The upcoming battle between Australia and Pakistan immediately may be termed because the ‘battle of equals’, not essentially due to the stature of the 2 groups in ODIs however their present crew type and run in the Cricket World Cup 2023. The two groups additionally share the identical set of points plaguing them for the time being. Starting with Pakistan, they obtained off to a superb begin, beating weaker groups like Netherlands and Sri Lanka with diffficulties. Their points in batting and bowling obtained underlined in the massive loss to India in third sport.
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On the opposite hand, Aussies obtained two powerful opponents in the primary two video games in type of hosts India and South Africa. They didn’t look the Australian sides of the previous with bowling and batting misfiring. But the five-time champions displayed a dominant present vs the Sri Lankans subsequent, beating them simply. However, one can not absolutely say that Australia have performed to their full potential in this World Cup thus far. The type of David Warner, Steve Smith is a priority whereas the late center order has not clicked but as properly. The bowling division did enhance its sport by leaps and bounds vs Lankans although.
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Pakistan’s bowling stays an enormous problem. Shaheen Afridi is unable to choose wickets with the brand new ball which was an enormous power for the Men in Green. Haris Rauf additionally went for lots vs India. The top-order continues to look shaky with common openers Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman utterly out of contact. Fair to say that each Australia and Pakistan head into this contest with an intention to win but in addition show an improved present and never repeat the errors they’ve performed in the latest matches of the World Cup.
Watch out for Shaheen as he’s hungry for wickets from the Pakistan crew. Warner can be fired up in his what could possibly be his final World Cup and is hungry for runs. Steve Smith has spent hours in nets and shall be trying to smash some runs too.
Match: Australia vs Pakistan, Match 18, World Cup 2023
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Date & Time: Friday, October 19, 2:00 pm IST
AUS vs PAK Dream 11 Prediction
Keepers – Mohammad Rizwan, Josh Inglis
Batsmen – David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Babar Azam, Abdullah Shafique
All-rounders – Glenn Maxwell
Bowlers – Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf
AUS vs PAK, MY Dream 11 Prediction
Mohammad Rizwan, Josh Inglis, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Babar Azam, Abdullah Shafique, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf
AUS vs PAK Squads:
Pakistan Squad: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Agha Salman, Fakhar Zaman, Usama Mir, Mohammad Wasim Jr
Australia Squad: Mitchell Marsh, David Warner, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(w), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins(c), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Sean Abbott, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Cameron Green
AUS vs PAK Probable Playing 11s
Pakistan Probable XI: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Usama Mir/Mohammad Nawaz, Hassan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf
Australia Probable XI: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood