AUS vs ZIM Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI Updates, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for 1st ODI
Match Details:
Australia vs Zimbabwe, 1st ODI
Venue: Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville
Date & Time: August 28th, at 5:10 AM IST and 9:40 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network
Preview:
Australia will host Zimbabwe in the 3 matches ODI series which starts on Sunday. With this, the Kookaburras will start their home summer as well. They got plenty of rest after the tour of Sri Lanka though they lost the ODI series 3-2. Big names such as Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Ashton Agar, and leg spinner Adam Zampa will return to the ODI setup which gives more options for the home side whereas Test skipper Pat Cummins has been rested considering the workload management. Aaron Finch will continue to lead the side. They haven’t played a lot of ODI series over the last 2 years and with ODI World Cup just over one year from now on they need to start building their side.
Zimbabwe, on the other hand, are playing a bilateral series on Australian soil for the first time in 19 years. They have made a bold statement not to take them lightly as they almost beat India in the 3rd ODI. It will be challenging for them as a lot of players touring Australia for the first time. Sikandar Raza is in form of his life having scored 3 centuries in his last 6 ODI innings. Ryan Burl, Sean Williams, and Brad Evans are the other promising players in the line-up.
What is the pitch report for AUS vs ZIM, 1st ODI?
Balanced.
Injury Updates:
(will be added when there is an update)
Recent form:
Australia: WLLLW
Zimbabwe: LLLLW
What is the expected, Probable Playing XIs for AUS vs ZIM, 1st ODI?
Australia
David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh / Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa
Zimbabwe
Tadiwanashe Marumani / Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Innocent Kaia, Sean Williams, Tony Munyonga, Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva (c & wk), Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Brad Evans, Richard Ngarava, Victor Nyauchi
What are the Top Picks, players for Dream11, My11circle and MPL for AUS vs ZIM, 1st ODI?
Top Pick – Batter
David Warner will look to stamp the authority right from the start of this series. He has stunning numbers in the ODI format where he has scored 5610 runs in 133 matches at an average of 44.88 which comprised 18 centuries and 24 half-centuries.
Top Pick – All-Rounder
Sikandar Raza is the man in form for Zimbabwe, he almost won the game for Zimbabwe in the last outing against India. He has amassed 3626 runs in 120 ODIs at an average of 37.38 and even picked up 69 wickets.
Top Pick – Bowlers
Mitchell Starc is playing an ODI after a gap of 13 months. Australian pace spearhead is just short of 5 from the milestone 200 wickets.
Top Pick – Wicketkeeper
Alex Carey has played in different positions for Australia. 31-year-old wicketkeeper batter has collected 1417 runs in 53 ODIs at an average of 35.42 with the highest score of 106.
X-Factor:
Sean Williams has prior experience playing in Australia since he was part of Zimbabwe in the 2015 World Cup. In his 145 ODI matches, he has mustered 4237 runs at an average of 35.01 and scalped 76 wickets with the best figures of 4 for 43.
What are the fantasy suggested teams for AUS vs ZIM, 1st ODI?
1. Alex Carey, David Warner, Aaron Finch, Ryan Burl, Marnus Labuschagne, Sean Williams, Glenn Maxwell (c), Sikandar Raza (vc), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Richard Ngarava
2. Regis Chakabva, David Warner (c), Steven Smith, Ryan Burl, Sean Williams, Glenn Maxwell, Sikandar Raza, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc (vc), Brad Evans
AUS vs ZIM, 1st ODI Probable Winners:
Australia are expected to win this match.
