New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Australia are confident that the short, interrupted prelude to their tour of Pakistan will not affect their performance in the three-match T20I series or the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup. reported ICC Cricket.

Captain Mitchell Marsh, along with seven other players in Australia's squad, played in the final of their domestic T20 tournament, the Big Bash League, in Perth, Western Australia, on Sunday night.

While racing against the clock to acclimatise to the conditions in Pakistan, the Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers players, who contested the BBL decider, have now joined the remaining members of the squad, who have been preparing in Dubai.

It means they will have spent limited time together before the series ...