PAK vs AUS 1st ODI match prediction 29 Mar 2022

PAK vs AUS 1st ODI Predictions & Betting Tips

The 1st of the three-match ODI will be played between Pakistan and Australia as a part of the 2022 Australia Tour of Pakistan. The first match of the series will be hosted at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Tuesday, March 29. I have assorted three of the best betting tips from the PAK vs AUS 1st ODI match prediction.

Pakistan is hosting Australia for a three Test followed by three match ODI series and a one off T20 International. The three match Test series ended in two draws and one win by the visitors. Babar Azam will lead the Pakistan side while Aaron Finch will lead the Australian troop. Pakistan last played an ODI series during July of the previous year, wherein they were defeated by England by a 3-0 margin. The Kangaroos on the other hand are also playing their first ODI series of the 2022 season. They last faced the Windies in a three series ODI match which they won by 2-1. Australia are currently placed at the third position in the ICC Men's ODI ranking while Pakistan is standing sixth on the list. The two teams have played a total of 104 ODI's, out of which Australia are currently leading the head-to-head charts by a solid 68-32 margin. Considering the home advantage, Pakistan has a great opportunity to decrease the margin difference here. The last time the two sides met was back in 2019 for a five match ODI series, which was clinically sweeped by the Australians.The Aussies have been playing a great band of cricket of late, and will be a tough side to beat heading into the forthcoming fixture. Ahead of the game day, take a look at the top betting tips from the Pakistan vs Australia head to head game.

PAK vs AUS Player Bets:

After a careful analysis of the datas and records, picking Babar Azam from the players market is a no brainer. Read along to place your bets on PAK vs AUS match prediction.

Babar Azam To Score Over 41.5 Runs

The Pakistan skipper has been sensational when it comes to batting across all formats of the game. Babar Azam has acquired the numero uno position in the ICC ranking for the ODI batsmen. Azam has recorded 3985 ODI runs in his career from the 83 matches played so far at an average of 56.92. Surprisingly Babar Azam has played only six ODI matches at home but has an astounding average of 84.20 from them. His scores in these six innings are - 125, 77*, 19, 31, 115 and 54. What makes this bet even more exciting is the fact that the skipper holds a stellar record against the Aussies. From the six innings played against the visitors, Azam has amassed 312 runs at an average of 52.00, which is laced with one century and as many half tons. He has conveniently struck above 30 runs in the four matches that followed. While batting at number three, the flamboyant right-hander has maintained an average of 62.61 from 65 matches. Over the last one year, Babar Azam has amassed 405 runs from 6 innings at an average of 67.50 which makes him the highest ODI run scorer for his side. If you ask me this would be my favourite bet to put my money on. To place your bets on Babar Azam head over to Pari Match in the PAK vs AUS player betting tip.

PAK vs AUS Team Bets:

The affiliates have been generous enough to offer a number of odds for the team markets well ahead of this important encounter. Mentioned below are the top two PAK vs AUS team betting tips.

Australia To Win

Both Australia and Pakistan have not played a game in the limited overs format for a while now. The most recent ODI series Australia played was against the West Indies side where Australia won by 2-1, which was back in July 2021. Meanwhile Pakistan played a three match ODI series against the Englishmen in which they were thrashed completely. Australia is going to be without a number of first choice players like David Warner, Glenn Maxwell,Usman Khawaja and Moises Henrique to name a few, but that does not mean the team is weak by any stretch of imagination. However the batting will be well served by players like Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Ben McDermott and Marnus Labuschagne. The Aussies are being led by the permanent national white-ball captain, Aaron Finch who played some mind blowing knocks against the Men in Green in the 2019 ODI series to be adjudged as the Player of the Match. Australia's real strength is in its bowling department. Mitchell Marsh, Marcus Stoinis and Sean Abott are the core of their bowling strength. Pakistan on the other hand are still not the finished product when it comes to the 50 over game. They have lost to the Kangaroos in 68 of their 104 head to head matches played over the years. In the 2019, five match ODI series played in Sharjah, the Aussies had whitewashed the series against Pakistan. We are going to back Australia to win this match. They are placed in the third spot of the ICC ODI team ranking with Pakistan at sixth which clearly signifies the strength the team brings into the limited overs game. To top it up, in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, Australia had beaten Pakistan by 42 runs. To place your bets on Australia to win head over to Pari Match with lucrative odds of 1.93 in the Pakistan vs Australia head to head match.

Australia to Over 29.5 Runs Before 1st Dismissal

No, I am not done with the Aussies as yet, and I will be signing off with the visitors in my last bet of the day. Like Pakistan, Australia has not played any 50 over game in the 2022 series and will be heading into this fixture after their first Test victory in the series. However, Australia have found their strength in their opening pair. Josh Philippe and Ben McDermott had opened in the three match series against West Indies where the duo had put together 62 runs in the three innings (10, 51 and 1) which averaged at 20.33 runs per match. Pakistan last played a three match series against England where Imam Ul Haque and Fakhar Zaman opened for the side to score a measly 22 (0, 1,21) runs in the three innings which averaged at 7.6 runs per match. Imam Ul Haque has been a permanent opener for the Men in Green in the limited overs game. In 2019 he opened alongside Shan Masood to score a total of 50 runs( 1, 0, 14, 0 and 35) in the five innings, where the opening batters were dismissed for a duck in two of these games. The Aussies on the other hand had Aaron Finch opening the games in partnership with Usman Khawaja. Finch and Khawaja had piled a mammoth 462 runs from their five innings which averaged to 92.4 runs per match. In the 2019 World Cup, Aaron Finch and David Warner had opened for their side to rack 146 runs from their partnership, while Imam Ul Haq and Fakhar Zaman had just struck two runs before the 1st dismissal. There is enough data to back my claim and make Australia favourite to win this bet. Pari Match is offering betting odds of 1.87 for Australia in the PAK vs AUS team betting tip.

My Picks:

Babar Azam To Score Over 41.5 Runs - @ 1.87 (Pari Match)

Australia To Win- @ 1.93 ( Pari Match)

Australia to Over 29.5 Runs Before 1st Dismissal - @ 1.87 (Pari Match)