Cricket Match Prediction | Australia vs Pakistan | 1st T20I | Nov 14 – Can PAK dominate AUS again in the T20?

AUS vs PAK Match Analysis

The Gabba, Brisbane, will host the first T20I of a three-match T20I series between Australia and Pakistan at 14:00 BST on November 14, 2024.

Host Australia will aim to change their fortunes as they face Pakistan in the first match of the T20I series. Following their ODI series loss to Pakistan, interim captain Josh Inglis will be counting on the team to learn from past errors and deliver a disciplined performance in this opening game.

Meanwhile, Pakistan will aim to maintain its momentum after securing an ODI series victory over Australia for the first time in nearly two decades.

AUS vs PAK Team Preview & Squads

Australia 

Australia has added only two players, pacer Nathan Ellis and Tim David, to their squad for the three-match T20I series.

AUS will be depending on players like Marcus Stoinis, Jos Inglis, Matthew Short, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, and Jake Fraser McGurk to provide the majority of the runs in the batting department. Jos Inglis has demonstrated outstanding batting form for Australia with a fantastic century against Scotland earlier this year, and he will be eager to continue this trend in this series.

AUS will rely on players like Adam Zampa, Marcus Stoinis, Nathan Ellis, Spencer Johnson, and Sean Abbott to make crucial breakthroughs in the bowling department. Leg-spinner Azam Zampa has taken 19 wickets in 12 innings at an economy rate of 6.97 since May 2024. 

Australia Squads

Australia

Josh Inglis, Tim David, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matthew Short, Sean Abbott, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Spencer Johnson, Adam Zampa.

Pakistan

Pakistan’s batting charts in the T20 format have been led by Babar Azam since May 2024. Across seven matches, Babar has scored 265 runs at an average of 44.10, including one half-century. To provide the majority of the runs in the batting department, PAK will depend on Arafat Minhas, Usman Khan, Agha Salman, Babar Azam, and skipper Muhammad Rizwan.

The pace quartet of Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, and Abbas Afridi will be PAK’s main source of timely breakthroughs in the bowling department. Pacer Haris Rauf has taken 12 wickets at an economy rate of 7.68 in six innings since May 2024.

Pakistan Squads

Pakistan

Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Haseebullah Khan, Irfan Khan, Omair Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Khan, Salman Agha, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem.

Australia vs Pakistan outfield report

The Gabba, Brisbane

Brisbane’s The Gabba has proven to be an excellent place to bat first. Teams that bat first have won seven of the ten Twenty20 Internationals that have been played. The goal of both captains is to win the toss and field first.

Thundery showers are predicted to fall during the first half of the game.

About 166 runs have been scored in the first innings of the T20 matches played in Brisbane thus far. Australia’s 209 for 3 victory over South Africa was the best score ever recorded here. Australia defeated South Africa by a total of 95 runs. 

AUS vs PAK Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches

Australia won four in the last five games, and one ended with no result.

Australia vs Pakistan Prediction

Cricket analysts predict Pakistan has a 51% chance of winning.

Disclaimer: This cricket prediction is based on the author’s insights and analysis. Readers should consider the points discussed and draw their own conclusions.