Australia vs Pakistan Cricket World Cup: Match Preview, Head-to-Head, Prediction, Weather Report, Pitch Report, Fantasy Tips

19.10.2023 - 14:55 sports.ndtv.com

Australia, the five-time champions, will face Pakistan in Match 18 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on October 20 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, India.

The match is scheduled to begin at 02:00 PM IST. Both Australia and Pakistan have faced contrasting starts to their campaigns so far.

The Aussies have lost two of their three matches while Pakistan's two-match winning run was halted by a seven-wicket loss to arch-rivals India.

Australia have played three matches in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. Pat Cummins and Co. are currently placed seventh in the league table with two points, having won only one of their three games.

cricket Australia Cricket Team Pakistan Cricket Team World Cup 2023 cup Match Preview David Warner Cameron Green Alex Carey Mitchell Starc Glenn Maxwell Marcus Stoinis Shaheen Afridi Mitchell Marsh Josh Hazlewood Fakhar Zaman Babar Azam Josh Inglis Adam Zampa Sean Abbott Steven Smith Iftikhar Ahmed Mohammad Nawaz Australia India Pakistan

Opener Fakhar Zaman capped his return with an attacking fifty after Shaheen Shah Afridi's fiery spell as Pakistan knocked Bangladesh out of the Cricket World Cup 2023 with a seven-wicket win to keep their slim semifinal hopes alive in Kolkata on Tuesday. Shaheen spearheaded their three-pronged pace attack with splendid figures of 9-1-23-3 as Pakistan bundled out Bangladesh for a lowly 204 in 45.1 overs. Fakhar, who missed five of their six matches because of a knee injury, smashed seven sixes and three fours in his 74-ball 81. Abdullah Shafique also struck a quick 68 off 69 balls (9x4, 2x6) as the new-look opening pair laid the foundation with an imposing 128-run alliance.

Cricket World Cup 2023: David Warner-Travis Head Pair Registers Big ODI Record

Australian openers David Warner and Travis Head created a new batting record in their World Cup match against New Zealand at Dharamshala on Saturday. Warner and Head stitched a partnership of 175 runs in just 19.1 overs (115 balls). The opening duo achieved a run rate of 9.13 per over, which is the highest run rate for any 150-run plus opening stand in ODIs. Warner and Head overtook England duo of Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy, who scored 159 in 105 balls, with a run rate of 9.08 against Pakistan in Bristol back in 2019.

Cricket World Cup 2023: Travis Head Hundred Helps Australia Scrape Rachin Ravindra-Powered New Zealand By 5 Runs

Travis Head's bulldozing hundred and game awareness in crunch moments helped Australia negate a marvellous century by Rachin Ravindra to register a thrilling five-run victory over New Zealand in their World Cup match in Dharamsala on Saturday. The destruction of Head (109 off 67 balls) and his opening partner David Warner (81 off 65 balls) during their 175-run alliance upfront gelled well with some late-order biffing as Aussies overcame a middle-order meltdown to post 388 all out, after they were put into bat.

Cricket World Cup 2023 Points Table: Australia Consolidate Top 4 Spot With New Zealand Win. India At...

Australia consolidated their position in the Top 4 of the Cricket World Cup 2023 points table after a thrilling win over New Zealand in Dharamsala on Saturday. The game went down to the wire but Mitchell Starc was able to withstand a late onslaught from James Neesham to clinch a five-wicket win. Thanks to the victory, Australia are fourth with eight points and a healthy Net Run Rate (NRR) of +0.970. Despite the loss, New Zealand remain third with a superior NRR. South Africa are currently at the top of the table with 10 points while unbeaten India are second having played one fewer match.

Australia's Predicted XI vs New Zealand, Cricket World Cup 2023: Will Travis Head Make The Cut?

Five-time champions Australia will face New Zealand in Match 27 of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023. The match will be played at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Saturday. Australia found themselves in a spot of bother early on in the tournament with two consecutive defeats to begin their tournament, but they are now on course with three big wins on the trot. It all began with a hard-fought win against Sri Lanka, where they had their moments of struggle but emerged triumphant.

Australia vs Netherlands, Cricket World Cup 2023: Fantasy XI Prediction, Top Captaincy And Vice-captaincy Picks

Australia will square off against the Netherlands in Match 24 of the ICC Cricket World Cup, 2023 on October 25 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, India. The match will start at 02:00 PM IST. Australia will head into the match on the back of their 62-run win over Pakistan. The win over Babar Azam's side was Australia's second in four matches. Previously, the Pat Cummins-led team beat Sri Lanka after losing their first two matches to India and South Africa.