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Pakistan win toss, field against Australia

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Sarfaraz Ahmed (AP)
Sarfaraz Ahmed (AP)

Cape Town - Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has won the toss and elected to field first in their Cricket World Cup clash against Australia in Taunton.

LIVE: Australia v Pakistan

Reigning champions Australia are looking to bounce back from a 36-run loss to India - their first defeat of this World Cup - with Pakistan keen to build on a win over England after their last group match, against Sri Lanka, was washed out.

Teams:

Australia

David Warner, Aaron Finch (captain), Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson

Pakistan

Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed (captain & wicketkeeper), Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Amir

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