Pakistan and Australia are set to take on one another in the 18th match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India on October 20.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan opened up ahead of an important clash saying that every game is important.
“Every match of this World Cup is crucial, it’s challenging because if a team is playing in the World Cup, if you look at Afghanistan, the Netherlands or Bangladesh, all of them came here after achieving something,” Rizwan said while talking in a video released by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
“For us, every match is important and we are looking forward to this challenge of facing Australia.”
The 31-year-old further added that the Green Shirts need to work on their game awareness.
“Winning or losing is a part of the game, yes, we lost to India [in the World Cup], but we beat them twice before, it is not like we never won.
“I think in our next games, we will have to take a look at our [game] awareness. If you look at all these things, I believe that this team is great in skills — not like we are below every team in the world — but we have to look at awareness.
“In awareness, the most important thing is fielding, we are going to figure out how we can cover the main spot when needed, that’s what I believe,” he added.
Remember, Australia bounced after back-to-back defeats and beat Sri Lanka by five wickets to get back the much-needed confidence before they take on the Green Shirts to carry their momentum.
On the other hand, Pakistan, after winning successive matches against the Netherlands and Sri Lanka, lost to India by seven wickets in a one-sided manner at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 14.
The match is important for both sides as a win or loss can, to an extent, decide the direction in which their World Cup campaign will go.
- Mohammad Rizwan
