The Weather report for today’s match: 11°C, Wind NE at 16 km/h, 92% Humidity. It’s cloudy here in Taunton but very less chance of rain & more chance of game, don’t forget its England weather which is one minute down, next minute up.
Looking at the team selection for today’s encounter, If Pakistan play four quicks, they will have to put Shadab out which i think would be a very bad decision. Even if they leave the extra batsmen out, Shadab will come in at 7 which makes the batting that much weaker and unbalanced.” The poor lamb may not be able to feel his fingers today, which may be a factor.
However, Australia thrashed a depleted Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates follow their thrilling 3-2 series victory in India to signal their preparation for a successful title defense in the World Cup but the 1992 champions have looked characteristically unpredictable in the tournament as they began their campaign with a defeat by West Indies but bounced back in style shocking hosts and title favorites England.
History will tell you Australia will win this match but watching last match of Pakistan against England, and then analyzing score card of Pakistan batting in last two series make it in doubt that Australia will be favorites. This will be a tight match.” Damn right. It’s rarely less than fascinating when these two meet!
Overall, there is not much to choose between these sides with Australia having a 5-4 winning advantage. However, Pakistan are way behind with only 32 wins against Australia who have won 67 in 103 ODIs against Pakistan.
Pakistan fans are expected to make up a large chunk of the crowd in the West Country and there are fears they might follow the example of the India supporters who jeered Smith at the Oval on Sunday.
But Pakistan captain Sarfaraz says his compatriots will not resort to such tactics.
“I don’t think Pakistani people will do that,” Sarfaraz
Lastly to make things worse, the weather forecast is fairly good for the match but still there are chances of Pakistan’s second match getting affected as well as they face Australia at Taunton. Let’s just hope the dark clouds don’t play their part.
