M Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru Ground Stats For AUS vs PAK World Cup Match 

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Australia and Pakistan lock horns in a much-anticipated ICC World Cup 2023 league encounter at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Friday (October 20). The fixture will be the first of the marquee tournament at the iconic venue in Bengaluru and attains great importance for both sides. 

While 1992 champions Pakistan are striving for quick recovery from their gut-wrenching loss to arch-rivals India, the mighty Aussies would hope to continue their upward trajectory after making amends for their earlier defeats with a timely win against Sri Lanka. 

Pakistan are currently fourth in the World Cup standings with two victories and a solitary defeat, while the Australians are placed at seventh position in the points tally after clinching just one win in their three league matches. 

A relatively more pace-friendly deck down south of India could prove to be an ideal setting for an Australia-Pakistan clash since both sides depend heavily on their pacers to upstage the opposition. Before heading to the riveting battle, however, we at OneCricket look at the ground stats for the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. 

M Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru Ground Stats 

Since its first One-Day International in 1982 between India and Sri Lanka, a total of 52 ODIs have been played at the historic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in the capital city of Karnataka. Teams prefer chasing at the ground due to its small boundary dimensions and a true-bounce deck, which becomes a batting paradise once dew settles in at the ground under lights. 

M Chinnswamy Stadium Ground Stats
Highest Team Total383/6 by India vs Australia, 2013
Lowest Team Total170/10 by India vs England, 1993
Total Matches52
Matches Won (Batting First)11
Matches Won (Batting Second)12
Average Runs Per Over4.86
Average Runs Per Wicket28.69
Average Total Batting 1st241/6

Australia would believe they start the fixture as slight favourites despite standing in the lower half of the points table due to their more rounded and experienced pace attack. Also, their lead wrist-spinner, Adam Zampa, is in significantly greater form with the ball than Pakistan's legspinner Shadab Khan.