Australia vs Pakistan will be the 18th match of the ICC World Cup 2023 on October 20, 2023, at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
It is going to be a competitive match between both teams as they have been one of the best and played each other 10 times in the ODI World Cup, in which Australia won 6 matches and in the last two World Cups, Australia had the upper hand.
Australia got their first win of World Cup 2023 in their last match against Sri Lanka. It was not a comfortable win for them, but still, they will feel way better after losing against India and South Africa by a huge margin.
The batting unit of Australia still needs to perform better as in the last match, Steven Smith once again got out on duck, which is kind of rare to see from a talent like that, but the good news for Australia is that Mitchel Marsh played a great innings of 50+ runs.
Pakistan had a disappointing match against their rival India as they lost the match by 7 wickets, and they were never in the match. Once again, their middle order failed to score against India because, till the 2nd wicket, they were playing quite well, but after Babar Azam’s wicket fell, other players got out under 36 runs, which made the Pakistan team all out on just 191 runs.
Pakistan’s bowling unit has not been up to the mark, and the spin bowling attack is useless because they are not able to pick wickets and leak too many runs, which hurts their team. Only Rizwan is the one who has been consistent with the run-scoring.
When and Where To Watch Australia vs Pakistan 18th ICC World Cup 2023 Match
Match | Australia vs Pakistan 18th ICC World Cup Match, 2023 |
Date & Time | October 18th, 2023, Tuesday, 2:00 AM IST |
Venue | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
Where to Watch | Disney Hotstar |
Player Injury Report For Australia vs Pakistan 18th ICC World Cup Match
Pakistan got another blow as Abdullah Shafique will miss the match because of a fever.
Australia vs Pakistan Head-to-Head ODI Record
Match Played | 107 |
Australia Won | 69 |
Pakistan Won | 34 |
Tie/NR | 1/3 |
Australia and Sri Lanka have been playing against each other for a long time and also played two World Cup finals against each other, in which Australia won both. In the last five matches, Sri Lanka won three matches, which clearly shows that it is not going to be easy for Australia to win their next match. In the last 5 ODI matches, Australia won 3 out of 5, but Pakistan won the last two matches.
Weather Conditions For Australia vs Pakistan 18th ICC World Cup Match
Weather will be partially cloudy, and the temperature will be 31 degrees Celcius, but there will be high humidity.
Pitch Report of M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, In Australia vs Pakistan Match On October 20th, 2023
Match Played | 38 Matches |
Batting first won | 14 Matches won |
Batting second won | 20 Matches won |
Average 1st innings scores | 232 Runs |
Highest Team innings total | 383/6 by IND |
Lowest Team innings total | 114/10 by INDW |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, has been one of the most six-hitting stadiums in India and a graveyard for bowlers, especially spinners, because of short boundaries. Rohit Sharma holds the highest individual scoring record of 209 against Australia in ODI.
Team Preview Of Australia
The Australian team showed a better batting performance in the last match against Sri Lanka, but it was not what they wanted to achieve, and their next match is against Pakistan, who is also struggling with the batting unit.
Steven Smith needs to score to help his team score runs, as he has not been in good form for the last year. He does have 51 runs average in the 11 matches he played against Pakistan in the ODI.
Important players for the Australia Team in the match against Pakistan
1- David Warner will be the key player for the good opening for the Australian team, and he does have a great 52-run average against the Pakistan team, but his last two innings were not up to the mark.
2- Mitchell Starc will be the key bowler for the Australia team, but the good news is that he is batting quite well in the World Cup, which makes him more valuable now. He took 23 wickets in 10 matches against Pakistan, which is a great wicket-taking average.
3- Pat Cummins needs to calm himself down as he is taking too much pressure with the captaincy and not able to perform to his full extent. He always troubled the Asian batter with his consistent bowling in the tough line and length. He took 13 wickets in 7 matches against Pakistan and can contribute with the bat too.
Team Preview Pakistan
Pakistan is in trouble even though they won two matches at the start of the tournament. It was against the weak side, but once they matched up against India in their last game, they were all over the game and defeated quite easily.
Babar Azam needs to perform better for his team and also needs to change a few players as the spin department is not doing anything for them, and it is quite unknown why they are not giving a chance to Usama Mir, who can be a game changer for them.
Important players for the Pakistan Team in the match against the Australia team
1- Babar Azam has been one of the best batsmen for the Pakistan team, averaging around 57.02 in 111 ODI matches, and he has a 73.50 average against Australia in 9 matches, making him one of the best players for the Pakistan team.
2- Mohammad Rizwan has been the top scorer for the Pakistan team in the World Cup, and by himself, he made his team win two matches. He does not have a decent record against Austalia as he has only a 35 average in the 13 matches he played against them, but overall, he has a 40.43 runs average in the 68 ODI matches he played.
3- Haris Rauf will be crucial against the Australian team as he bowls in the middle order. Australia’s middle order is strongest, and he can be the guy for Pakistan who can take the wicket with his pace bowling. He took 14 wickets in 8 matches.
Australia vs Pakistan Match Prediction
It is going to be a tough battle between Australia and Pakistan, but Australia will be more favorite to win because of the batting-friendly condition.
Australia vs Pakistan: Probable Playing 11 of Australia
David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(w), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Australia vs Pakistan: Probable Playing 11 of Pakistan
Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf
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