Glenn Maxwell again reminds the cricket world just how devastating he can be as Australian tune up for the ODI World Cup with a win over Pakistan.
Australia have concluded their World Cup preparations by firing with the bat, experimenting with the ball, and seeing off Pakistan by 14 runs in their final warm-up match at Hyderabad.
The departure of Shadab Khan saw the score slump to 4-83 before Babar and Iftikhar Ahmed rescued Pakistan's cause with a 144-run fifth-wicket stand, benefited greatly by some park-standard offerings from Australia's part-timers.Marnus Labuschagne struck three times but struggled to find his length, Steve Smith was no threat with his experimental offspinners and David Warner mixed half-trackers with head-high full tosses.
Maxwell, who had missed more than six months of international cricket due to a flare-up with his previously-broken leg and the birth of his son prior to the recent series in India, started cautiously before finding his groove, thumping six sixes.David Warner and Mitch Marsh put on 83 for the first wicket and appear locked in as Australia's first-choice openers for the World Cup.
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