Australia secured the three-match series at home with dominant wins in Perth and Melbourne and now will be looking at another positive result against Pakistan in their first international match of the year 2024 at Sydney Cricket Ground starting on January 3.
Australian captain produced a match-winning performance with ten wickets (in two innings) in the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground to conclude the year 2023 with another series win on Friday.
"If I sum up the game, the Pakistan team played better than the other team in general. Our batting intent was better, and while bowling, we were hitting the right areas," Mohammad Hafeez said after his team's 79-run defeat against Australia at MCG on Friday.
The veteran Australian opener fell on 38 runs in the first innings of the second Test match against Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday and will play his farewell red-ball game in Sydney starting on January 3, 2024.
Iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground hosts Australia's second Test match against Shan Masood-led Pakistani team in the Boxing Day fixture. Pat Cummins' Australia are leading the three-match series 1-0 after a dominant 360-run win in Perth.
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Pakistan lost the opening Test match at the Perth Stadium in Perth by a massive margin of 360 runs. The Shan Masood-led side got bundled out for just 89 in the fourth innings while chasing the target of 450 runs.
Pakistani pacer Khurram Shahzad took five wickets in the opening Test match against Australia in Perth but is ruled out for the remainder of the tour with a rib stress fracture and abdominal muscle tear on Thursday.
Australia hammered Pakistan by a huge margin of 360 runs in the first Test of the three-match series in Perth as the latter folded for 89 in the second innings while chasing 450 to win.
Ahead of the opening Test match against Australia, Pakistani spinner Abrar Ahmed suffered a leg injury during the warm-up game against Prime Minister's XI on Friday. Pakistan are likely to announce a replacement as they lack spin options for the Perth Test starting on December 14.
Newly appointed Pakistan's red-ball team skipper scored 156* off 235 balls against the Prime Minister's XI to kick off a three-match Test series with a lot of positives. Masood's hundred helped Pakistan score a total of 324/6 on Day 1 of the warm-up game in Canberra.
Indian cricket team sealed a series win with a 20-run triumph in the fourth T20I match against Australia and now seek another dominant performance to finish the home series high. Both teams are expected to make changes to their playing eleven to test their bench strength at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Australia are slated to lock horns with Pakistan in a three-match Test series starting December 14 at the Perth Stadium. The Pat Cummins-led side would like to kickstart the home summer in style.
IND vs AUS Pitch Report: Having already secured a series win, Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian cricket team will be hosting Matthew Wade's Australia in the fifth and the last T20I game of the five-match series at Bengaluru's M Chinnanswamy Stadium.
The Men in Blue are riding the crest of a wave with two consecutive wins in the ongoing T20I series. They defeated the Aussies by two wickets in a cliffhanger at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam before emerging victorious in Thiruvananthapuram in the 2nd T20I.
IND vs AUS Pitch Report: The Indian cricket team will be looking to seal the five-match series with a win in the 3rd T20I game against Matthew Wade-led Australian side at Guwahati's Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, November 28.
Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian side recorded a thrilling last-ball win in the first T20I match in Visakhapatnam to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. With fans' focus on IPL retention deadline day, players from both sides will be eyeing another entertaining encounter in Thiruvananthapuram.
IND vs AUS Live Streaming Details: India will be looking to stretch their leads as they host Australia in the second game of the five-match T20I series at Thiruvananthapuram's Greenfield International Stadium on Sunday, November 26.
"There is no pressure of expectation on me. I just have a role and I have to fulfil that role for the team. My role at No. 5 is, if it's in my arc, I will go for it or else just rotate strike," Tilak Varma said during the pre-match press conference in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday.
After a dramatic ending to their ODI World Cup 2023 campaign, the Men in Blue will be seeking a quick return to winning ways with a five-match T20I series against Australia at home. Suryakumar Yadav leads the much-changed Indian side while Matthew Wade returns as captain for the travelling side.
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