Pakistan vs Australia 1st ODI Match Prediction
Mar 22, 2019
16:30 IST / 11:00 GMT
Sharjah Cricket Stadium - Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
PAK vs AUS ODI 
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PAK vs AUS Betting Tips
- Australia's confidence will be sky high after having beaten India in the recent limited-overs series in India.
- Pakistan have rested six frontline players for this series which means there will be plenty of inexperience in their side.
- Pakistan have won five of the last six one-day internationals they have played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
PAK vs AUS Win Probability
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Our Prediction
Australia are favorites to win
Who Will Win Pakistan vs Australia, 1st ODI?
After beating India on their turf, a resurgent Australian team will now be up against Pakistan in what is going to be their final rehearsal before the World Cup. The first of the five one-day internationals between these two teams is scheduled to be played on March 22 a the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium in Sharjah. Live telecast of the match will begin at 3 PM local time.
PAK vs AUS, 1st ODI: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: Sony Six, Fox Sports, BT Sport, SuperSport, Ten Sports, OSN Sports Cricket HD
Live Streaming: Bet365, SonyLIV, Foxtel Sports, SuperSport Live
PAK vs AUS Toss Prediction
The pitch at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium is expected to get slower as the game wears on. And also since five of the last eight one-day internationals played at this ground have been won by the side batting first, the team that wins the toss here is likely to bat first.
Read on for team previews, betting odds, betting tips and predictions for Pakistan vs Australia, 1st ODI...
Pakistan Team News & Playing 11
PAK Team News
Pakistan have rested as many as six first-choice players for this upcoming ODI series against Australia. Sarfraz Ahmed, Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman and Hasan Ali are the ones to have been rested as the team management wants to keep them fresh for the World Cup. The hosts have also left out Hussain Talat and Mohammad Hafeez who is recovering from a thumb injury. Both of them were part of the ODI squad for the recently concluded ODI series against South Africa. Shoaib Malik will be leading the team in the absence of Sarfraz Ahmed.
PAK Key Players
With Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam rested, Pakistan will depend heavily on Imam-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal and Shoaib Malik to score runs for them. Imam topped the runs charts with 271 runs in the previous ODI series against South Africa while Umar had an impressive run in the recently concluded Pakistan Super League. Shoaib has a century and three fifties at Sharjah and he will be the key man for Pakistan in the middle order. Usman Shinwari, Imad Wasim and Yasir Shah will be the main threats for the Australian batsmen with the ball. Shinwari was one of the team's best bowlers against South Africa and he even has a five-wicket haul at this ground. Conditions will be conducive to spin bowling and Australia's weakness against spin could be well exploited by Yasir and Imad.
PAK Recent Form
Pakistan's most recent ODI assignment was a five-match series in South Africa against the hosts in January which they ended up losing 2-3. They started the series off with a five-wicket win but suffered defeats in the next two matches. They then bounced back with a comprehensive eight-wicket win to level the series before receiving a drubbing by the Proteas in the decider. Prior to that series last year in November, Pakistan drew a three-match series 1-1 against New Zealand in the UAE.
Pakistan Predicted Playing 11
Imam-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Abid Ali, Saad Ali, Shoaib Malik (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Imad Wasim, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Amir, Junaid Khan, Usman Shinwari
Australia Team News & Playing 11
AUS Team News
Australia have retained the entire 15-member squad that was selected for the recent ODI series against India. Kane Richardson, despite recovering from a left side strain, has been included in the squad while Mitchell Starc continues to remain out of action due to a pectoral muscle strain. The Australian selectors have not included David Warner and Steven Smith for the final two ODIs of the series. Their bans on international cricket will end on March 28 but they are both currently recuperating from elbow injuries.
AUS Key Players
Usman Khawaja is going through terrific form. The opening batsman scored 383 runs in the recent ODI series in India which included two hundreds and as many half-centuries. While he will hold the key to Australia's batting at the top, Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis will be the team's biggest hopes in the middle order. Pat Cummins, Jhye Richardson and Adam Zampa are the key figures in this Australian line-up when it comes to bowling. Cummins is currently ranked seventh in the ICC ODI bowling rankings. The fast bowler finished as the leading wicket-taker in the India series with 14 wickets followed by Zampa who took 11. The Aussies will back Cummins and Richardson to provide the early breakthroughs with the new ball and will rely on Zampa to keep Pakistan's scoring-rate in check in the middle overs.
AUS Recent Form
Australia are coming on the back of a morale boosting 3-2 win over India in India. It was their first ODI series win after having lost their last six bilateral series on the trot, and with that, they avenged their January's 1-2 loss to India at home. The Aussies faced heavy defeats in the first two games of the previous series but showed a lot of character to come back strongly and win the remaining three games in a row.
Australia Predicted Playing 11
Usman Khawaja, Aaron Finch (c), Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Turner, Alex Carey (wk), Jhye Richardson, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Adam Zampa
PAK vs AUS Team Form in Last Five Matches
PAK : L W L L W
AUS : W W W L L
Pakistan vs Australia Head to Head
Pakistan and Australia have played 95 completed one-day internationals against each other. The former have won 32 of those and the latter 62 while one of the matches has produced a tie.
Pakistan and Australia have both won three times each in the six ODIs they have played against each other at Sharjah. The visitors, however, have emerged victorious on the previous three occasions.
The last time these two countries locked horns at this venue in the fifty-over format was back in October 2014. Australia posted a par score of 255/8 on the board after electing to bat first and then bundled out Pakistan for just 162 inside 37 overs to seal a comfortable 93-run victory.
Matches Played: 98; Pakistan Won: 32; Australia Won: 62; Tie: 1; NR: 3
Pakistan vs Australia Betting Odds
Australia are favorites to win this first one-day international at odds of 1.70 on Betway, 1.72 on Bet365 and 1.66 on Betrally. Pakistan, despite playing in their own conditions, find themselves as the underdogs at a higher price of 2.05 on Betway, 2.10 on Bet365 and 2 on Betrally.
🏆 Pakistan vs Australia Prediction
Pakistan have the home advantage in their favor. They have won five of their last six one-day internationals at this ground, including the most recently played four. However, they are going to be up against an upbeat Australian side that is coming on the back of a successful tour of India. The hosts will be without many of their key members like Babar Azam, Sarfraz Ahmed, Fakhar Zaman and Hasan Ali which means that they will be depleted in both batting and bowling departments. Australia are high on confidence and have the momentum with them and we expect them to start this series off on a winning note.
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