AUS vs PAK Dream11 Prediction, CWC Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for Cricket World Cup 2023, 18th Match

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Updated - 20 Oct 2023, 13:49 IST

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Preview

Australia (AUS) will be up against Pakistan (PAK) in the 18th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on October 20. Australia have not really arrived at the tournament, winning just one game of the three they have played so far. Pakistan, on the other hand, has been decent, with two wins from three matches. They are placed seventh and fourth respectively in the points table.

Australia played against Sri Lanka in their last match, where Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. They were off to a fantastic start as both their openers looked to be in great touch, amassing 125 runs for the first wicket. Both the openers notched up their fifties, but as soon as they fell, the entire team fell one after the other, being bowled out for just 209. Australia seemed to fumble even in this small target at the start. They lost two wickets early but was followed by good partnerships later on and eventually won the match by five wickets.

Pakistan squared off against India in their last match, where India won the toss and elected to field. Pakistan actually started well with a solid opening partnership and then an 82-run stand for the third wicket, but after the fall of the third wicket, they folded up like a house of cards. The whole team was bowled out for a petty total of 191, which was made to look smaller from the massacre by Rohit Sharma. He smashed every bowler around but, unfortunately missed out on his well-deserved century. India won the match emphatically by seven wickets.

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Match Information

Australia vs Pakistan, 18th Match

ICC Cricket World Cup, 20 Oct 2023, Fri, 2:00 PM IST ,M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Broadcast

Star Sports Network

Live Stream

Disney+ Hotstar

Weather Report

M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Clouds

27.3Ā°C

57% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Australia

W
L
L
W
NR

Pakistan

L
W
L
W
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

David Warner

AUS - bat

535 Runs

11Ā Matches

2

441 Runs

10Ā Matches

3

Glenn Maxwell

AUS - all

400 Runs

9Ā Matches

395 Runs

9Ā Matches

362 Runs

11Ā Matches

336 Runs

8Ā Matches

1

Glenn Maxwell

AUS - all

150.38

9Ā Matches

2

Travis Head

AUS - bat

127.52

6Ā Matches

3

Fakhar Zaman

PAK - bat

122.91

4Ā Matches

4

Haris Rauf

PAK - bowl

117.78

9Ā Matches

5

115.45

9Ā Matches

6

Agha Salman

PAK - bat

113.33

3Ā Matches

1

Adam Zampa

AUS - bowl

23 Wkts

11Ā Matches

2

Shaheen Afridi

PAK - bowl

18 Wkts

9Ā Matches

3

Josh Hazlewood

AUS - bowl

16 Wkts

11Ā Matches

4

Mitchell Starc

AUS - bowl

16 Wkts

10Ā Matches

5

Haris Rauf

PAK - bowl

16 Wkts

9Ā Matches

6

Pat Cummins

AUS - bowl

15 Wkts

11Ā Matches

1

Travis Head

AUS - bat

4.81

6Ā Matches

2

Josh Hazlewood

AUS - bowl

4.82

11Ā Matches

3

Glenn Maxwell

AUS - all

4.82

9Ā Matches

4

Adam Zampa

AUS - bowl

5.36

11Ā Matches

5

5.46

9Ā Matches

6

Mohammad Wasim

PAK - bowl

5.63

4Ā Matches

Probable Playing XI

Australia

JP Inglis (wk), David Warner, A Zampa, Steve Smith, MR Marsh, GJ Maxwell, MP Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (C), Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne

Bench : AT Carey, Sean Abbott, TM Head, C Green

Pakistan

Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (C), Iftikhar Ahmed, Abdullah Shafique, Saud Shakeel, S Afridi, Haris Rauf, Usama Mir, IU Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali

Bench : FK Zaman, Agha Salman, Mohammad Wasim, SH Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Haris, Z Khan

Injury and availability news

(will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

M Chinnaswamy Stadium offers a pitch that can be regarded as a batterā€™s paradise. Pacers may enjoy some seam and swing at the start but would need to bowl tight lines and length to contain the batters as they might look to exploit the batting nature of the track. Teams winning the toss choose to bowl, with the average first innings score being 207.

65%

Pace Bowling

35%

Spin Bowling

70%

Batting Pitch

207

Average Score

30%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

Mohammad Rizwan PAK | WK

Rizwan has been at the top of his game throughout this tournament, amassing 248 runs in just three matches. He has been helpful with his skills behind the stumps as well.

8.5
C

Mitchell Starc AUS | BOWL

Starc has not just scalped five wickets for his team with the ball but has scored 55 runs with the bat as well. He can be a brilliant pick to lead your team.

9
C

Hasan Ali PAK | BOWL

Hasan has been bowling well, scalping seven wickets at an economy of six in three matches. He can be another good choice for captaincy roles.

7

Abdullah Shafique PAK | BAT

Abdullah has got to play just two matches so far now in the tournament. He has scored 133 runs at a strike rate of 104.72 in two matches.

9

Adam Zampa AUS | BOWL

Zampa has finally started to look like he is coming back to form. He has scalped away five wickets in three games, maintaining an economy of 6.54.

8.5

Shaheen Afridi PAK | BOWL

Shaheen has not really been up to his mark but has still picked up four wickets in three matches so far. He can be handy with the bat as well.

8.5

Haris Rauf PAK | BOWL

Rauf can be dangerous due to the extra pace he generates with his bowling. He has taken away five wickets at an economy of six in three matches.

9

Glenn Maxwell AUS | ALL

Maxwell has not been too impressive with the bat, scoring just 49 runs in three matches. He has bowled well though, scalping three wickets in these games.

9

Marnus Labuschagne AUS | BAT

Marnus has been the highest run-scorer for his team, amassing 113 runs playing three matches in the World Cup. He can be a good budget pick for the team.

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8.5

Fakhar Zaman

PAK | BAT

Zaman has not been in form for a while now and should not be selected for your team as either.

7.5

Iftikhar Ahmed

PAK | ALL

Iftikhar has not been playing well in the tournament and can be avoided for this match.

Last Updated On - Oct 20 2023 1:49 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

AUS

4 : 7

PAK

Credits Left
8/100

Head To Head
Mohammad Rizwan
C

9

Abdullah Shafique

7

Saud Shakeel

6

Marnus Labuschagne

9

Glenn Maxwell

9

Mohammad Nawaz

8.5

Adam Zampa

9

Mitchell Starc
VC

8.5

Shaheen Afridi

8.5

Haris Rauf

8.5

Hasan Ali

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

AUS

5 : 6

PAK

Credits Left
8/100

Grand League
Mohammad Rizwan
C

9

David Warner

9

Abdullah Shafique

7

Saud Shakeel

6

Marnus Labuschagne

9

Glenn Maxwell

9

Mitchell Starc

8.5

Pat Cummins

8.5

Shaheen Afridi

8.5

Haris Rauf

8.5

Hasan Ali
VC

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

AUS

4 : 7

PAK

Credits Left
7.5/100

Mega League
Mohammad Rizwan

9

Babar Azam

9

Abdullah Shafique
C

7

Saud Shakeel

6

Marnus Labuschagne

9

Glenn Maxwell

9

Adam Zampa

9

Mitchell Starc
VC

8.5

Shaheen Afridi

8.5

Haris Rauf

8.5

Hasan Ali

9

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Players
11/11

Team 1

AUS

4 : 7

PAK

Credits Left
7.5/100

CricTracker Special
Mohammad Rizwan

9

Babar Azam

9

Abdullah Shafique
C

7

Saud Shakeel

6

Marnus Labuschagne

9

Glenn Maxwell

9

Adam Zampa

9

Mitchell Starc
VC

8.5

Shaheen Afridi

8.5

Haris Rauf

8.5

Hasan Ali

9

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