ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Match Prediction 2023 | Match 18 | Australia vs Pakistan – Can Australia win the second consecutive victory in the tournament by defeating Pakistan? | Oct, 20

AUS vs PAK Match Analysis

The 18th game of the 2023 Cricket World Cup will feature Australia and Pakistan. The 10-team tournament’s 10-team rankings now have the Australians in the bottom half, while Pakistan is still in the top five.  

Both sides will view this encounter as a significant opportunity to advance in the standings. In the previous game, the Australians defeated Sri Lanka to earn their first victory; now they must triumph in this one. After suffering a significant defeat against India, Pakistan must recover in this match.

Australia and Pakistan have a dismal history together. Only three times in the previous ten years have they been victorious over them. To defeat the powerful Aussies, the team must put up a strong performance.

AUS vs PAK Team Preview & Squads

Australia

The competition has gotten off to an unusual start for Pat Cummins’ team. The last game was when they recovered their form after losing the first two. The camp’s confidence increased after the previous game’s 5-wicket victory over Sri Lanka. The five-time World Champions will want to capitalize on this momentum and win this match in order to move up the points standings. Given how poorly his batters have performed, Cummins wants a determined performance from them.    

The team will be looking for a strong start from David Warner and Mitchell Marsh in this game because they haven’t been reliable. Josh Inglis, Steven Smith, and Marnus Labuschagne are a formidable middle order, and the team expects runs from them. However, they must perform well against the Pakistani spinners. This batting order is given additional oomph by Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, and Pat Cummins.

The Australian team needs early wickets from Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc since their bowling attack has performed admirably in the competition. In the middle innings, Adam Zampa must perform well alongside Pat Cummins now that he has regained his form. In these conditions, Stoinis and Maxwell offer a wealth of bowling experience, and they play a crucial part in the game.

Australia Squads

Australia

Pat Cummins (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Marsh, David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Hazlewood, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Adam Zampa, and Marcus Stoinis.

Pakistan

Pakistan’s batting performance against longtime rivals India was terrible. The team lost by 7 wickets, and captain Babar Azam would be disappointed with how they blew the game from a strong position. Azam wants his players to go past the defeat and regain their form and confidence because they have a dismal World Cup record against the Australians.

Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique got out to a strong start in the previous game, and they’ll try to do the same today. The crucial side batsmen in this match are Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam. They must perform effectively. Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, and Mohammad Nawaz, who make up the bottom middle order, will also be needed for runs by the side. They lost the game to India as a result of their subpar batting performance.

In two of the team’s three games, the bowling assault has had trouble. For the team to have a fair opportunity in this game, Shaheen Afridi and Hasan Ali must perform well. In this match, Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz must take advantage of the circumstances to exert pressure on the Australians. A powerful attack for the side is completed by Haris Rauf and Iftikhar Ahmed.

Pakistan Squads

Pakistan

Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Saud Shakeel, and Mohammad Nawaz.

AUS vs PAK outfield report

M Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru

In 10 of the opening 14 games of the 2023 Cricket World Cup, the toss-winning captain chose to field first. Five teams have batted first in the last 10 ODIs at this venue, while five teams have batted second. This is an even split of teams. If there is a toss, the team that wins will probably decide to bowl first. 

There is little to no rain expected in the days leading up to this game as well as on game day. The typical high temperatures and humidity of Bengaluru will prevail.

1. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is one of the best batting grounds in the world thanks to its calm pitch, quick outfield, and short boundaries. In the past, we have witnessed several high-scoring matches, and on this surface, where there is minimal assistance for the bowlers, batters find it simple to play.

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

In their last five games, Australia has won three, while Pakistan has won two.

Australia vs Pakistan Prediction

Winning the toss

• Australia

Player of the Match

• Australia – Mitchell Marsh

Most runs

• Australia – Mitchell Marsh
• Pakistan – Babar Azam

Most wickets

• Australia – Adam Zampa
• Pakistan – Shaheen Shah Afridi

Most sixes

• Australia – Mitchell Marsh
• Pakistan – Babar Azam

Team Scores Batting First

• Australia – 310+
• Pakistan – 290+ 

According to cricket analysts, Australia has a 61.09% chance to win.

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