Ahead of their group stage clash against Australia in Bengaluru on Friday, some Pakistan players suffered a bout of viral fever after their arrival in the city. The Pakistan team arrived in Bengaluru on Sunday after their seven wicket defeat to India in Ahmedabad on the previous day. (AUS Vs PAK Scorecard | Key Battles | Full Coverage)
Australia and Pakistan are coming on the back of two contradicting results. Whereas one team, Australia, beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in Lucknow; on the other hand, Pakistan were beaten comprehensively by their arch-rivals India in Ahmedabad by seven wickets. Moreover, the Men In Green have been bitten by the viral bug in Bengaluru where some Pakistani players suffered from viral fever after their arrival in the city. "Some players got fever in the past few days and most of them have fully recovered from it. Those who are in the stage of recovery remain under the team medical panel's observation," their media manager was quoted by PTI.
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He also confirmed that skipper Babar Azam and pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi were doing fine.
Australia have lost two and won one in their three games played at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. The men from Down Under have been under huge pressure throughout this tourney, mainly battling injuries, poor form, shoddy fielding and poor bowling at the death. Pat Cummins will be boosted by the arrival of Travis Head, who is set to join the squad but the Pakistan fixture will come too soon for the southpaw. Spinner Adam Zampla scalped four wickets against Sri Lanka and would look to repeat the heroics against Pakistan.
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Babar Azam's men have been brillaint up until their clash against India. The Men In Green were bowled out for a paltry score and also their bowling was not upto the mark. Despite the viral fever in the team, expect the 1992 champions to show up and prove their mettle at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Head-to-head Record
Pakistan and Australia have met in 107 matches in the 50-over format with the Aussies 69 of those whereas Pakistan taking 34. Three have been N/R whereas 1 game was tied.
Weather Conditions
The weather will be around 30°c in the city. As per AccuWeather, there are chances of thundershowers in spots in the evening followed by a couple of thundershowers late.
Squads
Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.
Pakistan squad: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim.
Live Streaming information:
When will the Australia vs Pakistan match be played?
The Australia vs Pakistan match will be played on Friday, October 20 at 2 PM IST. The toss will be scheduled at 1:30 PM IST.
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Where will the Australia vs Pakistan match be played?
The match will be played at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
On which TV channel will the Australia vs Pakistan match be telecast live?
The match will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network.
Where will the Australia vs Pakistan match be streamed live?
The match will be live-streamed on the Disney+Hotstar app and website.
