Pakistan vs Australia 1st Test Match Information | |
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Date | 4th March, 2022 |
Time | 10:30 AM IST, 5:00 AM GMT, 10:00 AM LOCAL |
Stadium | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
Australia is touring Pakistan for 3 Tests, 3 ODIs and 1 T20I starting with the 1st Test match from 4th March. The series has been hyped up recently as the Australian team is visiting Pakistan after 24 years.
Australia looks confident after winning the Ashes trophy by a margin of 4-0 at their home. Nevertheless, playing in Pakistan against them is never an easy task for any visitor team.
Australia also has a better record in the head to head stats against Pakistan in Test cricket.
The pitch here at Rawalpindi provides good grip to the bowlers. Pacers can get more wickets here. The average score is around 290.
Some overcast clouds are expected to appear during the match, according to the weather report. The temperature will stay around 22 degree celsius.
Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan, Fawad Alam, Shan Masood, Iftikhar-Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Naseem Shah, Abdullah Shafique
Pat Cummins (c), David Warner, Steve Smith, Usman Khwaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
Pakistan has faced many injuries recently with important players like Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Nawaz missing out on the 1st Test match. Haris Rauf might be able to come back to the squad after the 1st or 2nd Test match.
Pacer Naseem Shah has been added to replace Haris Rauf for the 1st Test, while Iftikhar-Ahmed and Mohammad Wasim Jr. are roped in to replace the injured Faheem Ashraf and Hasan Ali.
The Australian key players look fit to join the playing 11 and they might give their team a upper against the injuries hit Pakistan squad.
Matches Played | PAK Won | AUS Won | Draw | NR | |
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Overall | 66 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 18 |
Pakistan vs Australia 1st Test Dream11 Team | ||
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PLAYER | POSITION | Dream11 CREDITS |
M. Rizwan | Wicket Keeper | 9.5 |
D. Warner | Batsman | 9.5 |
B. Azam | Batsman | 10 |
S. Masood | Batsman | 8.5 |
M. Labuschagne | Batsman | 9.5 |
M. Marsh | All Rounder | 8.5 |
A. Agar | All Rounder | 8 |
Iftikhar-Ahmed | All Rounder | 8.5 |
J. Hazlewood | Bowler | 9 |
Pat Cummins | Bowler | 9 |
S. Afridi | Bowler | 9 |
Dream11 Team Captain - B. Azam
Dream11 Team Vice Captain - M. Labuschagne
Mohammad Rizwan is currently the most versatile batsman in the international circuit. After winning the PSL title in 2021, Rizwan led the Multan Sultans to the finals of PSL once again in this year’s edition. He was among the top batsmen in the PSL 2022, scoring 546 runs in 12 matches. He is the top picked player by the fantasy players with around 95% selection. In 19 Test matches, Rizwan has scored 972 runs at an average of 42.26
Babar Azam was in good form in the recently held PSL 2022. He accumulated 343 runs in 10 matches. Babar Azam is the top pick among the batsmen list with more than 90% selection. He is among the top 10 batsmen in the ICC Test rankings, scoring 2461 runs in 37 matches.
David Warner is one of the players who becomes a must pick batsman in all the matches he plays. He is the top picked Aussie batsman after Labuschagne. In 91 Tests, Warner has scored 7584 runs at an impressive average of 47.40.
Labuschagne is the top picked Aussie batsman in the list and the reason for that is he is currently the No.1 Test batsman in the world, according to the ICC rankings. At the Ashes, he scored 335 runs in 5 matches. He is an obvious pick in the batsmen category and it would be exciting to see him playing against Pakistani bowlers.
Shaheen Afridi has been gaining a lot of limelight lately. After being adjudged the ICC Cricketer of the Year 2021 in February, he went on to lead his side Lahore Qalandars to their first PSL title. Shaheen Afridi is the 2nd top picked Pakistani player in this match after Mohammad Rizwan. In just 21 Test matches, he has picked 86 wickets.
Although Pat Cummins is a top Aussie bowler, Hazlewood has more pick selection percentage in Dream11. After returning from injury, Hazlewood picked 8 wickets in 3 matches against Sri Lanka in the recently held T20I series. He has taken 215 wickets in 56 Test matches at a bowling average of 25.63.
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