Australia will be up against Pakistan in Match 1 of Pakistan in Australia, 3 ODI Series, 2024 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne on November 4, 2024, at 09:00 AM IST.
AUS vs PAK (Australia vs Pakistan), 1st ODI - Match Information
Match: Australia vs Pakistan, 1st ODI
Date: 4th November 2024
Time: 09:00 AM IST
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne
AUS vs PAK (Australia vs Pakistan), 1st ODI Preview
In their last 5 games, Pakistan have won 2 games and lost 3. In their last 5 games, Australia have won 3 games and lost 2.
Both teams last played against each other in Match 18 of the ICC Cricket World Cup, 2023 where David Warner scored the highest fantasy points for Australia with 211 match fantasy points while Shaheen Afridi topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Pakistan with 161 match fantasy points.
AUS vs PAK, Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
The pitch at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. It will only allow a little assistance to the bowlers and wicket-taking will take a lot of work. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 257 runs. The team batting first at this venue has won 50% of its matches, so the toss does not make much of a difference here. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions today.
Weather Report for Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne
Temperature is expected to be around 17.43 °C with 50% humidity. Winds at a speed of 5.91 m/s are expected.
Pace or Spin?
The pacers have taken 83% of the total wickets at this venue. Hence picking up pacers for your fantasy team should be a good idea. Based on the stats available, we predict that the pitch will continue to assist the pacers.
AUS vs PAK, Head to Head
In the 108 matches played between these 2 teams, batters of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.
AUS vs PAK Dream11 Prediction: Top Batter and Wicket-Keeper Picks
M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets
|
Player |
M |
R |
Avg R |
W |
Avg W |
RR |
RW |
|
Babar Azam |
4 |
230 |
76.7 |
0 |
- |
0, 5, 104, 45, 76 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
|
Abdullah Shafique |
5 |
125 |
25 |
0 |
- |
27, 52, 1, 9, 36 |
- |
|
Steven Smith |
5 |
161 |
40.3 |
0 |
- |
56, 36, 5, 60, 4 |
- |
- Mohammad Babar Azam
Babar Azam is a batter with an average of 65 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.4 and is fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. The right-handed batter has scored 230 runs in the recent 4 matches. - Abdullah Shafique
Abdullah Shafique is a batter with an average of 60 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 7.8 and is fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. The right-handed batter has scored 125 runs in the recently played 5 matches. - Steven Peter Devereux Smith
Steven Smith is a batter with an average of 39 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 7 and is fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. The right-handed batter has scored 161 runs in the recent 5 matches.
AUS vs PAK Dream11 Prediction: Top Bowler Picks
M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets
|
Player |
M |
R |
Avg R |
W |
Avg W |
RR |
RW |
|
Shaheen Afridi |
3 |
33 |
33 |
7 |
28.7 |
0, 33, 0, 0, 0 |
2, 0, 2, 3, 0 |
|
Mitchell Starc |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
90 |
0, 0, 3, 0, 0 |
0, 0, 0, 2, 0 |
|
Haris Rauf |
3 |
10 |
10 |
3 |
38.3 |
0, 7, 3, 0, 0 |
1, 0, 0, 2, 0 |
- Shaheen Shah Afridi
Shaheen Afridi is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 82 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.8. The left-arm fast bowler has taken 7 wickets in the recently played 3 matches. He has a very good record against this opponent, taking 11 wickets in recent matches. - Mitchell Aaron Starc
Mitchell Starc is a bowler with an average of 51 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.4 and is fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. The left-arm fast bowler has taken 2 wickets in the last 4 matches. He has a very good record against this opponent, taking 3 wickets in recent matches. - Haris Rauf
Haris Rauf is a good-to-have player for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. He has an average of 58 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 7.7. The right-arm fast bowler has taken 3 wickets in the recently played 3 matches. He has done very well against this opposition, taking 7 wickets in recent matches.
AUS vs PAK Dream11 Prediction: Top All-Rounder Picks
M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets
|
Player |
M |
R |
Avg R |
W |
Avg W |
RR |
RW |
|
Matthew Short |
3 |
152 |
50.7 |
0 |
- |
80, 0, 58, 14, 0 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
|
Salman Agha |
3 |
170 |
56.7 |
1 |
44 |
52, 0, 69, 0, 49 |
0, 1, 0, 0, 0 |
|
Glenn Maxwell |
3 |
23 |
11.5 |
3 |
29.3 |
0, 21, 0, 0, 2 |
0, 0, 2, 1, 0 |
- Matthew William Short
Matthew Short is an all-rounder with an average of 66 match fantasy points in the last 8 games, a fantasy rating of 8.6 and is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. The right-handed batter has scored 152 runs in the recently played 3 matches. - Salman Ali Agha
Salman Agha is an all-rounder with an average of 83 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.3 and is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. The off-break bowler has taken 1 wicket in the last 3 matches. Salman also bats decently and in recent matches has scored 170 runs. - Glenn James Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell is an all-rounder with an average of 86 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8 and can be a punt pick for your Dream11 Team. The right-handed batter has scored 23 runs in the recent 3 matches. This player can also give you some bowling fantasy points, bowling off break and in recent matches has taken 3 wickets. Maxwell has done very well against this opposition, taking 1 wicket in the recent matches.
AUS vs PAK Dream11 Prediction: Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets
|
Player |
M |
R |
Avg R |
W |
Avg W |
RR |
RW |
|
Shaheen Afridi |
3 |
33 |
33 |
7 |
28.7 |
0, 33, 0, 0, 0 |
2, 0, 2, 3, 0 |
|
Matthew Short |
3 |
152 |
50.7 |
0 |
- |
80, 0, 58, 14, 0 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
|
Mitchell Starc |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
90 |
0, 0, 3, 0, 0 |
0, 0, 0, 2, 0 |
|
Babar Azam |
4 |
230 |
76.7 |
0 |
- |
0, 5, 104, 45, 76 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
|
Salman Agha |
3 |
170 |
56.7 |
1 |
44 |
52, 0, 69, 0, 49 |
0, 1, 0, 0, 0 |
- Shaheen Shah Afridi
Shaheen Afridi is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 82 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.8. The left-arm fast bowler has taken 7 wickets in the recently played 3 matches. He has a very good record against this opponent, taking 11 wickets in recent matches. - Matthew William Short
Matthew Short is an all-rounder with an average of 66 match fantasy points in the last 8 games, a fantasy rating of 8.6 and is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. The right-handed batter has scored 152 runs in the recently played 3 matches. - Mitchell Aaron Starc
Mitchell Starc is a bowler with an average of 51 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.4 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. The left-arm fast bowler has taken 2 wickets in the last 4 matches. He has a very good record against this opponent, taking 3 wickets in recent matches. - Mohammad Babar Azam
Babar Azam is a batter with an average of 65 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.4 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. The right-handed batter has scored 230 runs in the recent 4 matches. - Salman Ali Agha
Salman Agha is an all-rounder with an average of 83 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.3 and is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. The off-break bowler has taken 1 wicket in the last 3 matches. Salman also bats decently and in recent matches has scored 170 runs.
AUS vs PAK Squad Information
Australia (AUS) Squad: Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Matthew Short, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie and Jake Fraser-McGurk
Pakistan (PAK) Squad: Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Salman Agha, Abdullah Shafique, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Aamer Jamal, Saim Ayub, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Irfan Khan, Faisal Akram, Haseebullah Khan and Arafat Minhas
AUS vs PAK Dream11 Team Today
Wicket-Keeper: Mohammad Rizwan
Batters: Babar Azam, Abdullah Shafique, Cooper Connolly and Marnus Labuschagne
All-Rounders: Matthew Short, Salman Agha and Glenn Maxwell
Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi, Mitchell Starc and Haris Rauf
Captain: Salman Agha
Vice-Captain: Shaheen Afridi
Photo Credit: Imago
