PAK vs AUS, Only T20I, Australia tour of Pakistan, 2022
Date
Toss
Australia won the toss and opt to bowl
Time
Venue
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires
Ahsan Raza, Aleem Dar
Third Umpire
Asif Yaqoob
Match Referee
Muhammad Javed
Pakistan Squad
Playing
Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Asif Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Usman Qadir
Bench
Haider Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani, Asif Afridi
Australia Squad
Playing
Aaron Finch (c), Travis Head, Ben McDermott, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Cameron Green, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa
Bench
Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff, Mitchell Swepson, Alex Carey
Pakistan will take on Australia in Pakistan vs Australia T20I on Tuesday, 05 April 2022 at 20:30 PM IST
Can Australia bounce back after losing the last 2 ODIs? or will it be Pakistan winning the last match of the historic series
Pakistan Team Updates:
Men In Green lost the plot during a stiff run-chase in the first ODI. However, there was no looking back for them as they bounced back to win the next two games and seal the series.
They will be hoping to end the series on a high.
Their batting is their major strength going forward with Babar Azam looking kind dangerous form.
Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam will probably open the inning.
Babar Azam was the highest fantasy points gainer in the previous match.
Fakhar Zaman will bat at the one down position.
Haider Ali and Asif Ali will handle the middle order batting.
Babar Azam will lead the Pakistan as a Captain.
Mohammad Rizwan will do the Wicket Keeping for Pakistan.
Iftikhar-Ahmed will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf will lead the pace attack of his team.
Australia Team Updates:
Australia, on the other hand, have a lot to ponder about. Despite winning the red-ball leg, they had to field a second-string side for the One Day Internationals.
While a few players were rested, injuries and health concerns of some players also put the Aaron-Finch led side in a spot of bother.
Meanwhile, the Aussies can take heart from the fact that they had defeated Pakistan in their last T20I encounter which happened to be the ICC T20 World Cup semifinal in November last year
Aaron Finch and Travis Head will probably open the inning.
Aaron Finch will lead the Australia as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
Alex Carey will do the Wicket-Keeping for Australia.
Ben McDermott will bat at the one down position.
Marnus Labuschagne and Marcus Stoinis will handle the middle order batting.
Travis Head and Adam Zampa will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Sean Abbott and Jason Behrendorff will lead the pace attack of his team.
Head to Head: 23
PAK: 13 Won AUS: 10 Won
As far as the head to head records are concerned, Pakistan team is leading the battle by 13-10.
Winning Predictions
With the key players of Australia being missing in the match, Pakistan will fancy their chances and will be the winner of this match.
Live Telecast:
The match will be live telecast on Sony Ten network.
Grand league captaincy Pick
Aron Finch : He has been in poor form in the last odi series, but can proven out to be a punt GL captaincy pick, Can take risk on him.
Fantasy Tips
In Wicket Keeping, Mohammad Rizwan is the best choice.
This pitch is compatible for the batters and pacers a bit more.
Small League Must Picks:
PAK: Mohammad Rizwan [0 points], Fakhar Zaman [0 points] AUS: Marcus Stoinis [0 points], Travis Head [0 points]
Mohammad Rizwan(WK), Babar Azam(C), Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Asif Ali, Iftikhar-Ahmed, Khushdil-Shah, Mohammad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Usman Qadir, Zahid Mehmood, Shadab Khan, Shahnawaz Dhani, Asif Afridi, Mohammad Haris(WK), Hasan Ali
Australia Squad:
Aaron Finch(C), Travis Head, Ben McDermott, Marnus Labuschagne, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey(WK), Cameron Green, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Jason Behrendorff, Ben Dwarshuis, Josh Inglis(WK), Ashton Agar, Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson