MATCH NO – 1st Match
SERIES – Pakistan Tour of Australia – 2024
DATE – 14th June, 2024
TIME – 1:30 PM IST
VENUE – Brisbane Cricket Ground, The Gabba
INTRODUCTION
Australian team and Pakistan team will play a 3 match t20 series that is all set to take place from November 14 to November 18, 2024. The tournament will be co-hosted by Australia, featuring matches across various venues like Brisbane, Sydney & Hobart.
MATCH PREVIEW
Australian team will play a T20 series against Pakistan after 2022, Australian & Pakistan team new faces will play in this series.First match of the T20 series will be played between Australia vs Pakistan on 8th of November. Last time when Australia played against Pakistan Australia won the match by 7 wickets.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks but Australia’s team looks more balanced and strong, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between Australia and Pakistan.
PITCH REPORT
The Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as the Gabba, is one of Australia’s premier cricket venues. Located in Brisbane, Queensland, it is known for its fast and bouncy pitch, which makes it particularly challenging for batters and exciting for pace bowlers.
Pitch Characteristics
Bounce and Pace: The Gabba is renowned for providing pace and bounce, which is favorable to fast bowlers. The pitch usually has a grassy layer at the start of a match, which helps seam movement and bounce.
Spin Later On: Spinners can also find assistance, especially as the pitch wears down. The pitch typically deteriorates by the fourth and fifth day, allowing spinners to gain more turn and control.
Batting Conditions: Generally, the Gabba’s pitch is favorable for batting after the initial session or two on Day 1, once the moisture evaporates. This results in a good balance between bat and ball.
Weather Influence: The hot and humid climate of Brisbane can affect pitch behavior, especially with rain and thunderstorms sometimes influencing play during the summer.
Conditions for Swing: The moisture in Brisbane’s subtropical climate can aid swing bowling in the early mornings, especially in day-night games.
Overall, the Gabba is a lively pitch, providing an excellent balance for fast bowlers and batters alike, with spin coming into play in the later stages of a match.
GROUND STATS (T20I)
| TOTAL MATCH | 10 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 165+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 07 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 03 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 02 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 03 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 03 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 02 |
BOWLERS STATS ON THE GABBA (T20I)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 10
PACER WICKETS – 82
SPINNER WICKETS – 34
AUS TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Australian team did not performed well in ODI series and they lost the series by 1-2 against Pakistan. Hopefully they will come back strongly in the T20 series.
- Last match played between Australia & Pakistan, Australia successfully defended a total of 162 runs and won the match by 3 wickets.
- In the last match Australian team failed to defend the total of 193 runs and lost the match by 3 wickets against England.
- Jake Fraser McGurk Scored 50 runs in 31 balls, Josh Inglis scored 42 runs, Travis Head scored 31 runs, Matthew Short scored 28 runs and Aaron Hardie scored 20 runs in just 9 balls the previous match against England.
- Matthew Short took 5 wickets And Sean Abbott took 2 wickets in the previous match against England.
- Both teams played 25 matches and Australian team won 11 match and lost 13 matches against Pakistan.
SQUADS
Batting – Josh Inglis © (wk), Tim David, Jake Fraser-McGurk.
Bowling – Adam Zampa, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Spencer Johnson.
All Rounder – Copper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Sean Abbott, Matthew Short.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Jake Frase-McGurk, Matthew Short, Josh Inglis © (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Hardie, Tim David, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Nathan Ellis, Spencer Johnson.
AUS – PLAYER STATS:
1. JAKE FRASER-McGURK – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 7r, 13r, 16r, 2r, 50r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PAK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs PAK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
2. MATTHEW SHORT – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 22+0W, 19r, 1r, 80r, 58+0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PAK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs PAK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
3. JOSH INGLIS © (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 7r, 18r, 49r, 1r, 26r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PAK | 24r. |
| Total Stats vs PAK | 1 INNING – 24 RUNS. |
4. GLENN MAXWELL – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0+0W, 16r, 0r, 21+0W, 2+2W. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 60 RUNS – 2W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PAK | 7+0W, 4+0W, 52+2W, 2+1W, 5+0W. |
| Total Stats vs PAK | 13 INNINGS – 236 RUNS – 7W. |
5. MARCUS STOINIS – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 8+0W, 2+0W, 10+1W, 20+1W, 8+4W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 68 RUNS – 3W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PAK | 23r, 40r, 12+0W, 16+1W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs PAK | 6 INNINGS – 91 RUNS – 2W. |
6. TIM DAVID – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0r, 44+1W, 23+0W, 58r, 51r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 57 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PAK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs PAK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
7. AARON HARDIE – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 12+0W, 14+0W, 10+0W, 7+0W, 12+1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PAK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs PAK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
8. SEAN ABBOTT – RHB+RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 30+0W, 13+1W, 5W, 33+2W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PAK | 1W, 2W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs PAK | 3 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
9. SPENCER JOHNSON – LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 4W, 0W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PAK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs PAK | NOT PLAYED YET. |
10. ADAM ZAMPA – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 1W, 2W, 2W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PAK | 1W, 1W, 0W, 0W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs PAK | 8 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
11. NATHAN ELLIS – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 0W, 1W, 3W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs PAK | 4W. |
| Total Stats vs PAK | 1 INNING – 4 WICKETS. |
PAK TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Pakistan team performed very well in odi series and won the series by 2-1 against Australia
- Last Time when both teams played against each other Pakistan team failed to defend a total of 162 runs and lost the match by 3 wickets against Australia.
- In the last T20 match Pakistan team successfully chased a low score of 106 runs and won the match by 3 wickets against Ireland.
- Babar Azam scored 32 runs, Mohammad Rizwan & Saim Ayub scored 17 runs each in the previous match against Ireland.
- Imad Wasim & Shaheen Afridi took 3-3 wickets each, Mohammad Amir took 2 wickets and Haris Rauf took 1 wicket in the previous match against Ireland.
- Both teams have played 25 T20 matches and Pakistan team won 13 matches and lost 11 matches against Australia.
SQUADS
Batting – Mohamamd Rizwan © (wk), Babar Azam, Arafat Minhas, Omair Yusuf, Haseebullah Khan (wk), Usman khan (wk), Sahibzada Farhan (wk).
Bowling – Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi, Abbas Afridi, Naseem Shah, Sufiyan Muqeem.
All Rounder – Irfan Khan, Agha Salman, Jahandad Khan.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Mohammad Rizwan © (wk), Babar Azam, Usman Khan, Agha Salman/Haseebullah Khan, Jahandad Khan, Omair Yusuf, Sufiyab Muqeem, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf.
PAK – PLAYER STATS:
1. MOHAMMAD RIZWAN © (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 30r, 44r, 25r, 41r, 23r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 23r, 67r, 0r, 14r, 31r. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 5 INNINGS – 135 RUNS. |
2. BABAR AZAM – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 28r, 15r, 37r, 30r, 5r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 66r, 39r, 6r, 50r, 59r |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 8 INNINGS – 383 RUNS – 64A |
3. USMAN KHAN – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 93r, 13r, 54r, 75r, 11r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
4. OMAIR YUSUF – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 68r, 21r, 25r, 2r, 4r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
5. AGHA SALMAN – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 12r, 1+0W, 63+0W, 31+1W, 104r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
6. JAHANDAD KHAN – LHB+LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 33+4W, 4W, 0W, 24+1W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
7. SHAHEEN AFRIDI – LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 3W, 2W, 1W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 2W, 1W, 2W, 2W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 6 INNINGS – 11 WICKETS. |
8. ABBAS AFRIDI – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 1W, 0W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
9. NASEEM SHAH – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 1W, 1W, 2W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
10. HARIS RAUF – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 5W, 3W, 1W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | 1W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | 2 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
11. SUFIYAN MUQEEM – LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 2W, 1W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs AUS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs AUS | NOT PLAYED YET. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 25
- AUS WIN – 11
- PAK WIN – 13
- NO RESULT – 01.
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – M. Rizwan, J. Inglis.
BATSMEN – B. Azam, M. Short, J. Fraser-McGurk.
ALL-ROUNDERS – G. Maxwell, M. Stoinis.
BOWLERS – A. Zampa, S. Abbott, S. Afridi, H. Rauf.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – M. Rizwan, J. Inglis.
BATSMEN – B. Azam, M. Short.
ALL-ROUNDERS – G. Maxwell, M. Stoinis, A. Hardie.
BOWLERS – A.Zampa, S. Afridi, N. Shah, H. Rauf.
BACK-UPS – T. David, A. Salman, N. Ellis, S. Johnson.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – S. Afridi, G. Maxwell.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – B.Azam, M. Stoinis.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
AUSTRALIA MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.
