Check our Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing Team Picks for 1st Test on December 14th
Australia will host Pakistan in the 3 matches Test series starting from December 14th. The inaugural Test of the series is played at Perth Stadium, Perth, and the action shifts to iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground for the 2nd game which will host the traditional Boxing Day Test from December 26th and 3rd the Final Test of the series is staged at Sydney Cricket Ground from January 3rd.Pat Cummins who took a break after leading Australia to the 6th World Cup title is back in as the skipper for the longest format whereas on the other hand, Pakistan will have a new skipper Shan Masood following the stepping down of Babar Azam.
Match Details:
Australia vs Pakistan, 1st Test
Venue: Perth Stadium, Perth
Date & Time: December 14th-18th at 7:50 AM IST and 10:20 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
What is the pitch report for AUS vs PAK, 1st Test?
The grass cover on the wicket surely going to assist the pacers having said the batters have to spend a good amount of time at the crease to put a competitive score on the board. Perth Stadium has hosted 3 Tests to date with hosts Australia winning all of them by huge margins.
One of the defining characteristics of the Australia men’s team under Pat Cummins’ captaincy has been its preparedness to embrace individual differences in pursuit of collective success, writes @ARamseyCricket 👇#AUSvPAK
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 13, 2023
Recent form:
Australia: Lost Draw Lost Won Won
Pakistan: Won Won Draw Draw Lost
AUS vs PAK, 1st Test Probable Winners:
Australia are expected to win this match.
What is the expected, Probable Starting XIs for AUS vs PAK, 1st Test?
Australia
David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
Pakistan
Imam ul Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood (c), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Agha Salman, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Aamir Jamal, Khurram Shahzad
Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood’s press conference at Perth Stadium.#AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/xrjGDdwPge
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 13, 2023
Injury Updates:
Abrar Ahmed has been ruled out of the 1st Test due to a knee injury.
What are the Top Picks, players for Dream11, My11circle and MPL for AUS vs PAK, 1st Test?
Top Pick – Batter
Usman Khawaja tops the leading run-scorers list this year in Tests, amassing 1037 runs in 11 matches at an average of 54.57 which includes 3 centuries and 5 half-centuries.
Top Pick – All-Rounder
Mitchell Marsh’s performances in the Ashes this year garnered the attention massively as he scored 250 runs and picked up 3 wickets in 3 Tests. The 32-year-old all-rounder from Western Australia has added 1510 runs and picked up 45 wickets in his 35 Test matches overall.
Top Pick – Bowler
Shaheen Afridi is the most experienced bowler in the current Pakistan Test setup with 105 wickets in 27 Test matches. He has played a couple of Test matches in Australia, managing 5 wickets with the best figures of 3 for 88.
Top Pick – Wicketkeeper
Alex Carey is highly skilled behind the stumps and will bat at No.7 for Australia. He has scored 1003 runs in 25 Test matches at an average of 31.34 and affected 94 dismissals.
X-Factor:
Travis Head doesn’t hesitate to play his natural game even in this format as he likes to attack from the word-go. He is 96 short of scoring milestone 3000 runs in Test cricket.
Captains with the Benaud-Qadir Trophy 🏆©️The first Test starts tomorrow 🏏#AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/do5x6yJ4RQ
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 13, 2023
What are the fantasy suggested teams for AUS vs PAK, 1st Test?
1. Alex Carey, Usman Khawaja, Babar Azam (vc), Marnus Labuschagne, Abdullah Shafique, Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head (c), Faheem Ashraf, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Shaheen Afridi
2. Sarfaraz Ahmed, David Warner, Steven Smith (c), Usman Khawaja, Babar Azam, Shan Masood (vc), Saud Shakeel, Travis Head, Agha Salman, Mitchell Starc, Shaheen Afridi
Coach’s corner 🏏Fielding coach Abdul Majeed talks about the different fielding drills 🏃#AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/ouxUVlFsAy
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 12, 2023
Pre-Match Analysis:
Australia’s home summer this season begins with 3 Test matches against Pakistan. The Kangaroos are back with a full fledge squad with skipper Pat Cummins announcing the playing eleven on the eve of the 1st Test. There are no surprises as they have familiar faces in the squad that retained the Ashes earlier this year with veteran duo David Warner and Usman Khawaja opening the innings. Steven Smith and Travis Head will take up vice-captaincies responsibilities. Following his dominating show in England during the Ashes, Mitchell Marsh has been preferred over Cameron Green as the all-rounder. Nathan Lyon is back in the Test squad after recovering from injury while Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc will remain as their pace trio. They haven’t lost a home Test series in the last couple of years.
Pakistan are touring down under after 4 years and the last time they won a Test in Australian soil was back in 1995 and never won a series there to date. The currentPakistan Test setup has undergone several changes in their leadership role after Babar Azam stepped down as the skipper, Shan Masood has been appointed as the captain for the longest format and his tenure will start with a 3-Test matches against Australia. They too have announced their playing eleven including two debutant fast bowlers Aamir Jamal and Khurram Shahzad. They will be without a specialist spinner as Abrar Ahmed was ruled out of the 1st Test due to a knee injury. Yet again Sarfaraz Ahmed preferred to don the gloves behind the stumps ahead of Mohammad Rizwan. Shaheen Afridi has to take the responsibilities in the bowling department as the lead pacer. Salman Agha and Faheem Ashraf are their designated all-rounders. Pakistan are placed at the top of the table in the World Test Championship (2023-25) cycle with 24 points.
