Pakistan Women vs Australia Women 2022: Australia Women vs Pakistan Women Match Preview, Pakistan Women vs Australia Women 2022

3rd T20 • Manuka Oval • Canberra

Australia Women

Pakistan Women

Match Abandoned Due To Rain

Info

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Live

Scorecard

Date & Time

29 Jan, 08:15 AM IST

Venue

Manuka Oval, Canberra

Match

3rd T20,

Pakistan Women vs Australia Women 2022

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Toss

Toss yet to take Place

Pitch Report

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Ellyse Perry

AUS-W . ALL

57 Runs

2 Matches

Beth Mooney

AUS-W . WK

46 Runs

2 Matches

Meg Lanning

AUS-W . BAT

45 Runs

2 Matches

Top Bowlers

Megan Schutt

AUS-W . BOWL

5 Wkts

2 Matches

Alana King

AUS-W . BOWL

4 Wkts

2 Matches

Nida Dar

PK-W . ALL

3 Wkts

2 Matches

Commentary

So that finally brings us to the end of our coverage for this game. Australia are the deserved winners as they were head and shoulders above Pakistan in both ODI and the T20 series. It was a nice dress rehearsal for both teams ahead of the T20 World Cup. As we move forward, this is Arya Sekhar Chakraborty signing off also on behalf of my fellow commentator Divyansh.

Time for the Australian players to pose for photographs with the trophy.

Meg Lanning (Australia captain): I think it's a different contribution for players in these games. Just people came and played their roles and they did it very nicely. The good thing is we have different options and our players can deliver on any given day, You have to play your best cricket in the World Cup. I think it is those fresh faces that brings new energy to the team, willing to be themselves which translates to the rest of the team.

Bismah Maroof (Pakistan captain): A lot of learnings for us. Playing against a top side you learn a lot of things. We will take that forward and hope to perform better in the World Cup. We had the potential, we have to keep backing ourself and be confident. They are doing very good, they have that mindset. I think eventually we will see them emerging as future prospects of Pakistan.

Alana King is the Player of the Series, here's what she has to say: Pretty surprised to get this award. My plan was just to attack the stumps and happy to get the wickets and help my team. Very special to be part of the team and love playing with the girls and hopefully the feeling are mutual. I guess just varying my pace and a few tweaks in my action. I have worked a lot.

10:10 AM IST, 03:40 PM local: The inevitable has happened. The final T20I has been called off.

Match abandoned in Canberra 😔

Thanks to everyone who came out to watch - onwards to South Africa ✈️ #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/DETLqMNXHD
— Australian Women's Cricket Team 🏏 (@AusWomenCricket) January 29, 2023

I’ve loved seeing this throughout the #AUSvPAK series. Little gestures which help grow the game. pic.twitter.com/k8SesjJb5M
— Brett Sprigg (@BrettSprigg) January 29, 2023

Plenty of fans sticking around at Manuka Oval wanting to see some action!

Fingers crossed the rain clears soon #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/lj4j3niKtE
— Australian Women's Cricket Team 🏏 (@AusWomenCricket) January 29, 2023

There are reports of a football match being played at the Manuka Oval, but still nothing on the cricket front.

Australia won the toss,opted to play football first! #AUSVPAK
— Sri (@Adhigaaram) January 29, 2023

9:30 AM IST, 3:00 PM Local: Looks like the covers are still in place. There is still no official update from Canberra. Stay tuned.

@AusWomenCricket #AusvPak
Covers haven't moved. pic.twitter.com/ZYmJd4YpFN
— angie fearon (@angiefearon) January 29, 2023

08:55 AM IST, 2:25 PM local: There is no news from Canberra as of now so it will be safe to presume that the showers haven't relented yet. The waiting game continues. We will be back with further updates as and when we get them.

Bit rainy in Canberra 🤨

Covers are on and the toss has been delayed - we'll update you as information comes to hand! #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/mPjjchAT6S
— Australian Women's Cricket Team 🏏 (@AusWomenCricket) January 29, 2023

08:15 AM IST, 1:45 PM local Update: We should have got underway by now but unfortunately the weather is playing spoilsport at the moment with some rain in Canberra. The covers are out and the toss has been delayed. Stay tuned for further updates as and when we get one.

The start of play has been delayed due to rain. Stay tuned for toss update and team sheets.

Hello and Welcome to Sportskeeda's coverage for the final T20I between Australia Women and Pakistan Women. Australia has just blown away Pakistan in the series and on expected terms. Can Pakistan make an unlikely comeback and register their first victory over the Aussies? It will be the duo of Arya Sekhar Chakraborty and Divyansh to take us through everything that transpires during the course of the game. Before getting on with the match, do give a read to the preview of the match below. Stay tuned for the toss update and team sheets.

Right. Along expected lines, the Australian women's cricket team have brushed aside their Pakistani counterparts with minimal fuss. Not only have Meg Lanning and Co. won each of the games in the tour thus far, but have done so with the conviction and professionalism associated with arguably the greatest team to have ever played women's cricket.

With the series already decided, Sunday's clash is a dead rubber. Or is it? On most days, you'd have to say yes, but with the T20 World Cup less than a fortnight away, this is the last chance that both Australia and Pakistan have to fine-tune their preparations for the big event. And if the visitors can somehow upset the Aussie apple-cart, it would be the perfect spring into their step that could power them along as dark horses at the World Cup.

That is far easier said than done of course. And a quick glance at the might of the Aussie roster will tell you why. Lanning, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry and Tahlia McGrath are all bona fide match-winners in their own right, while Grace Harris and Ashleigh Gardner are destructive game-changers with the bat. The Aussies also bat very deep and so far, the absence of a certain Alyssa Healy hasn't been felt. With Phoebe Litchfield enjoying a stellar ODI series, she might just get a go in the final game as well.

On the bowling front, Darcie Brown and Megan Schutt can break games open for fun across phases while Alana King remains one of the finest wrist-spinners on the planet. Annabel Sutherland is quite a handful with her change-ups while Perry can always be counted upon to do the needful when required.

Continuing with the enviable depth in the Aussie ranks, Lanning was happy to toss the ball around to as many as nine bowlers in Hobart. Clearly, the hosts could not ask for a better workout ahead of their title defense in South Africa, could they?

It is no secret that Pakistan have a gargantuan task in front of them to stop the Australian juggernaut. It is something that most teams around the world have found tough to come to terms with but with every challenge comes a golden opportunity to do something special.

If the visitors are to pull off something special though, batting contributions have to be large and forthcoming from Muneeba Ali and skipper Bismah Maroof. Nida Dar and Ayesha Naseem can turn the game around in a trice and a strong case can be made to time their entry points in a manner that allows Pakistan to utilize their power to the best extent.

Despite Diana Baig's unavailability, Pakistan's stronger suit remains their bowling. Dar, Sadia Iqbal and Tuba Hassan combine to form a solid spin triumvirate, while Fatima Sana and Aiman Anwer headline the seam attack.

There is a clear gulf in pedigree between the two sides and there are no two ways about it. However, a strong determination to show that they aren't here to just make up the numbers is what Pakistan will want to come out with at the Manuka Oval on Sunday. With the T20 World Cup lined up, there is quite a lot that both teams can take away from this 'dead rubber' before they board the plane to the rainbow nation.