BIRMINGHAM: Fresh off a thrilling win against Bangladesh, Pakistan are all set to face Australia in their second and last warm-up game ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 at Edgbaston on Monday.
Toss for the Pakistan vs Australia warm-up match has been delayed due to light rain. The match was initially scheduled to start at 09:30 GMT (2:30 pm PST).
Sarfraz Ahmed’s men will look to achieve a psychological edge heading into the mega tournament, which kicks off on June 1. Pakistan will start their Champions Trophy campaign with a highly anticipated game against archrivals India on June 4.
Young gun Fahim Ashraf’s blitzkrieg knock of 64 not out off 30 balls powered Pakistan to an unlikely, two-wicket win over Bangladesh in their first warm-up game on Saturday. Fahim, along with Hassan Ali, added an unbeaten 93 for the 9th wicket as Pakistan fought back from 249/8 to 342/8 in 39 deliveries.