Australia tour-ending T20I clash with Pakistan today at Qaddafi Stadium
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In a one-off T20I at the end of the tour, the spectators are expecting high-voltage game amid all the stadium tickets are sold out. It's a meeting of two in-form T20I sides: Australia have won ten of their last 12 matches [one after a Super Over against Sri Lanka] and Pakistan 11 of their last 12 - the only defeat being their T20 World Cup semi-final exit.
What either team can take from the match is debatable, but it's another game on the road to the next men's T20 World Cup later this year in Australia.
This contest brings together two of the semi-finalists from last year's event where Australia prevailed in a thrilling finish with Matthew Wade and Marcus Stoinis taking them to victory.
It will be a very different looking Australia side for this game, though, with only three players from that semi-final - Stoinis, Aaron Finch and Adam Zampa - set to take the field with the rest absent for a variety of seasons.
Practice session ahead of the T20I:@FakharZamanLive @KhushdilShah_ and @AasifAli2018 reflect on the preparation for the T20I clash against Australia tomorrow and the mood in the camp following the ODI series win.#BoysReadyHain I #PAKvAUS pic.twitter.com/8q0IvT5HGI
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) April 4, 2022
The visitors will field a very different side from when the teams last met while Pakistan may be able to welcome back Shadab Khan
Pakistan (possible) 1 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 2 Babar Azam (capt), 3 Fakhar Zaman, 4, Asif Ali, 5 Iftikhar Ahmed, 6 Haider Ali, 7 Khushdil Shah, 8 Shadab Khan, 9 Mohammad Wasim, 10 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 10 Haris Rauf
New Zealand legend Daniel Vettori (Australia's spin consultant) reflects on his first tour to Pakistan in 18 years, the 2002 Pak-NZ Test at GSL and the takeaways from the ongoing tour. #BoysReadyHain l #PAKvAUS pic.twitter.com/m4OtghOWPf
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) April 4, 2022
Australia (possible) 1 Aaron Finch (capt), 2 Travis Head, 3 Ben McDermott, 4 Josh Inglis/Alex Carey (wk), 5 Marcus Stoinis, 6 Cameron Green, 7 Sean Abbott, 8 Ashton Agar/Mitchell Swepson, 9 Nathan Ellis, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Jason Behrendorff
Babar and Rizwan have an average partnership of 56.65 in T20Is - the third highest of any pairing with a minimum 20 innings. Australia's highest is 36.66 between Finch and David Warner.
Three of Finch's last four innings against Pakistan have been ducks.
The Aussies are backing their skipper to recapture his best with the bat and lead the side at the T20 World Cup later this year.
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) April 4, 2022
More: https://t.co/26DcFymr0X #PAKvAUS pic.twitter.com/OV4EawnwVu
Pakistan's Babar-XI won the ODI series and Australia Pat Cummings-XI won the test series.
A historic series win for Pakistan. Couldn't have asked for more from my pack of superstars. Excellent performances from @ImamulHaq12, @iShaheenAfridi and @HarisRauf14.
— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) April 2, 2022
To all our fans, thank you so much for your massive support! 👏 pic.twitter.com/oVkjAgfeU8