Cricket Prediction | Australia vs Pakistan | 3rd Test | Jan 03 – Will the host AUS be able to whitewash PAK?

AUS vs PAK Match Analysis

The third and final Test of the three-match series between Australia and Pakistan will begin on Wednesday at Sydney Cricket Ground.

The home squad will be confident after winning by 79 runs thanks to a 10-wicket haul from captain Pat Cummins. With this outcome, Australia now leads the Test series 2-0. In this Test, the team management will be hopeful that players can continue to perform to their current level with bat and ball.

Pakistan, on the other hand, would be profoundly dissatisfied with their performance in the first Test, in which they wasted the batting unit’s good work in both innings. As a result, Skipper Shan Masood will be hoping for a much stronger performance from his teammates in this dead rubber.

AUS vs PAK Team Preview & Squads

Australia

Following the Test series victory in Melbourne, the home side may put in Scott Boland in place of Mitchell Starc, who may be rested for the dead rubber. Australia will rely on in-form experienced middle-order batsmen Mitchell Marsh, openers David Warner and Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, and Steve Smith to score most of the runs.

Australia’s bowling assault is simply fantastic. Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazelwood have struggled, but Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon have more than compensated. Lyon might have another fantastic test, with spin playing a huge part starting on the third day.

Everything is stacked against the Aussies. The only real concern here is that the ground begins to spin early and lacks pace, allowing Pakistani bowlers to enter the fray.

Australia Squads

Australia Squads

Pat Cummins (c), Alex Carey (wk), David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Mitchell Marsh, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc/Scott Boland, and Travis Head.

Pakistan

Pakistan, on the other hand, will be extremely unhappy that they came short of victory yet again in Melbourne.

Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed may be picked in the XI, as Sydney will undoubtedly aid slow bowlers. As a result, Hasan Ali may be forced to sit out. Saim Ayyub could earn his debut after Imam failed to impress in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.

In the batting department, the visitors will rely heavily on captain Shan Masood, opener Abdullah Shafique, and the middle-order combination of Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Saud Shakeel to put the opponents under strain.

Its bowling attack improved dramatically once Mir Hamza was added to the starting lineup. There have been suggestions that Shaheen Afridi will be rested for this final test, but we doubt it. There is no word on Abrar Ahmed’s availability, but if he does play, Pakistan’s bowling assault might become much more dangerous.

Overall, we don’t believe Pakistan will be able to win, but it may be able to contend once more.

Pakistan Squads

Pakistan Squads

Shan Masood (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Imam Ul Haq/Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Salman Agha, Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, Mir Hamza, Hasan Ali/Abrar Ahmed, and Aamer Jamal.

AUS vs PAK outfield report

Sydney Cricket Ground

Both teams will want to win the toss, bowl first, and keep the opposition under 250 runs. At SCG (Sydney Cricket Ground), the average first-inning score is 319 runs.

On the first three days of the match, the weather forecast calls for light rain showers.

The game’s wicket will be loaded with runs for the batting units. On this surface, the bowlers will have to work hard.

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

In the last five encounters between these two teams, Australia has won three and drawn two games.

Australia vs Pakistan Prediction

Winning the toss

• Australia

Player of the Match

• Australia – Steve Smith

Most runs

• Australia – Steve Smith
• Pakistan – Shan Masood

Most wickets

• Australia – Nathan Lyon
• Pakistan – Mir Hamza

Most sixes

• Australia – Steve Smith
• Pakistan – Shan Masood

Team Scores Batting First

• Australia – 330+
• Pakistan – 280+

According to cricket analysts, Australia has a 67.6% chance of winning.

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