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Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has predicted Pakistan and Australia as the finalists of the upcoming ICC Men’s World Cup in India.

Marsh recently appeared in a YouTube podcast, co-hosted by Adam Gilchrist and Michael Vaughan, and was asked to predict the finalists of this year’s World Cup, excluding Australia.

“Who is going to win it? India, Pakistan or England?” asked Vaughan.

The all-rounder, however, displayed confidence in his side’s abilities and insisted that Australia would indeed make it to the final of the mega event and would face Pakistan.

“I honestly think that it will be Australia v Pakistan in the final,” Mitchell Marsh replied.

 

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Pakistan is currently the top-ranked ODI side in the world, followed by Australia. The two former champions are also among the favourites for this year’s World Cup.

Pakistan and Australia will come face to face on October 20 in the group stage of the World Cup.

The two sides will also lock horns in the warm-up match, scheduled for October 3.

The ICC Men’s World Cup 2023 commences on Thursday, 5 October when 2019 finalists England and New Zealand clash at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with the event culminating in the final at the same venue on Sunday, 19 November.

The tournament will be played in ten different venues – Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Dharamsala, Delhi, Chennai, Lucknow, Pune, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Kolkata.

Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram in addition to Hyderabad will host the warm-up matches from 29 September to 3 October.

Australia squad for the ICC Men’s World Cup: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.

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MELBOURNE: Cricket Australia on Sunday revealed the series schedule for the Pakistan men’s team Test tour to Australia later this year.

The three-game Test series begins on December 14 and runs across the next year with the final Test scheduled in the first week of January.

The opening Test will be staged in Perth between December 14 and 18 before the two sides return after Christmas with the Boxing Day Test (December 26-30) at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The tour concludes with the third Test in Sydney from January 3 to January 7, 2024.

It must be noted here that three Tests against Pakistan will be Australia’s first home series of the new World Test Championship cycle (2023-25).

Australia are the finalist of the current WTC cycle and are set to play India at the Oval, London from June 7 to 11 for Test supremacy.

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CANBERRA: With a lot to ponder on before they set foot in South Africa for the T20I mega event, the Bismah Maroof-led Pakistan can certainly learn from the experience of playing against one of the most competitive sides in Women’s cricket after they failed to break the status-quo in Australia. 

Rain washed out the final T20I on Sunday without a ball being bowled, leaving Pakistan devoid of any cheerful moments from their last trip before the Women’s T20I World Cup in February as Australia completely dominated the visitors on their home soil.

Pakistan, who are yet to claim their first win in Australia, lost the ODI series 3-0 followed by a 2-0 T20I defeat during the current tour that happened after a hiatus of almost nine years.

Though there was little optimism left looking at the deplorable outcomes of the two earlier T20Is in which Australia bagged comprehensive wins by eight wickets in each game, Pakistan surely had a chance to figure out the combination before boarding South Africa’s flight.

It is important to note here that Pakistan will play their first match in Group B against arch-rivals India on February 12.

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BRISBANE: Australia Women crushed Pakistan by 10 wickets in the second ODI and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series, thanks to a phenomenal batting display by openers Beth Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield after Darcie Brown led the bowling charge.

Opting to bat first, Pakistan underwent a dismal batting collapse as they were bowled out for just 125 with Brown taking three wickets to lead the Australian bowling attack.

Australian openers, in reply, cruised to an effortless win inside 20 overs with Litchfield smashing an unbeaten 67 from 61 balls and Mooney scoring 57 not out from 55 balls.

Pakistan, who are looking for their first win in Australia across any format, were effectively thwarted by the Australian side after they sealed dominant wins in the first two games of the series.

The final ODI will be played on Sunday before the start of three T20Is, giving the Green Shirts a chance to gain momentum before the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa.

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LAHORE: Right-arm pacer Diana Baig has returned to the national side after missing out home series against Ireland as Pakistan announced ODI and T20 squads for next month’s tour of Australia and the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup, scheduled in February 2023. 

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday named 15-member Women’s squads for the upcoming overseas assignment in Australia, where Pakistan will play three ODIs and as many T20Is before heading to South Africa for the megaevent.

“Bismah Maroof will continue to lead the Pakistan Women’s team in both assignments.  The squads were finalised after deliberations by Asmavia, interim head coach Saleem Jaffer and captain Bismah,” said PCB in a media release.

Besides Diana, who was rested for the three ODIs and three T20Is against Ireland at home due to shoulder injury, spinners Sadia Iqbal and Tuba Hasan are also included in the squads after being ruled out of the Ireland series due to hand and index finger injuries.

“The ODI series against Australia is very crucial, the expectations are high as we have won five of the six ICC Championship matches and our aim is to qualify directly for the 50-over World Cup,” said Chief selector Asmavia Iqbal.

“We have relied more on the senior players in the formation of the squad for the World Cup and we expect them to use their experience on the field and get positive results for the team,” she added.

The Women’s T20 World Cup will take place from February 10 to February 26 in South  Africa while Pakistan’s tour of Australia is set to commence on January 16, 2023.

Pakistan ODI squad for Australia series:

Bismah Maroof (c), Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Ghulam Fatima, Kainat Imtiaz, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin and Sidra Nawaz (wk)

Travelling Reserves: Aimen Anwar, Javeria Khan and Tuba Hassan

Pakistan T20I squad for Australia and ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, South Africa:

Bismah Maroof (c), Aimen Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Javeria Khan, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz (wk) and Tuba Hassan

Reserves: Ghulam Fatima, Kainat Imtiaz and Sadaf Shamas

Australia Tour Schedule: 

16 January – First ODI at Allan Border Field, Brisbane

18 January – Second ODI at Allan Border Field, Brisbane

21 January – Third ODI at North Sydney Oval No.1, North Sydney

24 January – First T20I at North Sydney Oval No.1, North Sydney

26 January – Second T20I at Blundstone Arena, Hobart

29 January – Third T20I at Manuka Oval, Canberra

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Pakistan fixtures

12 February v India at Newlands, Cape Town

15 February v Ireland at Newlands, Cape Town

19 February v West Indies at Boland Park, Paarl

21 February v England at Newlands, Cape Town

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KARACHI: The next edition of the Cricket Australia’s Amazon documentary will feature their historic tour to Pakistan after a gap of 24 years in April 2022, Sydney Morning Herald reported.

Originally devised to encompass last summer’s Ashes campaign, the follow-up to Amazon’s 2018-19 documentary about the Australian men’s team is their recent triumphant Test tour of Pakistan, the Australian magazine reported.

According to the details, the centrepieces of the documentary are likely to be the homecoming tour of the opening batter Usman Khawaja and the emergence of Pat Cummins as the Test captain.

Furthermore, the Amazon camera crew including the project’s key cinematographer were present with the squad on their tour of Pakistan. The documentary is still in progress with Australia’s current tour of Sri Lanka reportedly also a part of the project.

The documentary’s release date has not yet been determined, although it is anticipated to happen in the first few months of 2019. The documentary’s first instalment, which focused on the 2018–19 campaign, was published in March 2020.

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DUBAI: Pakistan’s left-handed opener Imam-ul-Haq and the pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi made big surges in the latest ICC ODI Rankings, updated on Wednesday.

Imam, who remained the top scorer of the recently concluded ODI series between Pakistan and Australia, has leaped to his career best third rank in the updated ICC ODI Batting Rankings.

Previously ranked 10th in the ODI batting rankings, Imam has now occupied the third position as he finished the home series against Australia with 298 runs at an average of 147 including two centuries.

🔸 Shaheen Afridi continues to climb
🔸 Imam-ul-Haq makes significant gains

Pakistan players make major movements in the @MRFWorldwide ICC Men's Player Rankings for ODIs and Tests after #PAKvAUS series 📈

Details 👉 https://t.co/zoY06jyBJ3 pic.twitter.com/dxVyiF78oK

— ICC (@ICC) April 6, 2022

Pakistan’s left-arm pacer Shaheen, on the other hand, also made a prominent surge in the ICC ODI Bowling Rankings and has claimed the seventh spot after moving eight places up.

In the Test Bowling rankings, however, the left-arm pacer has moved one place up to accommodate the fourth rank with South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada.

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan skipper Babar Azam remained the top-ranked batter in the ODIs and T20Is.

LAHORE: Australia’s right-arm pacer Nathan Ellis starred with four wickets before the skipper Aaron Finch scored a gritty half-century to power the touring side beat Pakistan by three wickets in the one-off T20I, here at Gaddafi Stadium.

Set to chase 163, Australia sealed a thrilling victory by three wickets in the last over, thanks to the valiant fifty-plus knock from the captain Finch.

In the run chase, the touring side was off to a flying start following the blistering cameo of Travis Head, who scored a quick 26 off 14 deliveries before walking back to the pavilion in the fourth over.

Finch then put on another brief partnership as he paired with the wicket-keeper batter Josh Inglis for the second wicket and added 44 runs before the latter perished after scoring 24.

Following Inglis’s departure, Marnus Labuschagne also fell briefly after managing to score a mere two.

The right-handed opener Marcu Stoinis then bolstered the touring side’s score with a blistering cameo of 23 runs off just nine deliveries before falling short to Mohammad Wasim Jr.

Finch, on the other hand, stood firm and scored a gritty half-century, while his side was losing wickets at a regular interval. He top-scored for the side with 55 off 45 balls, laced with six boundaries, while Ben McDermott remained unbeaten with his 22 and guided his side to the victory.

For Pakistan, Wasim Jr, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Usman Qadir took two wickets each, while Haris Rauf struck out a batter.

After putting Pakistan in to bat, the touring side managed to restrict Pakistan to a below-par 162/8 in 20 overs despite the brilliant half-century from Pakistan captain Babar Azam.

Coming out to bat first, Pakistan were off to a decent start as the opening pair of Babar and the wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan provided a solid foundation to the home side with a 67 runs partnership.

Rizwan, however, who was struggling to get going, perished earlier in the eighth over after managing to score 23 in 19 balls. Following his departure, the left-handed batter Fakhar Zaman bagged a golden duck as the home side lost two wickets in two balls.

Babar then looked to anchor the innings with Iftikhar Ahmed but the latter could not stay for long as he made his way back to the pavilion after managing to score a mere 13.

The Pakistani skipper Babar top-scored for the side with 66 off 46 balls, laced with six boundaries and two sixes before walking back to the pavilion in the 16th over.

Following his departure, the home side began to lose wickets at an alarming rate and none of the batters could contribute significantly. The left-handed all-rounder Khushdil Shah, however, chipped in with his 24 off 21 balls and remained the second top scorer for the side.

The cameo of the leg-spinner Usman Qadir then bolstered the side’s score to 162/8 as he scored a quick 18 off a mere six deliveries.

For Australia, Nathan Ellis led the way with four wickets, while Cameron Green picked two. Adam Zampa and Sean Abbott, on the other hand, made one scalp each.

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LAHORE: Australia have won the toss and have elected to bowl first in the one-off T20I against Pakistan, here at Gaddafi Stadium.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, , Asif Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Usman Qadir

Australia: Aaron Finch (c), Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Marcus Stoinis, Cameron Green, Ben McDermott, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches-23, Pakistan-13, Australia-10

LAHORE: Australia’s wicket-keeper batter Josh Inglis has returned a negative result for COVID-19, while the all-rounder Ashton Agar tested positive for the widely spread virus, here on Monday.

Inglis, who contracted the widely spread virus last week has now returned a negative result after the completion of his mandatory isolation period and is likely to join the team’s practice session ahead of the one-off T20I against Pakistan.

The all-rounder Agar, on the other hand, has tested positive again for COVID-19 after returning a negative result in the morning.

It is pertinent to mention here that the one-off T20I between Pakistan and Australia will be played here tomorrow. Pakistan won the three-match ODI series 2-1, while Australia claimed the Test series 1-0.

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