PAK vs AUS Head to Head Test: Pakistan aim to reduce the gap with Australia in Tests – On Friday, Pakistan will meet Australia for the 67th time in Test cricket, in an attempt to close the gap in terms of head-to-head statistics. Follow PAK vs AUS live updates on InsideSport.IN.
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The Aussies has traveled to Pakistan after a long gap of 23 years to play three Test matches, as many ODIs and one T20I. The first Test will commence on Friday at the Pindi Cricket Ground in Rawalpindi.
PAK vs AUS Head to Head Test: Pakistan aim to reduce the gap with Australia in Tests, baggy greens determined to maintain superiority – Follow Live Updates
When it comes to head-to-head records, the baggy greens hold the upper hand. They have won 33 of the 66 Test matches against the green shirts, whereas Pakistan have emerged victoriously on 15 occasions only. Eighteen matches have ended in stalemates.
PAK vs AUS Head to Head Test:
Total Matches – 66
Matches won by Australia – 33
Matches won by Pakistan – 18
PAK vs AUS Head to Head Test: Pakistan aim to reduce the gap with Australia in Tests, baggy greens determined to maintain superiority – Follow Live Updates
These two cricketing giants first crossed paths back on 11th October, 1956, at Karachi. Despite the odds not being particularly stacked in their favour, Pakistan utilized the home advantage brilliantly to register a 9-wicket triumph. Australia’s first Test win against the green shirts came in November, 1959, at Lahore. Thanks to Lindsay Kline’s seven-wicket haul, the baggy greens registered a victory by 7 wickets.
PAK vs AUS Schedule
| Team | Match | Time | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pak vs Aus | 1st Test | 10:30 AM | 4th – 8th Mar | Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
| Pak vs Aus | 2nd Test | 10:30 AM | 12th – 16th Mar | National Stadium, Karachi |
| Pak vs Aus | 3rd Test | 10:30 AM | 21st – 25th Mar | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| Pak vs Aus | 1st ODI | 10:30 AM | 29th Mar | Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
| Pak vs Aus | 2nd ODI | 10:30 AM | 31st Mar | Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
| Pak vs Aus | 3rd ODI | 10:30 AM | 2nd Apr | Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
| Pak vs Aus | Only T20I | 03:30 PM | 5th Apr | Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
PAK vs AUS Test Squads
Pakistan Test squad: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Zahid Mahmood
Reserves: Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Yasir Shah.
Australia Test squad: Pat Cummins (c), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Michael Neser, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner
PAK vs AUS Head to Head Test: Pakistan aim to reduce the gap with Australia in Tests, baggy greens determined to maintain superiority – Follow Live Updates
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