Australia vs Pakistan Prediction: Australia aiming to repeat first game deeds

Australia and Pakistan are going head to head in the Match 2 of One Day Series at Adelaide Oval, North Adelaide, Australia on 8th November 2024. Australia will be looking to repeat their deeds from the first game. Who will win this game of cricket?

Australia Form

In a very exciting battle, Australia reached to win after withstanding the Pakistani bowlers who were on a different bowling pitch at the MCG. It was not an easy run-chase under the given context of the low target but a great mix of cricket between the two teams that took the match till the last ball. As Pakistan strangled the Australian top order, the lower middle-order too could not withstand the tension and folded for 43 runs. Here's how it happened:. With the key players gone for Border Gavaskar trophy preparations, Australia might need some good batting during the games that lie ahead. The opening duo Matt Short and Jake Fraser McGurk would like to give a good start after they didn't really deliver in the last game.

Australia Expected Playing XI

Matt Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Steven Smith, Josh Inglis (wk), Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Pat Cummins (capt), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

Pakistan form

The Pakistani visitors have found no one except Babar Azam to come to bat consistently at the crease. The manner in which Pakistan was scoring raised so much alarm given the powerhouse batsmen within the Aussie side.

He could not do justice to the good effort Harris Rauf and Mohd. Hasnain had put on display in the first game. Pakistan will bank on its batsmen to be good and provide a solid platform for the bowlers to create pressure on the batsmen of Australia.

The future challenge Pakistan would face was the aggressive batting pair of Matt Short and Jake Fraser McGurk, who would attack from word go in the game.

Pakistan Expected Playing XI

Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Kamran Ghulam, Salman Ali Agha, Irfan Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain

Australia vs Pakistan Best Expert Tips & Prediction

While chasing a moderate score, Australia had some problems. Australia's middle order shows some problems, but they will wish to shake off this performance and focus on team performance because that's exactly where they perform well. Our Pick for this game is Australia.