Preview

Pakistan Vs Australia: Pakistan has finally managed to beat Australia, and that to in the one-day format which saw them searching for a win for a while. The ongoing World Cup cycle hasn’t been the greatest for them as only Netherlands and Zimbabwe have fewer wins. They do however have momentum after completing a chase of 348. The chase is their highest, and it had some incredible performances with Ul-Haq and Azam making wonderful centuries.

Australia batted well in both games but the covid hit team seems to have concerns with the bowling. There isn’t much experience, and barring Zampa none of the bowlers look good enough to scare the Pakistan batters. With Agar still out, the bowling will have to muster up a special effort to win the series.

Match Details

Match: Pakistan Vs Australia

Date: 2nd April 2022

Time: 3:30 PM IST

Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Weather Report

Dry weather with high temperatures and no clouds are expected through the Pakistan Vs Australia ODI.

Pitch Report

The surface is flat and really good for batting with very little support to the bowlers. Dew is also a factor as the previous game has seen some effect on it with the ball getting wet towards the evening of the Pakistan Vs Australia game.

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Pakistan Vs Australia Playing XI

Pakistan Playing XI

Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi

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Australia Playing XI

Aaron Finch (c), Alex Carey (wk), Marnus Labuschagne, Marcus Stoinis, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Ashton Agar, Seam Abbott, Adam Zampa, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Ellis

Team News

Aaron Finch’s form is a concern but he is likely to keep his place as captain of the side.

Key Players

Aaron Finch

Aaron Finch’s struggles in T20 Cricket seem to have transferred into the one-day format. He is struggling for fluency and questions regarding his position are likely to pop up soon. With Warner returning in the future and Head in wonderful form, Finch’s place has some strong competition and he will have to find ways to score and keep his place in the side.

Babar Azam

A century in the second ODI and a fifty in the first leaves Babar in some good form along with Imam-Ul-Haq. Both batters were the architects in a historic win as Pakistan completed their highest successful chase. As a batter, Babar Azam continues to grow and his consistency leaves him with a great chance of scoring more runs this year.

Pakistan Vs Australia Match Tips

Both teams batted well in the second ODI, and the bowling remains the main issue. Pakistan are a touch inconsistent and their returns with the bat are as unpredictable as always. If they perform half way to their potential they will easily win given Australia’s team struggling with missing players.

Match Prediction: Pakistan will win the match.