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From World Cup finals to shock upsets, Australia and Pakistan have met in some classic games at the tournament.
BEST OF AUSTRALIA V PAKISTAN AT CRICKET WORLD CUP
AUSSIES SHOCK LOCALS IN LAHORE, 1987 SEMI-FINAL
Craig McDermott powered Australia to within a win of their maiden World Cup crown when he shocked Pakistan with 5-44 in their semi-final. Rank outsiders on foreign conditions and with Pakistan topping their group, Australia got to 8-267 on the back of 65 from David Boon and a late flurry from Steve Waugh. McDermott then worked his magic, as the asking rate got too high for Pakistan before they crumbled to be all out for 249 in the penultimate over.
AUSSIES UNDER PRESSURE, 1999 GROUP MATCH
Australia's World Cup campaign was left in tatters after Saqlain Mushtaq and Wasim Akram ran through them at Headingley. Chasing 276 for victory in a low-scoring tournament, Australia fell behind the pace early and lost all hope when Michael Bevan was out in the 42nd over. The 18-run loss left Steve Waugh's men needing to go undefeated through their last seven games to lift the trophy. Until Sunday's loss to India, it had been the last time Australia were beaten chasing in a World Cup match.
THE ONE-SIDED DECIDER, 1999 FINAL
Four weeks after all but being knocked out of the tournament in Headingley, Australia's World Cup resurgence was finalised at Lords with an eight-wicket flogging of Pakistan in the final. In something of an anti-climax, Shane Warne took four wickets and Glenn McGrath had 2-13 off nine overs to keep Pakistan to 132 before Australia chased it down in 20.1 overs.
AUSTRALIA'S UNBEATEN RUN FINALLY ENDED, 2011 GROUP MATCH
Some 12 years after being the last team to beat Australia in a World Cup match, Pakistan ended the Aussies' 34-game unbeaten run in the tournament with a comfortable four-wicket win in Colombo. As had been the fear in the lead up, Australia struggled with the slower wicket and scored only 176 all out in the 47th over. Brett Lee (4-28) offered some small hope with the ball but Pakistan otherwise cruised to victory.
WAHAB RIAZ V SHANE WATSON WATSON, 2015 QUARTER-FINAL
Australia's six-wicket win does not give justice to the fury of Wahab Riaz's spell to Shane Watson. The hosts looked assured of a spot in the World Cup semi-finals after Josh Hazlewood's 4-35 helped the hosts roll Pakistan for 213. But at 3-59 and with Riaz breathing fire at the Adelaide Oval, Australia were in trouble. After ducking and evading Riaz for overs, Watson should have been caught when he hooked the quick down the throat of fine leg. The catch was spilled by Rahat Ali, and Australia later cruised to victory with Watson 64no.
