Pakistan Under 19 and Australia Under 19 will be battling in the Super League Quarter-Final-3 of the ICC Under 19 World Cup 2021-22. The PK-U19 vs AU-U19 contest will be held at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua on Friday 28th January. Australia was a part of Group D along with Sri Lanka Under 19, West Indies Under 19, and Scotland Under 19. Australia won 2 out of 3 matches, losing only to Sri Lanka. Teague Wyllie and Tom Whitney were the main performers for them in group stages.
Pakistan Under 19 was in Group C along with Afghanistan Under 19, Zimbabwe Under 19, and Papua New Guinea Under 19. Pakistan won all of their group matches and topped their group. Haseebullah Khan and Awais Ali were the main performers for them in the group stages. PK-U19 will be the favorites going into this match.
Match Details
Date: 28-Jan-2022
Time: 6:30 PM IST & 9:00 AM Local Time
Venue: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua
Where to watch: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Pitch report
The wicket here at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium provides equal support for batters and bowlers. The wicket will be become entirely flat in the second half of the match, making it easy for the batters to score runs. The team batting first would look to score 250+.
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Weather Forecast
Conditions will be partly sunny and cloudy in the PK-U19 vs AU-U19 contest. The temperature will be hovering around 26-28 degrees Celsius. There will be interruptions in the game by rain as the weather will remain cloudy.
PK-U19 vs AU-U19: Dream 11 Top Picks
Haseebullah has scored 155 runs in 3 matches, which is the most for Pakistan in this tournament. He has scored at an average of 77.5 and a strike rate of 76.73.
Teague Wyllie has scored 193 runs in 3 innings in this tournament at an average of 193 and strike rate of 148. He has been only dismissed only once in this tournament. He is a must-pick for this game.
Awais Ali is the highest wicket-taker for the PK-U19 in this tournament. In 3 matches in this tournament, he has scalped 9 wickets at an average of 12 while giving away just 4.76 runs per over.
Campbell Kellaway has been in sensational form with the bat. He has scored 111 runs at an average of 55.5 and a strike rate of 69.37
Dream 11 Fantasy Team 1 For PK-U19 vs AU-U19
Batters – Abdul Faseeh (vc), Irfan Khan-Niazi, Teague Wyllie
Bowlers – Awais Ali, Tom Whitney, William Salzmann
All-rounders – Nivethan Radhakrishnan, Mohammad Shehzad, Cooper Connolly (c), Aidan Cahill
Wicket-Keeper – Haseebullah
Dream 11 Fantasy Team 2 For PK-U19 vs AU-U19
Batters –Abdul Faseeh, Campbell Kellaway, Teague Wyllie (c),
Bowlers – Awais Ali, Tom Whitney, William Salzmann
All-rounders –Nivethan Radhakrishnan(vc), Qasim Akram, Cooper Connolly, Maaz Sadaqat,
Wicket-Keeper – Haseebullah Khan
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Probable XI for PK-U19 vs AU-U19
PK-U19: Mohammad Shehzad, Haseebullah (wk), Abdul Faseeh, Irfan Khan-Niazi, Qasim Akram (c), Abbas Ali, Ahmed Khan, Maaz Sadaqat, Mehran Mumtaz, Zeeshan Zameer, Awais Ali
AU-U19: Campbell Kellaway, Teague Wyllie, Aidan Cahill, Cooper Connolly (c), Isaac Higgins, Tobias Snell (wk), Nivethan Radhakrishnan / Corey Miller, William Salzmann, Tom Whitney, Harkirat Bajwa, Jack Nisbet
Who will Win- Match Prediction
Looking at the current form and team combination, PK-U19 is expected to win this game and book its place in the Semi-finals. However, AU-19 is also a talented team therefore it will be an exciting contest.
Disclaimer: The team is built upon the author’s understanding, analysis, and instincts. You can choose your team by considering the points above and making your own decision accordingly.
