Pakistan vs Australia 5th ODI Match Prediction

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Ashton Turner will surely be given a final chance to impress the selectors and stake his claim for a World Cup place having been the only one of Australia’s touring party not to feature so far. There could also be rotation for Pat Cummins and Jason Behrendorff to return. The latter missed out with illness last time, while Cummins was rested.

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With Aaron Finch in sublime form at the top of the order, Australia have dominated this series. He scored 116, 153* and 90 in his first three innings and has 398 runs at an average of 132.66 so far.

Nobody else has passed 100 for Australia in this series, but Glenn Maxwell came close with 98 from 82 balls to earn the man-of-the-match award last time out. He was one of three Australia batsman to pass 50, with Usman Khawaja and Alex Carey the other two.

With David Warner in sublime batting form in the IPL, and Steve Smith available again too, this match surely represents a last chance for Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb and Ashton Turner to prove themselves worthy of what could be just one World Cup batting starting spot.

On the bowling front, Australia have rotated their pacemen but Nathan Coulter-Nile has seven wickets from three games so far. Pat Cummins, their star man against India, took 3-23 in his only appearance so far. Spinners Nathan Lyon and Adam Zampa have ten wickets between them, meanwhile, with economy rates of less than five runs per over.

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Australia won three ODIs in a row to beat India and have consequently now won seven in a row thanks to their success in the first four games of this series.

Their batting has been the biggest factor - not least captain Aaron Finch. He was Australia’s top scorer in each of the first three matches, scoring centuries as they won each of the first two games by eight wickets.

Electing to bat first next up, Finch scored 90 and Australia posted 266/6 before Adam Zampa claimed 4-43 to help bowl Pakistan out for 186.

Last time out, meanwhile, Glenn Maxwell was top batsman for the tourists with 98 in a total of 277/7. Pakistan looked well set during the reply, but some late wickets turned the tide and Australia eventually won by six runs.