Australia will play Pakistan in the Super 10 Group 2 match in Mohali’s picturesque Punjab Cricket Association Stadium. Both the teams have met each other 5 times before at the World T20 event and Pakistan hold the 3-2 edge in the battle of supremes.
The match is a must-win game for Pakistan, who will be playing their last group game. Shahid Afridi-led team have won only one game out off three they played in this year’s edition of the ICC World T20. They will have to register a thumping win over Australia and hope India to lose against the Kangaroos later.
Australia started their tournament with a defeat against their Trans-Tasman rival, New Zealand. They soon came back with a comfortable win over Bangladesh at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
The two teams last met in the ICC World Cup last year in Australia where we saw the epic Wahab Riaz versus Shane Watson battle. Afridi might be playing his last international game as he has announced that he might retire from cricket after World T20.
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When the batting clicks, the attractive Pakistani bowling attack is enhanced considerably. Taking into account the unpredictability of the ‘Men in Green’, nothing can be ruled out as the fabled World Cup streak is on the line.
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Australia vs Pakistan 2016 LIVE Streaming Details
TV Channel: Star Sports 1, HD1 (English) and 3, HD3 (Hindi)
Online Stream: www.starsports.com, Hotstar App
Date: 25 March 2016, Friday
Today’s Match Time: 15:00 IST, 09:30 GMT
Match Venue: Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Team News
Australian Team
Team Australia won’t want to make changes to their playing eleven from the last game which saw depth in their batting till number 10. Adam Zampa might play a crucial role again as Mohali’s pitch might assist spinners in the second innings.
Pakistan Team
One good news for Pakistan ahead of the Australia clash is that Wahab Riaz is fit to play and he might replace Mohammad Irfan in playing eleven. Sharjeel Khan and Ahmed Shehzad gave Pakistan a blistering start against the Blackcaps, but their middle-order succumed to pressure in the end. Afridi would definitely not want a repeat of what happened in Mohali last time.
Teams (Predicted XI)
Australia Squad
Shane Watson, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith (c), David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, James Faulkner, Peter Nevill (wk), John Hastings, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Zampa
Pakistan Squad
Sharjeel Khan, Ahmed Shehzad, Khalid Latif, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Shahid Afridi (c), Imad Wasim, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Amir
Recent Form
Australia: W-L-W-W-L
Pakistan: L-L-W-W-L
Key Stats
- Pakistan have had the better of India in T20Is with a 3-2 win-loss record.
- Mohammad Amir averages 9.33 in the 4 World T20 matches he has played against Australia where he picked 12 wickets.
- Amir’s four World T20 matches vs Australia in numbers:
4-1-23-34-0-35-34-0-27-34-0-27-3
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