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Australia National Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team ODI Series 2024: Australia National Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team The first match of the three-match ODI Series 2024 will be played on Monday i.e. 4th November. This match between the two teams will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne from 9 am. This series includes three ODIs and three T20 matches. Pat Cummins is leading Australia in this series. Whereas, the command of Pakistan is in the hands of Mohammad Rizwan. AUS vs PAK 1st ODI 2024 Preview: Pakistan will be tested under the leadership of Mohammad Rizwan against Australia in the first ODI, know all the details including head to head records, mini battle, streaming before the match.
Australia will enter this series after a thrilling 3-2 win over England in September. He will also keep an eye on the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Meanwhile, Pakistan will have a new coach Jason Gillespie and new captain Mohammad Rizwan to lead the team on the field. Australia's team is strong under the captaincy of Pat Cummins. The team includes top players like Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc. However, they will miss Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head, who are on paternity leave.
Head-to-Head Records(AUS vs PAK Head To Head Records)
There are total 108 ODI matches between Australia vs Pakistan so far. Australia has performed better in this head-to-head record, in which they have won 70 matches, while West Indies have got success in 34 matches. Apart from this, there was no result in 3 matches. And one match has ended in a tie. Pakistan's performance on Australian soil has been disappointing so far. Pakistan has won only 17 out of 56 ODI matches played here. In such a situation, the Pakistan team will have to do something extraordinary under the captaincy of Mohammad Rizwan.
These players have performed brilliantly against Pakistan
Former Australian batsman Ricky Ponting is the highest run scorer between the two teams. In One Day International cricket, Ricky Ponting played his first ODI match against Pakistan in the year 1996. Ricky Ponting had scored 1,107 runs in 35 innings while remaining unbeaten 5 times. Ricky Ponting's average was 36.90. During this period, Ricky Ponting scored 1 century and 8 half-centuries. Former Australian captain and veteran batsman Steve Waugh scored 1,003 runs while remaining unbeaten 8 times in 40 innings of 43 matches against Pakistan.
Steve Waugh's average was 31.34. Steve Waugh scored 8 half-centuries. Steve Waugh's best score was 82 runs. In bowling, another former Australian great bowler Glenn McGrath took 57 wickets at an average of 19.10 in 32 innings of 32 matches against Pakistan. His economy rate was 3.76. Apart from Glenn McGrath, former star fast bowler of Kangaroo team Brett Lee took 38 wickets in 21 innings of 21 matches against Pakistan at an average of 23.18. During this period, Brett Lee's economy rate was 4.62. Glenn Maxwell has scored the most runs for Australia among active players. Glenn Maxwell has scored 735 runs at an average of 49 in 19 matches against Pakistan.
These players created chaos against Australia
Former Pakistan batsman Javed Miandad had scored 1,019 runs while remaining unbeaten thrice in 33 innings of 35 matches against Australia. During this period, Javed Miandad's average was 33.96. Javed Miandad has scored 7 half-centuries against Australia. Javed Miandad's best score was 74 not out. Apart from Javed Miandad, former Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yusuf scored 1,016 runs in 29 innings of 29 matches against Australia while remaining unbeaten twice. Mohammad Yusuf's average was 37.62. During this period, 1 century and 7 half-centuries were scored from the bat of Mohammad Yusuf.
Among the active players, Babar Azam has scored 606 runs for Pakistan in 10 matches at an average of 67.33. In bowling, former Pakistani fast bowler Wasim Akram has taken 67 wickets in 49 ODIs against Australia at an average of 27.43. Meanwhile, Wasim Akram has taken 4 wickets thrice. Wasim Akram also has 5 wicket haul in his name once. Apart from Wasim Akram, Pakistan's spin bowler Shahid Afridi took 49 wickets at an average of 32.44 in 41 innings of 43 matches against the Kangaroo team. Shahid Afridi's economy rate was 4.48. During this period, Shahid Afridi had taken 5 wicket haul once.
Pakistan's struggle in Australia
Let us tell you that in the first ODI match to be played in Melbourne, Pakistan has a chance to change the previous record. However, the Australian team has always been a strong opponent on its home ground. In the last ODI match played in the year 2023, Australia defeated Pakistan by 62 runs, so it will be interesting to see how the team makes a comeback under the captaincy of Mohammad Rizwan.
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