Live Online Video: Australia V. Pakistan Cricket World Cup 2015 Quarterfinal Preview, Streaming Links
Live online video will be the best way to watch Australia take on Pakistan in the third Cricket World Cup 2015 quarterfinal match, which takes place Wednesday night in United States time zones. Of the four quarterfinals, the Australia vs. Pakistan showdown looks like the most even matchup and should produce the most nail-biting contest.
Links to online video options to view the match live can be found below.
After South Africa blew past Sri Lanka in Tuesday’s knockout round opener, winning by nine wickets with 192 balls remaining, cricket aficionados watching live online will be eagerly anticipating what promises to be a taut contest between two traditional world cricket powers in Australia and Pakistan.
Both teams finished their group stage campaigns with four victories — but Australia played only five complete games thanks to a weather-related washout in their match with Bangladesh that resulted in both teams being credited with a tie game, under ICC Cricket World Cup rules.
A few factors would appear to favor Australia in the match, however. First of all, Australia, along with New Zealand, is the co-host nation of this year’s Cricket World Cup, and the quarterfinal game will be played at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide.
But even apart from the home advantage, Australia will be spared having to face the intimidating Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan, who in addition to being a left-armer also stands 7’1? tall — the tallest cricketer ever to play an international match.
Irfan has an injury-prone history and this World Cup is no different. Following Pakistan’s thrilling 29-run defeat of South Africa Match 6, Irfan was diagnosed with a pelvic fracture and was ruled out of the remainder of the tournament.
Pakistan’s fast bowling attack has been crucial to the side’s success at this year’s World Cup, and they will rely on Ehsan Adil to fill the final of the four fast bowling slots favored by Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq.
UPDATE, March 19: A list of live, legal online Cricket World Cup video streams can be found at this link. The India-based site CricHD will stream the Australia vs. Pakistan match live at this link.
For a $39.99 fee, the Australia vs. Pakistan match and live online video for all knockout stage matches in the 2015 Cricket World Cup will be streamed by ESPN at this link. Subscribing to the ESPN package also allows the option of viewing matches on a TV using the Roku set-top box, as well as on mobile devices by downloading the ESPN Cricket app.
The Australia v. Pakistan match starts at 11:30 pm United States Eastern Time March 19 — that’s 2 pm March 20 in Adelaide. Check back with this page as the match draws closer for more live online video options.
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