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Match Details
Date: Friday, March 04, 2022
Time: 10:30 AM
Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Match Preview:
The Australian cricket team is touring Pakistan for a Test series after 23 years.
Also, it is a historic series as cricket will revive on Pakistani soil after a long time.
Babar 11 will look to gain some crucial points as this series is a part of the ICC World Test Championship.
Australia is currently on the second spot with 52 points after their magnificent victory in the Ashes a couple of months ago while Pakistan is standing at the 3rd position with 36 points.
In honor of the two legendary legspinners of both countries Richie Benaud and Abdul Qadir, the Test series has been named as Benaud-Qadir Trophy.
Teams analysis
Pakistan is slowly becoming a good batting side with the likes of Babar Azam, Fawad Alam, and Mohammad Rizwan in the middle order.
The experienced Azhar Ali is also a key player for them over the years at number 3.
The left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi has been in outstanding form and his bowling standards are pretty high and will possibly be amongst the top 3 wicket-takers in this series.
The young-pacer Naseem Shah has also been added to the squad after Haris Rauf’s injury.
The batting order of the Australian team is very solid with Usman Khawaja most likely to open the innings with David Warner, followed by the consistent Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith.
The wicketkeeper batter, Travis Head had a wonderful Ashes series and he will bat at 5.
The Aussies pace battery will include Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, and the skipper Pat Cummins while Nathan Lyon and Ashton
Agar will be the two spinners for them in the opening match
Cricket Match Prediction:
Although Australia has a deep batting lineup but they have never played in Pakistan.
They have no experience with the playing conditions in Pakistan.
On the other hand, most of the Pakistani players are in great touch and they were waiting for this opportunity for a long time so, they will come hard on Australia and they are the favorites to win the first Test match.
Head-to-Head record:
Total matches played – 66
Pakistan won – 15
Australia won – 33
Drawn – 18
Possible Playing XI:
Shan Masood is most likely to open the innings with Abdullah Shafique because of his current form.
After the injuries of Faheem Ashraf and Haris Rauf before the 1st Test match, Muhammad Wasim jr and Naseem Shah will be added to the playing 11 in the opening match of the 3 match series.
In the Australian side Cameron Green, Ashton Agar, and Mitchell Swepson will compete for a place in the playing XI as a 5th bowler.
But the team management will probably go with Ashton Agar to add an extra spinner in the first Test alongside Nathan Lyon.
So, here are predicted lineups of both sides for the 1st match,
Pakistan
Shan Masood, Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (c), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Muhammed Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Sajid Khan, Nauman Ali, Shaheen Afridi
Australia
Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green/ Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon
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