Pakistan will take on Australia tomorrow at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. This will be the first match that will take place in Bangalore. Pakistan will be playing a M Chinnaswamy Stadium after a gap of 10 years. Since then, a ban on their players have ensured that none of the current players have played in Bangalore. Meanwhile, Australia has a lot of fond memories of the stadium due to the bilateral series against India and IPL.
A lot of Australian players play IPL, and they will garner enough support from the local crowds in Bangalore. Glenn Maxwell plays IPL for RCB, and he is a crowd favorite as well. Also, the all-rounder will know the conditions well. Traditionally the Chinnaswamy pitch favors batters, as there are short boundaries on either side of the surface.
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Also, the ground is a graveyard for spinners as the batters cash on the shorter boundaries. However, with BCCI giving each World Cup venue 50 Crore rupees, it is still not clear whether the Bangalore pitch is re-laid.
High-scoring game on cards as PAK face AUS at M Chinnaswamy Stadium
Banglaore pitch is batting heaven, as batters enjoy the ball coming onto the bat, the bounce, and the ball hitting straight. It is traditionally a chasing ground, as the dew factor will come into play. Batting second will be an option AUS and PAK would consider.
A total of 26 matches have been played at this venue. In these matches, Team batting second has a slight edge over batting first, with the results being split 11-12. However, the team that wins the toss should look to chase on this wicket.
290 is the average score on the Bangalore deck. The highest total posted on this surface is 383 for 6 by India against Australia in 2013.
PAK vs AUS Squads
- Babar Azam (Captain)
- Fakhar Zaman
- Imam-ul-Haq
- Salman Ali Agha
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Abdullah Shafique
- Hasan Ali
- Shadab Khan
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Usama Mir
- Haris Rauf
- Mohammad Wasim Jnr
- Shaheen Afridi
- Saud Shakeel
AUS: 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
