Australia Women vs Pakistan Women, AUSW vs PAKW, Today Match Prediction 21 January 2023

ausw vs pakw Match Prediction & Analysis

Host Australia women will be looking to complete a clean sweep when they face Pakistan women in the third and final game of the series at North Sydney Oval on Saturday.

In the second match, Australia women registered a comprehensive ten-wicket win over Pakistan women, courtesy excellent performances from Darcie Brown, Beth Mooney, Phoebe Litchfield and Alana King. With this result, Australia women have taken a 2-0 lead in the series with one game to spare.

On the other hand, Pakistan women will need to raise their overall game to avoid a whitewash in the ODI series against Australia.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Australia Women Preview

The home side will not make any changes to their playing XI for the third and final game of the series. In the batting department, the side will be relying on openers Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, captain Meg Lanning, all-rounders Ellyse Perry and Ashleigh Gardner to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous match, Phoebe Litchfield continued her excellent form with the bat and notched up her second consecutive half-century of the series. He scored 67 runs off 61 balls with the help of ten boundaries, whereas wicket-keeper Beth Mooney chipped in with 57 runs off 55 balls.

In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Kim Garth, Darcie Brown, Ellyse Perry, Alana King, Annabel Sutherland and Ashleigh Gardner to deliver timely breakthroughs.

In the previous match, Darcie Brown was the best bowler on display for Australia women and claimed 3 for 32 in her eight overs. Besides Brown, Alana King and Annabel Sutherland bowled well and claimed two wickets apiece.

Australia Women Predicted Playing XI:

Beth Mooney (wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Meg Lanning (c), Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Kim Garth, Darcie Brown

Australia Women Actual Playing XI:

Meg Lanning, Beth Mooney, Megan Schutt, Phoebe Litchfield, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Annabel Sutherland

Pakistan Women Preview

The visitors have struggled as a batting unit on Australian pitches and will be hoping for an improved show in this dead rubber.

In the batting department, the side will be relying on captain Bismah Maroof, openers Muneeba Ali, Sidra Ameen, the middle-order trio of Aliya Riaz, Nida Dar and Omaima Sohail to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous match, Nida Dar scored 24 runs off 38 balls with the help of two fours, whereas skipper Maroof scored 21 runs off 46 balls.

In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Kainat Imtiaz, Nida Dar and Sadia Iqbal to deliver timely breakthroughs.

Pakistan Women Predicted Playing XI:

Bismah Maroof (c), Sidra Nawaz (wk), Omaima Sohail, Muneeba Ali, Sidra Ameen, Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Kainat Imtiaz, Fatima Sana, Diana Baig, Sadia Iqbal.

Pakistan Women Actual Playing XI:

Diana Baig, Sadaf Shams, Tuba Hassan, Bismah Maroof, Muneeba Ali, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Fatima Sana, Nashra Sandhu, Sidra Ameen, Ayesha Naseem

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

With rain predicted for the Saturday’s match, the wicket prepared for the game will have something for the bowlers. The spinners will find it tough to grip the ball in wet conditions.

Venue Details

North Sydney Oval in Sydney is going to host the third and final ODI of the series between Australia women and Pakistan women.

The home side will take heart from the fact that they have won eight matches of ten played at this venue

 

Toss: To Bowl

Both the teams will be keen to win the toss, bowl first and restrict the opposition to lowest possible score.