Australia vs Pakistan U19 Semi-Final: ICC U19 World Cup 2024 Preview, Playing 11, Head-to-Head, Live Streaming and Telecast

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Australia will face motivated Pakistan in the second semi-final of the ongoing World Cup. Both teams reached the semis without losing a single game throughout the tournament.

However, Australia finished as the leader of Super Six Group 2 to reach the knockout stage and Pakistan booked their place in the semis as runners-up in Group 1. Behold for a spectacle between two of the tournament's most consistent teams.

Match Details: Australia U19 vs Pakistan U19
Date: February 8, 2024
Day: Thursday
Time: 1:30 pm IST/ 8:00 GMT
Venue: Willowmoore Park, Benoni

Head-to-Head Record: Australia U19 vs Pakistan U19

Match Played Overall: 35
Australia U19 Win: 14
Pakistan U19 Win: 19
No Result: 1
Draw: 1

Australia U19 vs Pakistan U19 Preview

From the looks of the last semi-final, Willowmoore Park's surface seems one of the most challenging surfaces of the tournament. The pitch got an extra bounce for the quicks and the ball didn't come onto the bat as expected. Therefore, batters need to allow themselves to settle down before going after the bowlers in the next semi-final.

Both teams are well-balanced, as they have performers from all departments. Hence, The winner of the second semi-final will meet Team India in the final.

Players to Watch Out for

Hugh Weibgen

So far in the tournament, the skipper is the highest run-scorer (252) in five innings with an average of 63.00 for the Aussies. Therefore, he'll be crucial with the bat for the Men in Yellow, as Australia's top order did most of the heavy lifting regarding run scoring.

Ubaid Shah

The right-arm medium pacer is among the leading wicket-takers of the tournament so far. He reached the semis with a tally of 17 wickets in five innings at an average of 10.53. Shah consistently troubled the batters, especially top-order batsmen with the new ball.

Australia U19 vs Pakistan U19: Predicted Playing 11

Australia U19: Harry Dixon, Harjas Singh, Sam Konstas, Hugh Weibgen (c), Oliver Peake, Lachlan Aitken (wk), Raf MacMillan, Harkirat Bajwa, Tom Straker, Mahli Beardman, Callum Vidler

Pakistan U19: Shamyl Hussain, Shahzaib Khan, Azan Awais, Saad Baig (c & wk), Ahmad Hassan, Haroon Arshad, Arafat Minhas, Ubaid Shah, Mohammad Zeeshan, Ali Asfand, Ali Raza

Australia U19 vs Pakistan U19: Live Streaming and Telecast

Live Streaming: Prime Video (Australia), Icc.tv (Pakistan)
TV Telecast: Sky Sports Mix (Australia), N/A