Pakistan won the toss but lost the early advantage. Their openers, who excelled against Ireland, fell easy prey to the Australian pace battery. Only Misbah-Ul-Haq fought as he had been doing in CWC 2015. With Haris Sohail, Misbah attempted a rescue mission and added 73 runs for third-wicket. That was the highest partnership in Pakistan's innings with Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Glenn Maxwell breathing fire. Despite that, Pakistan's middle order combined well