PAK vs AUS Match Prediction, Toss Update, Pitch Report, Weather & Playing XI - Australia tour of Pakistan 2026

Pakistan will take on Australia in the opening match of the ODI series. Pakistan have named a strong squad for this series with Babar Azam and Shadab Khan returning to the side. On the other hand, Australia have named a very young and inexperienced side with many players missing out due to workload management and IPL commitments. Josh Inglis will lead the side and there are plenty of exciting players on show and this promises to be a thrilling match between these two sides. If you're a gamer and like to predict matches, then play on Stake, using SportsTiger's special promo code which will help you with 200% deposit bonus - TIGSTA.

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PAK vs AUS Rawalpindi Ground Pitch Report

The surface at Rawalpindi will be good for batting. There will be some help for pacers early on but overall this is a flat track and we can expect a high scoring encounter between these two sides. The average score at this venue will be around 280 mark and both sides will be looking to get that.

PAK vs AUS Match Weather Forecast

Temperature - 33°C

Weather Forecast - Sunny

Pitch Behaviour - Batting-friendly

Best Suited To - Pacers

Average 1st Innings Score - 285

PAK vs AUS Probable playing 11

Pakistan: Maaz Sadaqat, Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Arafat Minhas, Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf

Australia: Matt Short, Josh Inglis (c), Cameron Green, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey (wk), Matthew Renshaw, Liam Scott, Adam Zampa, Nathan Ellis, Billy Stanlake, Riley Meredith  

PAK vs AUS Squad - Australia tour of Pakistan 2026

Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Babar Azam, Salman Agha, Abdul Samad, Ghazi Ghori(w), Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi(c), Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Rohail Nazir, Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Sufyan Moqim, Shamyl Hussain

Australia: Matthew Short, Josh Inglis(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey(w), Cameron Green, Liam Scott, Nathan Ellis, Riley Meredith, Adam Zampa, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Kuhnemann, Tanveer Sangha, Oliver Peake

PAK vs AUS Toss Prediction

Pakistan captain Shaheen Afridi is expected to win this toss and she is likely to bowl first.

This decision will be made keeping in mind that this is a high scoring venue and both teams will prefer chasing and dew could play a big role.

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