PAK vs AUS Dream11 Prediction, 1st T20, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for West Indies tour of South Africa 2026

Pakistan is set to face Australia in the 1st T20 match of the Australia tour of Pakistan 2026 at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on Thursday, January 29.

By Bhupender Sharma

Updated - 29 Jan 2026, 09:57 IST

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Preview

In the 1st T20 match of the Australia tour of Pakistan 2026, Pakistan (PAK) is set to face Australia (AUS). Pakistan's performance has been decent in the recent past; they even drew the series 1-1 on their last tour of Sri Lanka. Pakistan will definitely be a threat to Australia in their home conditions.

On the other hand, this will be Australia's first T20 series of the year, having lost the five-match series against India 2-1 in November last year. However, Australia will now be eager to put in a strong performance as this will be their last series before next month's T20 World Cup and a final chance to test their preparations.

Match Information

Pakistan vs Australia, 1st T20I

Australia tour of Pakistan, 29 Jan 2026, Thur, 4:30 PM IST ,Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Broadcast

Fancode

Live Stream

Fancode

Weather Report

Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Haze

18.0°C

48% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Pakistan

L
NR
W
W
L

Australia

W
L
W
W
W

Probable Playing XI

Pakistan

Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, FK Zaman, Agha Salman (C), Mohammad Nawaz, Khawaja Nafay (wk), Faheem Ashraf, S Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Salman Mirza

Bench : Usman Khan, SH Khan, Naseem Shah, Usman Tariq, Mohammad Wasim

Australia

MR Marsh (C), TM Head, MW Short, JP Inglis (wk), Cooper Connolly, MP Stoinis, C Green, Matthew Kuhnemann, A Zampa, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis

Bench : Tim David, GJ Maxwell, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, is often a batting-friendly surface. The surface offers consistent bounce and pace, allowing players to execute their shots with ease and confidence. With a fast outfield, well-timed shots often find their way to the boundary, making it a very competitive, high-scoring pitch. Although the spinners might find some grip as the match progresses, the pitch remains batsmen-friendly for most of the match.

55%

Pace Bowling

45%

Spin Bowling

65%

Batting Pitch

168

Average Score

35%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

7
C

Sahibzada Farhan PAK | BAT

Sahibzada Farhan has performed well in the recent past. Furthermore, he has scored 322 runs in the last 10 games.

8
VC

Mitchell Marsh AUS | ALL

Mitchell Marsh is an excellent batter who played many outstanding innings for his team. He has scored 360 runs in the last 10 games with a strike rate of over 165.

7

Saim Ayub PAK | BAT

Saim Ayub has performed well in the recent past. Moreover, he has scored 256 runs in the last 10 games. Pakistan fans will be expecting a brilliant innings from him in this match.

8.5

Travis Head AUS | BAT

Travis Head is a top-order batter. He performed outstandingly well in the recent past. Head has scored 1197 runs in the 47 T20I games with a strike rate of 156.

8.5

Mohammad Nawaz PAK | ALL

Mohammad Nawaz is a brilliant all-rounder and is currently performing well. He took 15 wickets in the last 10 games.

8

Xavier Bartlett AUS | BOWL

Xavier Bartlett is a top-class T20 bowler. He also took 19 wickets in the 16 games. Bartlett also performed well in the recent BBL 2025-26.

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7.5

Khawaja Nafay

PAK | BAT

9

Agha Salman

PAK | BAT

Teams will be updated after Toss

Last Updated On - Jan 29 2026 9:57 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

PAK

5 : 6

AUS

Credits Left
7.5/100

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Josh Inglis

9

Travis Head
C

8.5

Marcus Stoinis

8

Babar Azam

9

Sahibzada Farhan
VC

7

Saim Ayub

7

Cooper Connolly

9.5

Matthew Short

9

Mohammad Nawaz

8.5

Xavier Bartlett

8

Shaheen Afridi

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

PAK

5 : 6

AUS

Credits Left
9/100

Head To Head
Josh Inglis

9

Mitchell Marsh

8

Travis Head
C

8.5

Marcus Stoinis

8

Fakhar Zaman

9

Sahibzada Farhan

7

Saim Ayub
VC

7

Cooper Connolly

9.5

Mohammad Nawaz

8.5

Xavier Bartlett

8

Abrar Ahmed

8.5

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