Pakistan batters Mohammad Rizwan and Shoaib Malik are suffering from "mild flu" and they could be doubtful starters for the T20 World Cup semifinal against Australia.
Pakistan seems primed to win their second title but it will take a special effort to upstage a tenacious Australia, which is peaking at the right time, in the second semifinal of the T20 World Cup.
Australia will need to handle Shaheen Shah Afridi's inswinging deliveries in the Powerplay overs well when they face Pakistan in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup, captain Aaron Finch.
Babar Azam has led the Pakistan team well in the ongoing T20 World Cup and doesn't need to do anything differently in the semi-final against Australia on Thursday, PCB chairman and former skipper Ramiz Raja said on the eve of the game.
Australia, who last toured Pakistan in 1998, will play three Tests in Karachi (March 3-7), Rawalpindi (March 12-16) and Lahore (March 21-25) as part of the World Test Championship.
When Pakistan last toured Australia, Warner averaged 71.20 across three Test matches.
Usman Khawaja made 122 runs at an average of 20.3 in the first three Tests of the Ashes series before being dropped for the fourth.
Naseem Shah, 16, has been named in Pakistan's squad for the two-Test series, beginning next month at the Gabba in Australia.
Ricky Ponting said Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and David Warner are the only certainties for the first Test at the Gabba against Pakistan, starting November 12.
David Warner returned to form with a brilliant century, and Pat Cummins and pace duo of Mitchell Starc shined with the ball to secure a third victory for Australia in World Cup 2019.
Cummins missed the first two ODI's of the five-match series against Pakistan and he only played in the third ODI in which he was able to take three wickets.
Former captains Steve Smith and David Warner met up with the Australian players and coaching staff ahead of the ODI series against Pakistan in Dubai and opened up on their meeting.
Australia are slated to play their first Test against Pakistan from October 7 in Dubai followed by the second match at Abu Dhabi from October 16.
Australia is scheduled to play two test matches and three one-dayers and a Twenty20 international against Pakistan in the UAE.
Finch led Australia to 117/1 in 10.5 overs by smashing six sixes and four boundaries in an unbeaten 68 off 33 balls.
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