Who will win Australia vs Pakistan 4th ODI?
Australia beat Pakistan in the third one-day international to go 2-1 up in the five-match series. The fourth one-dayer is scheduled to be played on January 22 at the Sydney Cricket Ground and the tourists must win this one if they are to keep the series alive. Live action starts at 2:20 PM local time.
Toss
The side batting second has won seven of the last eleven ODIs at the SCG and this is what will make the toss important for this Sunday's game. Therefore, taking this stat into consideration, the team that wins the toss will probably decide to have a bowl first. It will be better to bet on Australia if they chase. They have emerged winners here the last four times they have batted second.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, odds and match prediction for Australia vs Pakistan 4th ODI....
Australia Team News & Playing 11
Team News
The Australian camp has nothing to worry about as the entire unit is free from injury concerns. No changes are expected in the side for this upcoming fixture.
Key Players
David Warner is averaging 54.18 at the SCG and has two hundreds and four fifties here while Steven Smith hit a hundred in the third ODI and is the leading run-scorer in the series. James Faulkner and Pat Cummins are the two big guns in the Australian bowling lineup. The latter has taken six wickets from three matches at this ground and we predict him to do a good job for his side.
Recent Form
Australia's win in the last match was their fifth in their last six at home. They did struggle with their batting in the second ODI of the ongoing series but came back strongly in the third game to convert a tricky chase into a very comfortable one in the end.
Australia Predicted XI
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DA Warner, UT Khawaja, SPD Smith (c), PSP Handscomb, TM Head, GJ Maxwell, MS Wade (wk), JP Faulkner, PJ Cummins, JR Hazlewood and B Stanlake.
Pakistan Team News & Playing 11
Team News
The Pakistani team will be going into this match full-strength as they have no injuries or suspensions to deal with. They are unlikely to tinker with their current team combination.
Key Players
Sharjeel Khan and Babar Azam fired for Pakistan with twin fifties in the last game. Azam is the second-leading run-scorer in the series with 151 runs and we predict him to play another big knock on Sunday. Mohammad Amir has been the pick of the Pakistani bowling attack with six wickets from three games. The fast bowler has taken three wickets in his only game at the SCG in 2010 and he will be backed by his skipper to come up with a similar performance.
Recent Form
Pakistan are doing fairly well in the 50-overs format, winning five of their previous seven one-day internationals. While three of these wins were secured in the UAE, two are away wins - one in England and one in Australia last Sunday. They batted well in the last game but could not bowl as well as they did in the second game.
Pakistan Predicted XI
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Mohammad Hafeez (c), Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali and Junaid Khan.
Aus vs Pak Head-to-Head in ODIs
Australia and Pakistan have played a total of 96 ODIs in the past with the former winning 60 of them and the latter 32. One of the remaining matches ended in a tie while three did not produce a result. The hosts have won eight out of the last ten matches against the visitors.
Aus vs Pak 4th ODI Betting Odds
After an impressive show with the ball that earned Pakistan an unexpected victory in the second ODI, a few punters would have shown faith in them for the third one. But consistency has always been a problem with this team and they proved it again in the last match when their bowlers failed to replicate the performance from the second match. And this inconsistency is a major reason why they are up at 3.9 and 4.00 with 1xbet and bet365 respectively. Australia will continue to be favorites to win this match at 1.27 with betfair and 1.25 with bet365.
Aus vs Pak 4th ODI Prediction
The defeat in the last game has now put Pakistan under the pump as they have to win this game at all costs to prevent another ODI series loss in Australia. Aside from the pressure, they will be short on confidence as they have been beaten by the hosts 10 times out of 14 in ODIs at the SCG.
The Aussies have a very impressive overall record here with 84 wins from 122 matches and with Smith, Wade and Faulkner in good form, punters will find few reasons to bet on the tourists. Pakistan have so far performed well in short bursts but we don't feel it would be enough to win them the game on Sunday.
Final Verdict: Back Australia to beat Pakistan at 1.27 with 1xbet and 1.25 with bet365.
Jan 22, 2017
08:50 IST / 3:20 GMT
Sydney Cricket Ground - Sydney, Australia
AUS vs PAK 4th ODI 
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