World Cup 2019: Week 3 - Best playing XI of the week

Virat Kohli and Mohammad Amir were the stars for their teams this week
Virat Kohli and Mohammad Amir were the stars for their teams this week

All-rounders: Glenn Maxwell and Hardik Pandya

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Sri Lanka v Australia - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
Sri Lanka v Australia - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Matches - 2, Runs - 66, Average - 66, Fours - 6, Sixes - 1

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Australia's hard-hitting all-rounder played a quickfire innings of 46 runs against Sri Lanka which played a major role in getting him a place in this team. Glenn Maxwell. hit 20 runs off 10 balls versus Pakistan. His strike rate has been a reason of worry for the opposition bowlers as the Big Show takes very less time to settle in the middle.

Also, he gave the Aussies 17 overs of off-spin in the two matches. Though he did not scalp any wickets, he bowled with accuracy to keep a check on the run flow.

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India v Pakistan - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
India v Pakistan - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Match - 1, Runs - 26, Average - 26, Fours - 2, Wickets - 2

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India's premier all-rounder, Hardik Pandya performed extremely well against Pakistan, especially with the ball. Pandya's double strike helped India gain the upper hand in the match. The right-arm medium pacer finished with figures of 8-0-44-2.

In the first innings, he had scored 26 runs in just 19 balls, an innings which included 2 fours and a maximum behind the wicket.

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