

Australian openers David Warner and Mitchell Marsh lit the stage in M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, against the Babar Azam-led Pakistan on Friday. The dangerous-looking have not just hit back to form as a pair but crushed the Pakistan bowlers. 

However, the Aussie openers missed creating history by a run. Warner and Marsh shared a massive 259-run stand, but they fell short of the highest partnership for Australia in World Cups. Warner and Steve Smith's stand of 260 runs against Afghanistan back in 2015 is the most elevated stand for the five-time champions in any showpiece event.

Meanwhile, the Aussie superstar pair remained 113 runs from the world record. West Indies' Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels' partnership of 372 runs against Zimbabwe is the highest stand in World Cups.


Highest partnership in World Cups (for any wicket)

Players
Runs
Team
Opposition
World Cup
Gayle, Samuels372WIZIM2015
Ganguly, Dravid318INDSL1999
Tharanga, Dilshan282SLZIM2011
Conway, Ravindra
273*NZENG2023
Warner, Smith260AUSAFG2015
Warner, Marsh259AUSPAK2023


Earlier in the day, Babar won the toss and misread the conditions as he invited the opposition side to bat first on a batting heaven of Bengaluru. Adding wounds to the injury, the Pakistani fielding was as amateur as it gets; they leaked countless runs and dropped Warner twice before the southpaw could notch his first century in World Cup 2023.

The 36-year-old, the second-highest ton-maker for his country, notched his 21st ODI century and fourth successive hundred against Pakistan on Friday afternoon. His partner-in-crime, Marsh, also snapped an equally fluent ton - his second in the format - but fell prey to Shaheen Afridi on 131. 

Afridi got rid of Marsh and Glenn Maxwell on back-to-back deliveries; however, Warner is still going strong. At the time of writing, Australia's score is reading 284-2 after 38 overs, with the opener batting at 139* and Steve Smith on 7*.