Australia vs Pakistan in UAE, 2018
Australia vs Pakistan 3rd T20I Match Preview
With 11 runs win in the 2nd T20I, Pakistan sealed their 10th consecutive T20I series and will come fearlessly in the third and last game scheduled to be played on Sunday night. Pakistan leads the series by 2-0 and there’s no doubt they would be looking to clean sweep Australia through one more win.
Previous encounter
With the 1-0 lead in the series, Pakistan opted to bat first after winning the toss in the second T20I. After losing out Fakhar Zaman at just 29 runs on board, Babar Azam and Mohammad Hafeez took the charge to take Pakistan to 147-6 in 20 overs.
Coming to chase, Australia’s top order once again shattered like cards and the top three batsmen went back on just 31 runs on board. The only relief and ray of hope for Australia came in the like of Glenn Maxwell (52 of 37) who couldn’t finish off things and Australia fell short of 11 runs. Glenn Maxwell along with Nathan Coulter-Nile (27 of 17) helped Australia remain in the game till last over but couldn’t score 23 runs needed off the final over.
With Australia still struggling with the top order, let’s see if they can take back one win with them or will be winless for the entire tour.
Venue- Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Matchday- October 28, Sunday at 09:30 PM IST
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Australia-
Aaron Finch(c), Glenn Maxwell, Adam Zampa, Billy Stanlake, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Chris Lynn, Nathan Lyon, D Arcy Short, Andrew Tye, Ashton Agar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Mitchell Starc, Ben McDermott, Peter Siddle
Pakistan-
Sarfraz Ahmed(c), Mohammad Hafeez, Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Afridi, Sahibzada Farhan, Shoaib Malik, Hussain Talat, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Babar Azam, Waqas Maqsood, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Asif Ali
The probable AUS vs PAK playing 11 is listed below.
AUS:
Wicket-keeper – Alex Carey
Batsmen – Chris Lynn, D Arcy Short, Glenn Maxwell, Ben McDermott, Aaron Finch (c)
All-rounder – Mitchell Marsh
Bowlers – Nathan Coulter-Nile, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa, Billy Stanlake
PAK:
Wicket-keeper – Sarfraz Ahmad
Batsmen – Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Asif Ali, Shoaib Malik (Doubt: Sahibzada Farhan)
All-rounders – Imad Wasim, M Hafeez
Bowlers – Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf/Waqas Maqsood/Usman Khan
From Pakistan, Sarfraz Ahmad, Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali and Shaheem Shah Afridi are sure shot starters. They are expected to undergo a couple of changes, so choose your players wisely.
From Australia, Aaron Finch, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Billy Stanlake are sure shot starters. They are not expected to make many changes and might remain unchanged.
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