Who will win Australia vs Pakistan 2nd ODI?
Australia have taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match one-day international series, beating Pakistan in the opening game by 92 runs at the Gabba. The two teams will now square off at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on January 15 for the second one-dayer. The match is scheduled to begin at 2:20 PM local time.
Toss
Toss is going to be the key at 'The G'. The side batting first has won five of the past seven one-day internationals at the MCG. Therefore, the team that wins the toss on Sunday will probably won't hesitate in batting first. Australia won their last two matches at this ground after winning the toss and so we suggest betting on them if the coin lands in their favor again.
Read on for team previews, betting tips and match prediction for Australia vs Pakistan 2nd ODI....
Australia Team News & Playing 11
Team News
There are no records of any player who will be missing this upcoming match due to injury. The team is likely to go in with the playing eleven from the first ODI.
Key Players
Glenn Maxwell and Matthew Wade struck a fifty and a hundred respectively to rescue Australia from a horrible position in the first game. These two will be the ones to watch out for at the MCG along with David Warner who has a fifty and a hundred at this ground. We predict Warner to top-score here. Mitchell Starc picked up a couple of wickets at the Gabba and has 17 wickets at the MCG which makes him a big threat for the Pakistani batters.
Recent Form
Australia have now won four one-day internationals in a row and eight of their last nine on Australian soil. They have played nine ODIs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground since 2013 and have emerged winners in each of them. They are showing good ODI form and seem extremely hard to beat at home.
Australia Predicted XI
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DA Warner, TM Head, SPD Smith (c), CA Lynn, MR Marsh, GJ Maxwell, MS Wade (wk), JP Faulkner, PJ Cummins, MA Starc and B Stanlake.
Pakistan Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Pakistani skipper Azhar Ali had sustained an injury while running between the wickets in the first ODI and there is a question mark over his availability for the second ODI. The rest of the squad is reported to be fit though.
Key Players
Babar Azam top-scored with 33 for Pakistan in the first game and he will be a key component in their batting lineup together with Mohammad Hafeez who is their most experienced and successful ODI batsman from the current lot. Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim shared four wickets between them and these two seem to be the most capable of troubling the Aussies. The conditions at the MCG will suit Amir more and we predict him to take the most wickets for Pakistan in this match.
Recent Form
The loss at the hands of Australia in the first ODI ended their four-match winning streak. Since 2016, they have won 5 and lost 7 out of the 12 matches they have played. Pakistan have faced defeats the last four times they turned out at the MCG and their latest ODI victory here stretches back to 1997.
Pakistan Predicted XI
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Azhar Ali (c), Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Babar Azam, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Imad Wasim, Mohammad Nawaz (3), Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz and Hasan Ali.
Aus vs Pak Head-to-Head in ODIs
Australia's win against Pakistan in the first ODI of the ongoing series was their sixth consecutive over them in the 50-overs format. The two teams have now played a total of 94 matches with each other with Australia winning 58 of them and Pakistan 31. While one of these 94 matches resulted in a tie, three did not produce a result.
Aus vs Pak 2nd ODI Prediction
Pakistan have lost their fourth game on their tour of Australia and are struggling to find a way to eke out a win somehow. Even after having Australia reeling at 78-5 and being in the most favorable of circumstances, they failed to capitalize on the situation and ended up throwing the game away. So it becomes really hard to expect a win from them here onwards, especially at the MCG which has been a good hunting ground for the hosts. Australia have defeated Pakistan 10 times out of 13 at this venue and they look set to record yet another win over them here on Sunday.
Final Verdict: Back Australia to beat Pakistan in the second one-day international.
Jan 15, 2017
08:50 IST / 3:20 GMT
Melbourne Cricket Ground - Melbourne, Australia
AUS vs PAK 2nd ODI 
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