AUS vs PAK ODI Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Cricket World Cup 2023
Match 18 of the 2023 Cricket World Cup sees Australia and Pakistan go head to head on Friday afternoon in Bengaluru. Although they have won the tournament on five previous occasions, Australia were beaten by India and South Africa in their opening two games before finally getting their first win with a 5 wicket victory against Sri Lanka on Monday. Pakistan beat the Netherlands and Sri Lanka before going down to their first defeat of the tournament against India on Saturday. Read on as we preview this match. The fixture gets underway at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium at 14:00 local time.
The win over Sri Lanka was a big relief for Australia but was not without moments when it looked like they could be in trouble and another defeat was in play. However, Australia are a powerful team and they will fancy their chances of making it two wins in a row.
Pakistan were well beaten by India in Match 12 of the competition and they will be keen to return to winning ways again as soon as possible. Their top four all made scores of between 20-50 and they will need bigger scores if they are to challenge Australia in this game.
Australia vs Pakistan ODI Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on Sky Cricket, Sky Sports PAK, Willow TV and Star Sports
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar and Sky Go
AUS vs PAK Match Toss Prediction
The last ODI at this ground was in 2020 so there is not a great deal of recent data to go on. With humidity levels expected to rise across the game, we predict that both teams will want to field first.
AUS vs PAK Pitch Report
This will be a good batting surface and we expect to see a par score of 320+ at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday. There should be more turn from this pitch than some of the others used in this tournament.
We have seen spinners turning the game around on this track. Highest target of 328 runs has been chased once here and we can expect another high-scoring thriller match.
Bengaluru Weather Report
We can expect some sunny spells mixed in with some cloud cover in Bengaluru across this game. The temperature will be in the mid-high 20s throughout this match.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Australia vs Pakistan, World Cup 2023
Australia Team News & Playing 11
Australia Team News
In spite of losing their first two games in the World Cup 2023 and with plenty of pundits saying they had to win their last match, Australia retained the same team for the victory over Sri Lanka. We expect the same XI to be selected for this game with Travis Head not yet fully fit.
Australia Team Key Players
- Mitchell Marsh- the powerful right-handed batting all-rounder has enjoyed batting at the top of the order over the last month. He comes into this game after hitting nine fours in his 52 against Sri Lanka.
- David Warner- the left-handed opener is yet to hit a half-century in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. However, he has a fantastic ODI record and averages 44.56 from 151 innings in this format.
- Glenn Maxwell - Maxwell finally got some runs off his bat in the last match and now he looks confident as a key all-rounder for the team. Maxwell remained not-out at 31 in 21 deliveries in the last match and he has picked 3 wickets in 3 matches so far.
Australia Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Mitchell Marsh |
82 |
78 |
2290 |
102* |
33.67 |
93.85 |
1 |
18 |
| David Warner |
153 |
151 |
6462 |
179 |
44.56 |
96.18 |
20 |
31 |
| Glenn Maxwell |
132 |
121 |
3544 |
108 |
33.43 |
123.65 |
2 |
23 |
- Mitchell Starc- the experienced left-arm pace bowler added another two wickets to his ODI tally with both dismissals coming after the start of the 33rd over. He is a dangerous bowler throughout an innings.
- Adam Zampa- if Australia are to be successful in this tournament then they will need their premier spinner to be on form. He took the Player of the Match Award with 4-47 against Sri Lanka.
Australia Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Mitchell Starc |
114 |
114 |
980.0 |
225 |
6/28 |
22.30 |
5.12 |
26.1 |
9 |
| Adam Zampa |
88 |
88 |
772.0 |
147 |
5/35 |
29.22 |
5.56 |
31.5 |
1 |
Australia Team Form
Before their win over Sri Lanka, Australia had won only one of their previous eight ODIs but they have now won two of their last four.
Australia Predicted Playing 11
Mitchell Marsh, David Warner, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Pakistan Team News & Playing 11
Pakistan Team News
There were no changes for Pakistan ahead of their defeat to India in Ahmedabad and we are not anticipating any different players on the teamsheet ahead of this game with no injuries reported. Pakistan do not chop and change much under the captaincy of Babar Azam.
Pakistan Team Key Players
- Babar Azam- the skipper had been in disappointing form over the last month or so in this format but he top scored for his side with 50 runs from 58 balls in the big match against India.
- Mohammad Rizwan- the keeper-batter is averaging 124 from his three innings in the competition so far. Ahead of Thursday’s game, only Devon Conway has scored more runs in this campaign.
Pakistan Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Babar Azam |
111 |
108 |
5474 |
158 |
57.02 |
88.86 |
19 |
29 |
| Mohammad Rizwan |
68 |
62 |
1941 |
131* |
40.43 |
89.20 |
3 |
13 |
- Shaheen Shah Afridi- the left-arm pace bowler was the best from the attack in the loss last Saturday. He dismissed both openers, Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma, against India.
- Haris Rauf- the 29 year old right-arm fast bowler went wicketless for the first time in the tournament in the defeat against India. However, he already has 5 wickets in the 2023 Cricket World Cup.
- Mohammad Nawaz - Pakistan’s spin all-rounder has picked 2 wickets and scored 43 runs so far. His spin abilities can prove to be useful on this pitch which favours the spinners especially in the 2nd innings.
Pakistan Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi |
47 |
46 |
390.1 |
90 |
6/35 |
23.86 |
5.50 |
26.0 |
2 |
| Haris Rauf |
31 |
31 |
251.5 |
58 |
5/18 |
24.81 |
5.71 |
26.0 |
1 |
| Mohammad Nawaz |
35 |
35 |
282.1 |
42 |
4/19 |
33.90 |
5.04 |
40.3 |
0 |
Pakistan Team Form
Although Pakistan had enjoyed comfortable wins over the Netherlands and Sri Lanka, they were beaten in their first game against one of the top sides in their last match.
Pakistan Predicted Playing 11
Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf
Australia vs Pakistan Head to Head
Although Pakistan have beaten Australia in the last two ODIs between the sides, it is Australia who have a strong 69-34 lead after 107 matches between the teams in this format.
AUS vs PAK Head to Head Stats in ODIs
| |
Matches Played |
AUS Won |
PAK Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
107 |
69 |
34 |
1 |
3 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Australia vs Pakistan Betting Odds
The bookies are expecting a close contest on Friday with Australia as the favourites at 1.50. Pakistan are not too far behind and can be backed at 2.40.
Who will win Australia vs Pakistan ODI Match?
There are some excellent players on show from both teams although neither side are expected to reach the final of the tournament. Player for player, we think Australia have more match-winners in their team.
🏆 Australia vs Pakistan Prediction
This looks like being a very close and entertaining game between two teams who will be desperate to avoid defeat in Bengaluru. Pakistan will need either all of their world class players to be on top form or for some of their other players to step up in this match if they are to get on top of Australia who will be full of confidence in this game. Australia will look to attack Pakistan from the first ball with both bat and ball and if they sense any weakness they will go even harder. We are expecting a tight contest but are backing Australia to win.
Australia to beat Pakistan
Oct 20, 2023
14:00 IST / 8:30 GMT
M Chinnaswamy Stadium - Bengaluru, India
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