ICC WC 2023 Match 18: All-round Aus vs Pacey Pak

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Australia and Pakistan Battle out in match 18 of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on Friday, 20th October. The match will be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru and the scheduled start time is 2:00 pm IST. Get ready for AUS vs PAK with the hottest betting odds, best bonuses, most valued bets, pitch report, playing lineups, and fantasy picks.

ICC WC 2023 Match 18: All-round Aus vs Pacey Pak 1

Who will win the match?

The two most dominant forces in the tournament are set for a collision in an epic clash at the epicentre of South India (Bengaluru). Australia are off the mark in the tournament with an emphatic win over Sri Lanka in the last match, while Pakistan were taken down with pure disdain by India. The five-time world champions, Australia have got the better of Pakistan on six occasions in ICC World Cups, on the flip side Pakistan emerged victorious four times.

It is going to be a tough battle between two of the most fierce bowling attacks who can disrupt any batting attack clash off in an all-important clash that could well determine their team’s future in the tournament. Australia looks sorted out after their initial struggles, while Pakistan has had issues with their middle order and spin bowlers. Australia entered the contest as favourites to win the match.

Australia’s chance of winning: 61%
Pakistan’s chance of winning: 39%

Australia vs Pakistan Odds comparison

Bookmaker	Australia	Pakistan
Parimatch	1.54	2.48
Cricbaba	1.55	2.45
10Cric	1.54	2.56

AUS vs PAK Most Valuable Bets?

Babar Azam to score over 38.5 runs @ 1.87 (Parimatch)
David Warner to score over 33.5 runs @ 1.87 (Parimatch)
Marnus Labuschagne to score over 28.5 runs @1.87 (Parimatch)

Pitch and Weather Conditions

The pitch at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru favours batsman. The ground is known for its high-scoring games and as it is the first match of the tournament at this venue some grass is left out on the pitch and the short boundaries at Bengaluru are an added advantage to the batsman. Wrist spinners and medium pacers with variations can be highly effective. The pitch gets better to bat on under lights and it becomes tough for the team bowling second to defend. The average 1st innings score in the 23 ODI matches played at this venue was 266 runs.

Match Info

Tournament: ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
Match: Australia vs Pakistan, Match 18
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Date & Time: 20th October, 2023 @ 2:00 pm IST

AUS vs PAK Toss Prediction

In the 23 ODI matches played at this venue, the team batting first won 10 matches, while the team batting second won 12 matches and one match ended as a tie. It is hard to defend scores at this venue and the team winning the toss will opt to bowl first.

Australia Preview and Playing XI

After a poor start to their tournament with back-to-back losses against India and South Africa, Australia made an emphatic comeback with a dominant win over Sri Lanka by five wickets in the last match. The good news for the Aussies is the performance of Adam Zampa and Mitchell Marsh. When Adam Zampa picks two or more wickets in the middle order Australia win more than 70% of their games. Spinners Glenn Maxwell and Adam Zampa will have a huge impact on the game against Pakistan.

Australia Playing XI: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa.

Pakistan Preview and Playing XI

Pakistan started their tournament with two convincing wins over the Netherlands and Sri Lanka but were taken to the cleaners against India. The major concern for Pakistan has been their bowling attack, Shaheen Afridi hasn’t been able to provide early breakthroughs for Pakistan and Haris Rauf’s economy has been on the higher side. The spin duo of Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz hardly had an impact on the game with the ball. It is going to be a tough challenge for them against an Australian side that is ready to roar.

Pakistan Playing XI: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul Haq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf.