PAK vs AUS (Pakistan vs Australia), 1st Test - Match Information
Match: Pakistan vs Australia, 1st Test
Date: 4th March 2022
Time: 10:30 AM IST
Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
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PAK vs AUS, Pitch Report and Conditions
The pitch at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. It will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket taking is going to be difficult. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 5 matches is 237 runs. Chasing a target should be the preferred option at the venue, since the team batting first has only won 20% of its matches.
Pacers have been very successful at this venue. They have earned 63% of the total bowling fantasy points at this venue. We would suggest that you pick as many pace bowlers as possible in your team.
PAK vs AUS, Head to Head
In the 66 matches played between these 2 teams, Australia have won 33 matches and Pakistan have won 15 matches. Batter of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.
PAK vs AUS Dream11 Prediction: Batters and Wicket-Keepers
Marnus Labuschagne
Marnus Labuschagne has a good record against Pakistan in Tests having scored 428 runs at an average of 71 in just 4 matches. Talking about his form, he has scored an average of 131 points per game in his last 10 matches which is a great number.
Babar Azam
Babar Azam might not be in good form currently but he has a good record in home Tests. In his 5 Tests at home, he has scored 85, 37, 143, 160 & 102 runs respectively.
Usman Khawaja
Usman Khawaja recently played in the Ashes and scored 255 runs in 2 matches which included 2 centuries. Moreover, he has a great record against Pakistan in Tests having scored 496 runs in 5 matches at an average of 71.
PAK vs AUS Dream11 Prediction: Bowlers
Pat Cummins
Pat Cummins has taken 7, 4, 3, 7 & 6 wickets respectively in his last 5 Tests and thus is in good form. Moreover, he can be handy with the bat also and score valuable runs and thus give extra fantasy points.
Shaheen Afridi
Shaheen Afridi has taken 3, 7, 10, 8 & 6 wickets respectively in his last 5 Tests and thus is in sensational form. Moreover, he has taken 12 wickets at this venue (Rawalpindi) in just 3 Tests.
Sajid Khan
Sajid Khan recently made his Test debut last year and has taken 18 wickets in just 4 matches which is a great record.
PAK vs AUS Dream11 Prediction: All-Rounders
Cameron Green
Runs scored/wickets taken by Cameron Green in his last 4 Tests are 97/4, 79/2, 17/2 & 35/2 which makes him an in-form pick.
PAK vs AUS Dream11 Prediction: Captain and Vice-Captain
Marnus Labuschagne has an average of 131 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.3 and a medium XFactor.
Babar Azam has an average of 74 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.9 and a medium XFactor.
Pat Cummins has an average of 115 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.8 and a low XFactor.
Usman Khawaja has an average of 88 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.7 and a high XFactor.
Shaheen Afridi has an average of 115 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.7 and a low XFactor.
PAK vs AUS Dream11 Team Today
Wicket-Keeper: Mohammad Rizwan
Batters: Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja
All-Rounder: Cameron Green
Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins, Sajid Khan and Shaheen Afridi
Captain: Marnus Labuschagne
Vice-Captain: Babar Azam
PAK vs AUS (Pakistan vs Australia), 1st Test Preview
The inaugural match of the "Australia in Pakistan, 3 Test Series, 2022" will be played between Pakistan and Australia (PAK vs AUS). The match will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.
In their last 5 games, Australia have won 4 games and lost 0. In their last 5 games, Pakistan have won 4 games and lost 1.
Both teams last played against each other in the 2nd Test of the Pakistan in Australia, 2 Test Series, 2019 where Yasir Shah scored the highest fantasy points for Pakistan with 152 match fantasy points while David Warner topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Australia with 412 match fantasy points.