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Final Roundup

Despite an indifferent start to their chase, Australia ended up doing to Pakistan exactly what New Zealand had done to England twenty-four hours earlier, completing victory by exactly the same margin and with exactly the same number of balls remaining to see off the tournament's runaway favourites and set up a Trans-Tasman derby in Sunday's final; undoubtedly the biggest encounter between the sides since the 2015 World Cup final.  Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan retire from the competition placed first and second in the run stakes, though the likelihood of holding onto those positions will be scant consolation.  David Warner could steal Azam's thunder with 68 at the weekend - so far this World Cup his high scores have been 65 against Sri Lanka and 89* versus the West Indies - but he's the only remaining batsman liable to reach the top, barring something truly extraordinary from Daryl Mitchell (needing 107) or Martin Guptill (needing 124). Elsewhere, Hasaranga's record haul of World Cup wickets looks safe at the moment, but could be equalled on Sunday with four scalps for Adam Zampa, five for Trent Boult, seven for Mitchell Starc or Ish Sodhi, or eight for Josh Hazlewood or Tim Southee.

Leading Run-scorers

1. Babar Azam (PAK) - 303
2. Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) - 281
3. Jos Buttler (ENG) - 269
4. David Warner (AUS) - 236
5. Charith Asalanka (SRI) - 231


Leading Wicket-takers

1. Wanindu Hasaranga (SRI) - 16
2. Adam Zampa (AUS) - 12
3. Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) - 11 [for 123]
4. Trent Boult (NZ) - 11 [for 155]
5. Mitchell Starc (AUS) - 9