AUS vs PAK Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Predicted Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For 1st ODI

Pakistan last won an ODI series in Australia back in 2002.

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Updated - 03 Nov 2024, 23:32 IST

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Preview

Australia will take on Pakistan in the first ODI of the three-match series on Monday, November 4, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. The second and the third match will be played in Adelaide and Perth, respectively. A three-match T20I series is scheduled to be played just after the completion of the T20I series. Pakistan will travel to Zimbabwe after the completion of this tour and will play a three-match ODI and T20I series each. Australia will take on India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after this series.

Pat Cummins will lead the Australian side in the ODI series and will be playing his first ODI game since leading the side to win the ODI World Cup last year. The pace trio of Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc will be in action for the first time since the final. Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh have not been named in the squad. Jake Fraser-McGurk and Matthew Short are the two openers in the team. Most of the players who were a part of the team that toured England in September have retained their places in the squad. Australia won the five-match series 3-2 against England.

Mohammad Rizwan has been appointed the permanent captain white-ball captain of the Pakistan side. He will replace Babar Azam who announced his relinquishment recently. It will also be the first tour for Jason Gillespie as the head coach of the team. Gillespie has replaced Gary Kirsten as the head coach of the team. A total of six uncapped players have been named in the squad for the ODI and T20I series. Agha Salman has been named as the vice-captain of the side.

Match Information

Australia vs Pakistan, Match 1

Pakistan tour of Australia, 4 Nov 2024, Mon, 9:00 AM IST ,Melbourne Cricket Ground

Broadcast

Star Sports Network

Live Stream

Disney+Hotstar

Weather Report

Melbourne Cricket Ground

Clouds

24.1°C

55% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Australia

L
W
L
W
W

Pakistan

L
W
W
W
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Saim Ayub

PAK - bat

125 Runs

3 Matches

2

96 Runs

3 Matches

113 Runs

3 Matches

4

Glenn Maxwell

AUS - all

64 Runs

3 Matches

5

Babar Azam

PAK - bat

80 Runs

3 Matches

6

Usman Khan

PAK - bat

59 Runs

3 Matches

1

Shaheen Afridi

PAK - bowl

126.32

3 Matches

2

195.92

3 Matches

109.09

3 Matches

188.00

3 Matches

5

Naseem Shah

PAK - bowl

102.56

3 Matches

6

Glenn Maxwell

AUS - all

164.10

3 Matches

1

Haris Rauf

PAK - bowl

10 Wkts

3 Matches

2

Spencer Johnson

AUS - bowl

8 Wkts

3 Matches

3

Shaheen Afridi

PAK - bowl

8 Wkts

3 Matches

4

Adam Zampa

AUS - bowl

6 Wkts

3 Matches

5

Naseem Shah

PAK - bowl

5 Wkts

3 Matches

6

Abbas Afridi

PAK - bowl

6 Wkts

3 Matches

1

Shaheen Afridi

PAK - bowl

3.76

3 Matches

2

Adam Zampa

AUS - bowl

4.56

3 Matches

3

Lance Morris

AUS - bowl

4.00

1 Match

4

Aaron Hardie

AUS - all

5.25

3 Matches

5

Mitchell Starc

AUS - bowl

4.36

2 Matches

6

Jahandad Khan

PAK - bat

5.67

1 Match

Probable Playing XI

Australia

MW Short, J Fraser-McGurk, Steve Smith, JP Inglis (wk), Marnus Labuschagne, GJ Maxwell, AM Hardie, Pat Cummins (C), Sean Abbott, Mitchell Starc, A Zampa

Bench : Cooper Connolly, MP Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, W Sutherland, Josh Hazlewood, LR Morris

Pakistan

Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (C), Kamran Ghulam, Agha Salman (VC), Irfan Khan, S Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, M Hasnain

Bench : Haseebullah Khan, Arafat Minhas, Faisal Akram, Aamer Jamal

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The average first innings score in the last five ODI matches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne has been 250 runs. The surface will likely provide a lot of support to batters and they might pile up a huge total. The team winning the toss here might look to bowl.

53%

Pace Bowling

47%

Spin Bowling

59%

Batting Pitch

250

Average Score

41%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

Mohammad Rizwan PAK | WK

The newly appointed skipper has played 14 ODI matches against Australia and has made 361 runs, including two centuries. He was one of the most prolific run-scorers last year for Pakistan in ODIs and finished with 1023 runs to his name at an average of 63.93.

9
C

Glenn Maxwell AUS | ALL

Maxwell is 56 runs away from scoring 4000 runs in ODIs. He has picked 75 wickets as well at an average of 5.44. In the ODI series against England, he took five wickets in four games at an average of 21 and made 39 runs.

9
C

Matthew Short AUS | ALL

Short recently played a knock of 80 runs off 58 deliveries in the Domestic One-Day Cup for Victoria against New South Wales. In the ODI series against England, Short made 101 runs at a strike rate of 129.48 in four games.

9

Babar Azam PAK | BAT

Babar scored 230 runs in four matches in the Champions One-Day Cup 2024 at an average of 76.66. He has scored three centuries and two half-centuries against Australia in 10 outings in ODIs.

9

Shaheen Afridi PAK | BOWL

Afridi has played just four ODI matches against Australia and has taken 13 wickets at an average of 17.46. His last five-wicket haul in ODIs came against Australia during the ODI World Cup last year.

8.5

Pat Cummins AUS | BOWL

In his only recent outing in the Domestic One-Day Cup, Cummins took one wicket for 36 runs in seven overs. He has taken 15 wickets in eight ODI games against Pakistan at an average of 23.06.

8.5

Mitchell Starc AUS | BOWL

Starc picked five wickets in four games against England in the ODI series at an average of 46, an economy of 7.34, and a strike rate of 37.60. In his only Sheffield Shield outing this season, he picked a total of seven wickets for the New South Wales.

8.5

Steve Smith AUS | BAT

Smith scored 137 runs in five matches in the ODI series against England at an average of 34.25 and hit one half-century. He made 56 runs off 53 deliveries in his only outing in the Domestic One-Day Cup recently.

7.5

Marnus Labuschagne AUS | BAT

Labuschagne made 100 runs in four outings against England at an average of 33.33 and took three wickets as well. He has scored 96 runs in four ODI games so far against Pakistan.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

7.5

Mohammad Hasnain

PAK | BOWL

Hasnain had a terrific outing in the Champions One-Day Cup recently. However, he has not played an ODI game since January 2023 and can be avoided in fantasy teams.

7.5

Irfan Khan

PAK | BAT

Irfan is scheduled to make his ODI debut in this match and might not be the best pick for this match.

Last Updated On - Nov 3 2024 11:32 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

AUS

7 : 4

PAK

Credits Left
5/100

Head To Head
Mohammad Rizwan
C

9

Jake Fraser-McGurk

8

Babar Azam

9

Steve Smith

8.5

Marnus Labuschagne

7.5

Matthew Short

9

Glenn Maxwell

9

Agha Salman

9

Shaheen Afridi
VC

9

Mitchell Starc

8.5

Pat Cummins

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

AUS

8 : 3

PAK

Credits Left
5/100

Grand League
Mohammad Rizwan

9

Jake Fraser-McGurk

8

Babar Azam

9

Steve Smith

8.5

Marnus Labuschagne

7.5

Matthew Short

9

Glenn Maxwell
C

9

Adam Zampa

9

Shaheen Afridi

9

Mitchell Starc

8.5

Pat Cummins
VC

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

AUS

7 : 4

PAK

Credits Left
3.5/100

Mega League
Josh Inglis

9

Mohammad Rizwan

9

Jake Fraser-McGurk

8

Babar Azam

9

Steve Smith

8.5

Matthew Short
C

9

Glenn Maxwell

9

Agha Salman

9

Shaheen Afridi

9

Mitchell Starc
VC

8.5

Pat Cummins

8.5

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Players
11/11

Team 1

AUS

7 : 4

PAK

Credits Left
3.5/100

CricTracker Special
Josh Inglis

9

Mohammad Rizwan

9

Jake Fraser-McGurk

8

Babar Azam

9

Steve Smith

8.5

Matthew Short
C

9

Glenn Maxwell

9

Agha Salman

9

Shaheen Afridi

9

Mitchell Starc
VC

8.5

Pat Cummins

8.5

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