Warner praises birthday boy Marsh after spectacular win over Pakistan

Pune: After a spectacular win over Pakistan, Australia is back to winning ways in the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup with 2 wins from 4 matches.

Australian opening pair of David Warner and Mitchell Marsh recorded Australia’s highest opening partnership of 259 runs in the World Cup as both batsmen scored centuries on Friday.

David Warner was awarded the Player of the Match award for his brilliant innings of 163 runs in 124 balls and he also praised his opening partner Mitchell Marsh, who celebrated his birthday with a brilliant century (121) and a devastating attack on Pakistan. Did. He got an excellent start to the innings.

Warner told reporters, “I was probably the opposite, David and Goliath. But he hit the ball very well and he was very unlucky to get out like that.”

“He’s in a very good mental state at the moment and we love it when Mitch is in that zone. His pace today was very, very good. He performed very, very well and he was upset not to go further today.”

“He’s the life of the party, brings out the best in everyone and he’s always a character and that’s what you want in teams and in these back up against the wall games,” Warner said.

“It was amazing for him to come out today, even on his birthday. He told me today that he hasn’t really scored any runs on his birthday, so he’s happy with that. I think tonight (is going to be) an Indian tradition – Cake on the face!”

Warner has now scored centuries in four consecutive ODIs against Pakistan and a Test triple century against the same side. However, Warner also praised Pakistan’s pace attack, saying that ‘they are difficult to face.’

“I would probably even look at someone like Shaheen Shah and think, ‘Oh, he probably has my measurements a little bit’, but he doesn’t.

“They’re guys you try to see as much as possible, left-handed, swinging at about 140 (km/h). It can be a tough thing to try and keep up.”

–IANS