PAK vs AUS 1st T20I Dream11 Prediction: Salman Agha-led Pakistan will square off against Mitchell Marsh-led Australia in the 1st match of the T20I series on January 28 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
| Tournament | Australia tour of Pakistan 2026 |
| Match | Pakistn vs Australia, 1st T20I |
| Venue | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| Date | Thursday, January 29, 2026 |
| Time | 04:30 PM IST / 11:00 AM GMT / 04:00 PM Local |
PAK vs AUS 1st T20I Squad
Pakistan
Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Salman Agha(c), Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan(w), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shaheen Afridi, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq, Khawaja Nafay, Naseem Shah
Australia
Mitchell Marsh(c), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Josh Inglis(w), Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Owen, Ben Dwarshuis, Xavier Bartlett, Adam Zampa, Sean Abbott, Mahli Beardman, Matt Renshaw, Cameron Green, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Philippe, Jack Edwards, Cooper Connolly
Pakistan Unavailable Players
- Injury: NIL
- Others: NIL
Australia Unavailable Players
- Injury: NIL
- Others: NIL
PAK vs AUS 1st T20I Probable Playing 11
Pakistan
Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha (C), Khawaja Nafay (WK), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed
Australia
Mitchell Marsh (C), Travis Head, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe (WK), Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Cameron Green, Ben Dwarshuis, Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Adam Zampa
PAK vs AUS 1st T20I Pitch Report
The Pitch at Gaddafi Stadium is a flat surface, assists batters offering true bounce and a flat surface that makes stroke play easier.
Fast bowlers will dominate with the new ball, however, as the game progresses, the surface tends to slow favouring spinners with variations in the middle overs.
Dew will play a huge role in the second innings of the game and toss winning team will opt to bowl first.
PAK vs AUS 1st T20I Dream11 Prediction
- Batters: T Head, B Azam, F Zaman
- All-rounders: SA Agha, C Green, S Ayub
- Bowlers: S Afridi, A Zampa, B Dwarshuis, A Ahmad
- Wicketkeeper: J Phillippe
- Captain: S Ayub
- Vice-Captain: T Head
