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\nSpeaking about the limited-overs series against Australia, which begins with the first ODI on January 16 in Brisbane, Pakistan opening batter Sidra Amin said that she was confident.
\nPakistan\u2019s tour to Australia consists of three ODIs \u2014 which are part of the ICC Women\u2019s Championship 2022-25 \u2014 and three T20Is.
\nPakistan is entering the ODI series in good form, having registered five wins from their six matches in the ICC Women\u2019s Championship. The team clinched a 2-1 win over Sri Lanka in Karachi in June last year and later achieved a 3-0 sweep over Ireland in Lahore in November.
\nAmin is at the top of the batting charts in the ICC Women\u2019s Championship with a whopping tally of 495 runs in six games.
\n\u201cI am here in Australia for the first time, the conditions here are different to Pakistan as the ball rises a bit and I am trying to acclimatise as quickly as possible,\u201d Amin told PCB Digital.
\n\u201cWe had our preparation camps in Lahore and Karachi where we played some practice games before coming to Australia,\u201d she added.
\nShe also stressed the importance of providing a good start to the team considering her role as the opener.
\n\u201cAs an opener, it is a challenging job to face two new balls in ODI cricket, you have to see off the new ball and at the same time, score runs and give a good start to the innings. Muneeba [Ali] and I will look to give a good start to the innings so the batters coming after us should have the momentum to take it forward,\u201d she said.
\n\u201cWhen you perform individually, it helps your team, I will try to score runs which will ultimately benefit my team. The message from coach and captain is very simple, go out and play positive cricket, score runs for the team, and help the team do well,\u201d she added.
\nThe Lahore-born batter also opened up about the importance of facing a top side like Australia.
\n\u201cEveryone knows that Australia is a great side, playing against them is a good omen. It will help us to learn a lot,\u201d she said.
\nPakistan ODI squad
\nBismah Maroof (c), Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Kainat Imtiaz, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz (wk) and Tuba Hassan.
\nTraveling Reserves: Aimen Anwar and Javeria Khan
\nSchedule
\n16 January \u2013 First ODI at Allan Border Field, Brisbane
\n18 January \u2013 Second ODI at Allan Border Field, Brisbane
\n21 January \u2013 Third ODI at North Sydney Oval No.1, North Sydney
\n24 January \u2013 First T20I at North Sydney Oval No.1, North Sydney
\n26 January \u2013 Second T20I at Blundstone Arena, Hobart
\n29 January \u2013 Third T20I at Manuka Oval, Canberra<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hamilton Speaking about the limited-overs series against Australia, which begins with the first ODI on January 16 in Brisbane, Pakistan opening batter Sidra Amin said that she was confident. Pakistan\u2019s tour to Australia consists of three ODIs \u2014 which are part of the ICC Women\u2019s Championship 2022-25 \u2014 and three T20Is. Pakistan is entering the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307631,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-307618","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n