Australia v Pakistan - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 – 1st T20I- Toss Report
In the first match of the three-match T20 series between Pakistan and Australia, Pakistan have won the toss and elected to field first at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Having won the three-match One Day International (ODI) series, the Australians are on a high and would be looking to take home the T20 tournament, aiming to continue their winning streak today.
Hafeez XI, however, would be looking to return the favour by hammering the Aussies in this series to give their fans something to cherish.
Bad news for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Razzaq-c41623 and Umar Gul.
Australia have also called up their big guns with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 coming in to boost the batting brigade.
Pitch Report:
The pitch in Dubai is dry and spinner friendly, the slow wicket is expected to aid the batsmen, however, pacers will also be rewarded if they put their backs into it. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859 will be dangerous in this match again, as the Australians have shown vulnerability against the ace bowler.
Captain’s comments:
Pakistan:
Mohammad Hafeez: We would like to bowl first. Australia has a good batting side, so we want to chase instead of letting them do so. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jamshed-c66276 comes in to the side today. This series is good preperation for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Australia:
Bailey: I am happy we lost that toss actually. There might be some dew but apparently they had the ground covered well. Shane Watson, White and Maxwell have been included to the side today. Maxwell had a good ODI series and it will be nice if he can carry that form into the T20s. We don't think about par scores.
Teams:
Australia (Playing XI): http://www.senore.com/Cricket/XJ-Doherty-c2804
Pakistan (Playing XI): http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Gul-c94604, Saeed Ajmal
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