AUS vs PAK 1st Test –The 3-match Test series between Australia and Pakistan begins on December 14. The first match of the series will be played at Perth Stadium from Thursday 14 to Monday 18 December.
The match will start at 2:20 PM. A day before this match, the Australian cricket team announced the playing eleven. After that, the Pakistan team has announced the names of the final 11 players. Pakistan cricket team has given information about this from X account.
Captains with the Benaud-Qadir Trophy 🏆©️
The first Test starts tomorrow 🏏#AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/do5x6yJ4RQ
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 13, 2023
Shan Masood’s first series as captain is against Australia. Shaan Masood was appointed after Babar Azam resigned as captain from all three formats after the World Cup.
Both have been given a chance to debut by Pakistan from the first match against Australia. Aamir Jamal and Khurram Shahzad will make their debut from Pakistan. On the other side, Australia has given the responsibility of vice-captain to 2 players.
Pat Cummins will lead Australia. Both Travis Head and Steven Smith have been made vice-captains. Australia will field with 3 bowlers and 1 spinner. So 6 batsmen are included. Also spinner Nathan Lyon has entered the team. So this is David Warner’s final Test series.
Head to head record –
Meanwhile, a total of 69 Test matches have been played between Australia and Pakistan so far. Australia has won 34 of these 69 matches. Pakistan has managed to win 15 matches. Also, Pakistan has been able to win only 4 Test matches in Australia. Also, Pakistan won the last Test match in Australia in 1995.
Both Australia-Pakistan teams are ready –
Australia Playing XI | Pat Cummins (captain), Tavis Head (vice-captain), David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood.
Pakistan Playing XI | Shan Masood (captain), Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafiq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Sarfraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Salman Ali Agha, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Amir Jamal and Khurram Shahzad.
