Team Green, who has been struggling, will try to get over their crushing defeat to India when they play Australia in the 18th match of the ICC Men’s World Cup 2023 in Bangalore on October 20.
With their resounding victory over Sri Lanka, the Kangaroos are coming for today’s encounter, while Babar XI are still enjoying their spot in the top four despite an upset over India in a thrilling game.
The match on Friday is both teams’ fourth matchup in the ICC World Cup 2023. Looking back, Pakistan was defeated in six out of the 10 World Cup games by the five-time champions.
Salman Agha, who was ill, and benched starter Fakhar Zaman are not participating in the crucial match against Australia for Pakistan. Abdullah Shafique, the team’s opener, is well and ready to play after contracting a viral infection.
Earlier in the World Cup 2023, Australia lost two games in a row without scoring 200 runs, but they still defeated Sri Lanka.
Australia vs. Pakistan World Cup 2023 rosters
Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, and Usama Mir are the Pakistani players.
David Warner, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, and Josh Hazlewood are all Australian players.
