ADELAIDE, Australia, March 20:Paceman Josh Hazlewood justified his selection by taking four wickets to help Australia dismiss Pakistan for 213 on Friday in the Cricket World Cup quarterfinals.
Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss and elected to bat, but his decision backfired as his lineup slumped to 24-2 in the sixth over with Mitchell Starc removing in-form opener Sarfraz Ahmed (10) in the fifth over and Hazlewood taking his first wicket in the next over to dismiss Ahmed Shehzad (4).
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As he has so often in the tournament, Misbah went to the crease with his team in trouble but, after a narrow escape before he'd scored, was out for 34 attempting to hit Glenn Maxwell (2-43) out of the attack. Hazlewood, recalled for only his third game of the tournament, returned 4-35.
Scores : Pakistan 213 all out in 49.5 overs (Haris Sohail 41, Misbah-ul-Haq 34; Josh Hazlewood 4-35, Mitchell Starc 2-40, Glenn Maxwell 2-43).
