Australia are in pole position to qualify for the Women's T20 World Cup semi-finals from Group A, but the qualification picture has been changed significantly by South Africa defeating India.
The Baggy Green have won all three of their games to date to lie two points clear of both of their nearest rivals.
However, with Australia facing India in the final round of group games and the Proteas having easier tasks against the Netherlands and Bangladesh ahead, there is no room for a slip-up.
Pakistan shouldn't prove to be too stiff a challenge though as they have lost all three of their matches in the tournament so far and been beaten in all 14 completed T20Is they have played against the Aussies.
Australia Women v Pakistan Women Tips Summary
Best Bet - Match Handicap - Australia -7.5wkts/-64.5 runs @ 2.00
Alternative Bet - Opening partnership - Australia over 25.5 @ 1.90
Bet Builder - Fatima Sana 2+ wickets, Beth Mooney over 26.5 runs & Australia highest individual score over 53.5 @ 12.00
Australia Women v Pakistan Women Prediction
Best Bet: Match Handicap - Australia -7.5wkts/-64.5 runs @ 2.00
Australia have a perfect record against Pakistan in 20-over international cricket, having won 14 out of 14 completed T20Is and six of those victories have come by eight wickets or more - with the last three won by 8, 8 and 9 wickets respectively.
In terms of runs the Baggy Green's biggest margin of victory is a 94-run success at the 2014 World T20, with two other wins coming in at just under the mark set for this game - by 63 and 64 runs respectively.
That dominance is set to continue and, with Pakistan having totalled 106 all out, 9-126 and 8-100 so far in the tournament, there is little reason to think that it will be any closer this time around.
Alternative Bet: Opening partnership - Australia over 25.5 @ 1.90
While the Green Stars have been outclassed in the batting department, their bowlers kept them competitive against Bangladesh, saw them trouble India and come close to springing a massive upset against South Africa.
Captain Fatima Sana has led the way with outstanding figures of 2-33, 3-16 and 2-18 with her medium-pacers and Pakistan have restricted their opponents to opening partnerships of 6, 11 and 5, but the Aussies can improve significantly on those stats.
Beth Mooney and Georgia Voll put in 31 for the first wicket against Bangladesh and an even 50 against the Netherlands, so they should be capable of surpassing the 25.5-run mark.
Australia Women v Pakistan Women Bet Builder Tip
Fatima Sana 2+ wickets
Beth Mooney over 26.5 runs
Australia highest individual score over 53.5
Pays 12.00
As already mentioned above Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana has been superb with the ball in taking seven wickets at an average of 9.57 in the tournament to date and she can strike again, while hoping to maintain an excellent economy rate of 6.18.
Beth Mooney has been consistent rather than spectacular against Pakistan, making more than 26.5 runs in five of her eight T20I innings against the Green Stars and not being dismissed at all for single figures.
Even if Australia bowl first and end up chasing a relatively low total, it still makes sense to expect their highest-scoring batter to pass the 53.5-run mark.
Mooney made 74 off 42 deliveries against the Dutch last time out, before Ash Gardner weighed in with 58 from 32 balls faced.
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Key Match Stats
Australia have won 13 of 15 T20Is played since their semi-final defeat at the 2024 T20 World Cup
The Baggy Green have beaten Pakistan 14 times out of 14 in completed T20Is
Pakistan have lost six T20Is against Australia by eight wickets or more
The last three meetings have been won by 8, 8 and 9 wickets respectively
Beth Mooney averages 46.33 in T20Is against the Green Stars
Fatima Sana has taken seven wickets in three games at this World Cup and also scored Pakistan's only half-century
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