Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bowl first against Australia in Pakistan’s fourth game of the International Cricket Council World Cup 2023 on Friday.

The match will be played in the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Leg-spinner Usama Mir replaces Shadab Khan as Pakistan looks to try different combinations, meanwhile, Australia comes out with the same lineup that played against Sri Lanka. The Australian skipper stated that the pacer liked the energy they brought out against Sri Lanka in the field.

Teams

Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel, Abdullah Shafique, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali, Usama Mir

Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Marsh, David Warner, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis †, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

Source: Dawn 

BDST: 1435 HRS, OCT 20, 2023
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