Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi (centre) flips the coin as Australia’s Josh Inglis (second from proper) makes the decision on the toss for his or her second ODI on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on June 2, 2026. — PCB
LAHORE: Australia gained the toss and elected to bat first within the third and closing One-Day Worldwide of the three-match sequence towards Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Thursday.
The match has became a sequence decider, with the groups stage at 1-1. Pakistan secured a five-wicket victory within the opening ODI, whereas Australia bounced again with a 41-run win within the second match to sq. the sequence.
The winner of Thursday’s encounter will clinch the three-match ODI sequence.
Taking part in XIs
Australia made one change to their enjoying XI, with Cooper Connolly changing Tanveer Sangha, whereas the Males in Inexperienced stay unchanged.
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Babar Azam, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Abdul Samad, Shadab Khan, Arafat Minhas, Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Haris Rauf and Abrar Ahmed.
Australia: Matt Brief, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis (c/wk), Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Inexperienced, Matt Renshaw, Ollie Peake, Nathan Ellis, Cooper Connolly, Adam Zampa and Matt Kuhnemann.
Head-to-head
Pakistan and Australia have confronted one another 113 occasions in ODI cricket, with the six-time world champions dominating the rivalry with 72 wins, whereas Pakistan have secured 37 victories. Three matches have ended with no outcome and one has been tied.
The final ODI sequence between the 2 former champions was performed in November 2024, which Pakistan gained 2-1. It marked Pakistan’s first-ever ODI sequence overcome the Dishevelled Greens in Australia.
Matches: 113
Australia: 72
Pakistan: 37
No Outcome: 3
Tie: 1
Kind Information
Either side will go head-to-head with the intention of securing the sequence victory, as the competition stays evenly poised with one win apiece for Australia and Pakistan.
Pakistan might be focusing on a 3rd consecutive sequence win over Australia, having first secured a 2-1 triumph at dwelling in 2022 earlier than repeating the identical scoreline in 2025 on Australian soil.
In the meantime, Australia might be keen to finish Pakistan’s successful streak, with their younger squad trying to seal the sequence and declare the decisive victory within the closing encounter.
Pakistan: L, W, L, W, L (most up-to-date first)
Australia: W, L, L, W, W
