PAK vs AUS Match Preview, Prediction, Team News & Expert Analysis - 1st T20 Match

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Australia tour of Pakistan, 2026

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PAK vs AUS (Pakistan vs Australia) Match Details

Match Pakistan vs Australia (PAK vs AUS)
League Australia tour of Pakistan, 2026
Date Thursday, 29th January 2026
Time 04:30 PM (IST) - 11:00 AM (GMT)

PAK vs AUS Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report

PAK vs AUS Match Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan.

PAK vs AUS Pitch Report: The pitch at Gaddafi Stadium is highly batting-friendly because of the flat surface and small boundary sizes. Chasing is the preferred option at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Pacers will get some swing in the initial overs with the new ball.

PAK vs AUS Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Lahore, PK will be clean. The temperature is expected to around 18°C on the match day with 21% humidity and 12.8 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.

Gaddafi Stadium Score Records:

Total matches: 34
Batting first won: 20
Bowling first won: 14
1st inn avg score: 164
2nd inn avg score: 147
Highest Total: 209/3
Lowest Total: 94/10
Highest Chased: 197/3
Lowest Defended: 126/7

Gaddafi Stadium Pitch Favour

60%
Pace Bowling
40%
Spin Bowling
54%
Batting Pitch
46%
Bowling Pitch

164
T20 Average Score

PAK vs AUS (Pakistan vs Australia) Playing 11

Pakistan (PAK) Possible Playing XI: 1. Saim Ayub, 2. Sahibzada Farhan(WK), 3. Babar Azam, 4. Agha Salman(C), 5. Usman Khan(WK), 6. Shadab Khan, 7. Mohammad Nawaz, 8. Faheem Ashraf, 9. Naseem Shah, 10. Abrar Ahmed, 11. Shaheen Afridi

Australia (AUS) Possible Playing XI: 1. Travis Head, 2. Mitchell Marsh(C), 3. Matthew Short, 4. Cameron Green, 5. Josh Inglis(WK), 6. Marcus Stoinis, 7. Cooper Connolly, 8. Matt Renshaw, 9. Ben Dwarshuis, 10. Xavier Bartlett, 11. Adam Zampa

Pakistan vs Australia (PAK vs AUS) Match Preview

PAK vs AUS Match Preview: Pakistan will take on Australia in Australia tour of Pakistan, 2026 on Thursday, 29 January 2026 at 05:00 PM IST at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan.

Australia

Pakistan (PAK) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan will open the innings. Both are very talented players.

One-Down Batter

  • Babar Azam will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Agha Salman and Usman Khan will strengthen the middle order for Pakistan.
  • Agha Salman will lead the Pakistan as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder

Wicketkeeper

  • Sahibzada Farhan will do the Wicket Keeping for Pakistan.

Spin Bowlers

  • Shadab Khan and Usman Tariq will take care of the spin bowling of his team.

Pace Bowlers

  • Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi will lead the pace attack of his team.

Australia (AUS) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
  • Travis Head was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

One-Down Batter

  • Matthew Short will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Cameron Green and Josh Inglis will strengthen the middle order for Australia.
  • Mitchell Marsh will lead the Australia as a Captain. He is also a good Batter

Wicketkeeper

  • Josh Philippe will do the Wicket Keeping for Australia.

Spin Bowlers

  • Cooper Connolly and Adam Zampa will take care of the spin bowling of his team.

Pace Bowlers

  • Sean Abbott and Mahli Beardman will lead the pace attack of his team.

Pakistan vs Australia (PAK vs AUS) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

PAK vs AUS Match Prediction: Australia looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.

Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, AUS will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.

PAK vs AUS Australia tour of Pakistan, 2026 Match Expert Advice: Usman Khan will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Shadab Khan will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

PAK vs AUS Head to Head

PAK vs AUS Head to Head Records: Pakistan vs Australia have faced each other in 28 matches in T20. Out of these 28 games, Pakistan have won 13 whereas Australia have won 14 Matches.

TeamMatch Win
PAK13 Won
AUS14 Won

Live Telecast

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PAK vs AUS Team Analysis & Player Performance

  1. Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
  2. Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
  3. In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
  4. Spinners may play major role on this pitch.

PAK vs AUS Winning Prediction

  1. Australia team has the upper hand over Pakistan team. So try to pick more players from Australia.

PAK vs AUS Small League Must Picks:

PAK - Usman Khan [693 points], Shadab Khan [437 points]
AUS - Jack Edwards [759 points], Josh Inglis [426 points].

PAK vs AUS Grand League Risky Picks:

PAK - Salman Mirza [0 points], Muhammad Wasim [0 points]
AUS - Marcus Stoinis [0 points], Cameron Green [0 points].

PAK vs AUS Death Over Bowlers:

PAK - Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi
AUS - Mahli Beardman.

Pakistan (PAK) Key Players

  • Shaheen Afridi [1W, 1W, 0W]
  • Saim Ayub [24, 11, 28]
  • Agha Salman [16, 63*, 0W]
  • Babar Azam [1, 47, 14, 2, 2]
  • Naseem Shah [0W, 0W, 3W, 1W]
  • Shadab Khan [(18*, 2W), 4W, 41, (34, 2W)]

Australia (AUS) Key Players

  • Marcus Stoinis [1W, (33, 2W), 16, 43, 2W]
  • Matt Renshaw [37, 1W, (41, 1W), 43, 102]
  • Adam Zampa [1W, 0W]
  • Mitchell Marsh [44, 5, 20, 27, 37]
  • Travis Head [6, 29, 8, 31, (27, 4W)]
  • Cooper Connolly [0W, 2W, (18, 2W), 1W, 1W]

PAK vs AUS Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Marcus Stoinis [PTs: 0, CR: 7]
  • Matt Renshaw [PTs: 0, CR: 8]
  • Saim Ayub [PTs: 0, CR: 9]
  • Agha Salman [PTs: 6, CR: 9.5]
  • Babar Azam [PTs: 98, CR: 9]
  • Mitchell Marsh [PTs: 182, CR: 8.5]
  • Travis Head [PTs: 228, CR: 9]
  • Cooper Connolly [PTs: 267, CR: 9.5]

PAK vs AUS Injury / Unavailability

Pakistan Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

Australia Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

PAK vs AUS Live Stream

Where can I see PAK vs AUS Live Score?

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PAK vs AUS match will be live telecast on SonyLIV.

PAK vs AUS Cricket Match Highlights

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Pakistan vs Australia (PAK vs AUS) Squads

Pakistan (PAK) Squad: Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan(WK), Agha Salman(C), Salman Mirza, Shadab Khan, Muhammad Wasim, Usman Khan(WK), Abrar Ahmed, Naseem Shah, Usman Tariq, Khawaja Nafay

Australia (AUS) Squad: Matthew Short, Josh Philippe(WK), Marcus Stoinis, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis(WK), Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh(C), Adam Zampa, Jack Edwards, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Matt Renshaw, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Mahli Beardman

PAK vs AUS Experts Team

Small League (SL) Team
PAK vs AUS SL Team

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