Preview:
Australia and Pakistan lock horns in the one-off T20I on Tuesday. Both these teams last faced off in the T20 World Cup and it is a meeting of two in-form T20I sides: Australia have won ten of their last 12 matches [one after a Super Over against Sri Lanka] and Pakistan 11 of their last 12 – the only defeat being their T20 World Cup semi-final exit. This promises to be a cracking match
Match Details:
Pakistan vs Australia, Match 1
Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Date & Time: April 5 at 8:30 PM IST
Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network
PAK vs AUS, Match 1 Pitch Report:
As we saw in the One day series these tracks are excellent for batting and this will be no different. There will be dew in the second half of the game which will mean both teams might prefer chasing
Injury News:
(will be added when there is an update)
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PAK vs AUS, Match 1 Probable Playing XIs:
Pakistan
Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (capt), Fakhar Zaman, Asif Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf
Australia
Aaron Finch (capt), Travis Head, Ben McDermott, Josh Inglis(wk), Marcus Stoinis, Cameron Green, Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Jason Behrendorff
Top Picks for PAK vs AUS 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Babar Azam has scored 2620 runs in 73 T20I matches at an average of 45 and a strike rate of 129, He will be opening the batting which makes his fantasy potential immense.
Shaheen Shah Afridi has picked up 45 wickets in 39 matches and is one of the best new ball bowlers going around. Back him to deliver in this match.
Aaron Finch the captain will be looking to lead from the front and his record in this format is pretty good scoring 2686 runs in 88 matches at an average of 34 and a strike rate of 145.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for PAK vs AUS 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Mohammad Rizwan, Aaron Finch (c), Travis Head, Ben McDermott, Babar Azam (vc), Khushdil Shah, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi, Sean Abbott
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for PAK vs AUS 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Mohammad Rizwan (c), Josh Inglis, Travis Head (vc), Ben McDermott, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi, Nathan Ellis
Captain and Vice-Captain Options:
Captain Options: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan
Vice-Captain Options: Aaron Finch, Travis Head
