Taunton: Pakistan win the toss and opt to field first against Australia in their encounter at The Cooper Associates County Ground, here.
Australia have made two changes in the team as Marcus Stoinis is out and Shaun Marsh comes in, and Kane Richardson comes in for Adam Zampa. Pakistan have also made a change as Shadab Khan sit out and Shaheen Afridi comes back.
Australia are coming into this match after conceding a defeat in their last game against India. The Aussies were outclassed by the clinical performance of Men in Blue. On the other hand, Pakistan who stunned host England in their second match of the event could not keep the momentum as their encounter with Sri Lanka was washed out due to rain.
Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed after winning the toss said, "There's a bit of grass and moisture on the pitch, so we need to take advantage of that. Unfortunately we couldn't play the last game, but we practised hard in the last few days so the momentum is very high for us. One of our Test umpires (Riazuddin) has passed away, and in honour of him, we're all going to wear black bands today."
Australia captain, Aaron Finch said, "A tinge of green and some moisture in the wicket. In a world cup, winning so many against Pakistan doesn't really matter much. We have to wait and see what the wicket plays like. I expect some swing and seam movement. It depends on the game. India bowled really well to us as, as did Afghanistan."
Teams:
Pakistan (Playing XI): Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez(w/c), Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Amir
Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Aaron Finch(c), Shaun Marsh, Steven Smith, Usman Khawaja, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey(w), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson
