Pakistan Playing 11 vs Australia : ICC World Cup 2023 Warm Up Match

Pakistan Playing 11 vs Australia: ICC World Cup 2023 Warm Up Match. Pakistan take on Australia in the last warm-up game of the ICC World Cup 2023 in Hyderabad on October 3. The match starts at 2 pm IST. Australia’s previous warm-up game was washed out while Pakistan lost their previous game to New Zealand

Both teams played 107 ODIs with Pakistan winning just 34 games while Australia 69. Pakistan won the last ODI series 2-1 in their own backyard in 2022. Australia takes on Pakistan in Bengaluru on October 20. Ahead of that the warm-up games serve as the ideal preparation between the two teams.

India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, England, and the Netherlands are 10 teams part of the ICC World Cup 2023. The ICC World Cup 2023 final will take place on November 19. The tournament starts on October 5.

ICC World Cup 2023 will be played in a round-robin format. Hence, each team will face the other team once during the league stage. A total of 48 games will take place among 10 teams during ICC World Cup 2023 across 10 different venues in India.

Pakistan who lost their previous warm-up game would look forward to covering their loopholes in this game. It is their bowling lineup that they need to sort out and their bowlers need to get into wicket-taking form. Naseem Shah missed out in this World Cup and he is a big absence. In this article, we predict Pakistan’s playing XI against Australia.

Pakistan Playing 11 vs Australia: ICC World Cup 2023 Warm-Up Match

Fakhar Zaman

Fakhar Zaman will open the batting. He did not play the previous game against New Zealand. Former Pakistan cricketers are expecting Fakhar to fire in this World Cup. He played the last World Cup as well.

Imam-Ul-Haq

Imam will open the batting with Fakhar. He unfortunately was dismissed for just one in the previous game. The left-hander has been in good form in recent times. He has scored almost 450 runs in 12 ODIs this year so far.

Babar Azam (C)

Babar will bat at three. He scored 80 in the previous warm-up game against New Zealand. He will be under pressure to lead the side in the World Cup. He has been scoring runs leading into the World Cup.

Mohammad Rizwan (WK)

Rizwan scored a hundred in the previous game against New Zealand and looked in form. His contribution will be key in the middle-order for Pakistan. He will also keep wickets for his side.

Saud Shakeel

Shakeel might keep his place at number five after his unbeaten 75 in the previous warm-up game against New Zealand. The 28-year-old is one of the upcoming talents in Pakistan cricket.

Iftikhar Ahmed

Iftikhar might slot in at six. Pakistan needs his hard-hitting power at that number and needs to finish matches for his side. He can also bowl some off-spin.

Shadab Khan

Shadab is the vice-captain for Pakistan in this World Cup. He can bat at seven and will be the premier leg spinner. The leggie has not picked too many wickets in the middle overs in recent times.

Mohammad Nawaz

Nawaz’s batting at eight extends Pakistan’s batting lineup. He is a quality hitter down the order and gives Pakistan a left-arm spinning option. He did not play too many games in the Asia Cup.

Shaheen Afridi

Afridi will lead Pakistan’s pace attack. He did not bowl in the match against New Zealand. He has been struggling with a knee injury in recent times.

Haris Rauf

Raud will be the second pacer in this Pakistan lineup. He bowled just four overs against NZ and needs to get more overs under his belt. He remained wicketless in the match.

Hasan Ali

Hasan Ali concludes Pakistan’s likely playing XI against Australia in the warm-up game. He bowled almost 8 overs and picked up a wicket for 66 runs. He replaced Naseem Shah in the side.

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