One of the most deadly and exciting rivalries is shaping up at the iconic MCG in Melbourne between Australia & Pakistan. Two fierce bowling sides loaded with extreme pace are all set to take on each order to prepare for the Champions Trophy in February. Coming on the head-to-head scenario, both these sides have clashed against each other 108 times where the Australians won 70 matches while Pakistan won 35 & three games ended with a 'no result'.
Date: 4th November 2024
Day: Monday
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Timings: 9:00 AM (IST)
The pitch at the Melbourne Cricket Ground will be pacey and bouncy, with enough swing and seam movement available for the fast bowlers, the batters need to apply themselves to score the runs. The team winning the toss will look to bat first in this game.
The weather in Melbourne will be cold & cloudy. The temperatures will be hovering around 18 °C. There are no chances of rainfall on the matchday.
Australia have a better chance to win this match against the Pakistan team due to their current form and brilliant records in ODI's at home.
Australia (AUS): Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matthew Short, Steven Smith, Josh Inglis(w), Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Cooper Connolly, Sean Abbott, Marcus Stoinis
Pakistan (PAK): Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Kamran Ghulam, Agha Salman, Aamer Jamal, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Arafat Minhas, Faisal Akram, Haseebullah Khan, Irfan Khan
Australia (AUS): Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matthew Short, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (Wk), Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins(C), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa
Pakistan (PAK): Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan(WK&C), Agha Salman, Aamer Jamal, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Arafat Minhas
Australia: Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell & Adam Zampa
Pakistan: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan & Naseem Shah