Australian cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2018–19

Australian cricket team against Pakistan in 2018–19
 
  Pakistan Australia
Dates 29 September 2018–28 October 2018
Captains Sarfraz Ahmed Tim Paine (Tests)
Aaron Finch (T20Is)
Test series
Twenty20 International series

The Australian cricket team are currently touring the United Arab Emirates from September to October 2018 to play two Tests and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against Pakistan.[1][2][3] Ahead of the Test series, there was a four-day practice match in Dubai.[4]

In February 2018, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) looked at the possibility of hosting this series and New Zealand's tour to the UAE in Malaysia instead of the UAE, due to domestic Twenty20 fixture congestion in Sharjah.[5] In May 2018, the PCB invited Australia to play the fixtures in Pakistan, but Cricket Australia said it would not allow matches to be moved there.[6][7] In June 2018, the PCB and the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) agreed to play Pakistan's future matches in the UAE.[8]

In September 2018, both Mitchell Marsh and Josh Hazlewood were appointed joint vice-captains of the Australia Test cricket team.[9] In October 2018, both Mitchell Marsh and Alex Carey were appointed joint vice-captains of the Australia T20I cricket team.[10]

Squads

Tests T20Is
 Pakistan[11]  Australia[12]  Pakistan  Australia[13]

After Pakistan's Test squad was named, Mohammad Hafeez was later added to the team.[14] Imam-ul-Haq fractured his finger while fielding in the first match, and was ruled out of Pakistan's squad for the second Test.[15]

Four-day match: Pakistan A vs Australia

29 September–2 October 2018
Scorecard
v
278 (99.1 overs)
Abid Ali 85 (263)
Nathan Lyon 8/103 (39.1 overs)
494/4d (170 overs)
Mitchell Marsh 162 (298)
Waqas Maqsood 2/66 (24 overs)
261/7 (85 overs)
Asad Shafiq 69 (151)
Jon Holland 5/79 (25 overs)
Match drawn
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Shozab Raza (Pak)
  • Pakistan A won the toss and elected to bat.

Test series

1st Test

7–11 October 2018
Scorecard
v
482 (164.2 overs)
Mohammad Hafeez 126 (208)
Peter Siddle 3/58 (29 overs)
202 (83.3 overs)
Usman Khawaja 85 (175)
Bilal Asif 6/36 (21.3 overs)
181/6d (57.5 overs)
Imam-ul-Haq 48 (104)
Jon Holland 3/83 (20 overs)
362/8 (139.5 overs)
Usman Khawaja 141 (302)
Yasir Shah 4/114 (43.5 overs)
Match drawn
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
Player of the match: Usman Khawaja (Aus)

2nd Test

T20I series

1st T20I

2nd T20I

3rd T20I

References

  1. ↑ "Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Schedule confirmed for UAE tour". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Pakistan announce dates for series against Australia and New Zealand". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Pakistan's spinner-free squad for Australia tour game raises eyebrows". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "PCB mulls Malaysia as venue for NZ, Australia series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "PCB requests Australia, NZ to send teams to Pakistan for T20 series". Times of India. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "CA won't consider Pakistan move". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Pakistan to continue playing in UAE as deal with Emirates Board struck". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Marsh, Hazlewood appointed Test vice-captains". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Aaron Finch to lead Australia in Pakistan T20I series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Mohammad Amir dropped for two-Test series against Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "Maxwell out as Bulls, Finch bolt into Test squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "Australia name new T20 squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  14. ↑ "Hafeez called up to Test squad for Australia series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  15. ↑ "Imam-ul-Haq out of Abu Dhabi Test with finger injury". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  16. ↑ "Pakistan vs Australia, 1st Test: Hafeez hits hundred as Pakistan dominate Australia". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  17. ↑ "Haris Sohail stars for Pakistan but Australia fight back". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  18. ↑ "Pakistan vs Australia, 1st Test: Bilal Asif's Six-Wicket Haul Puts Pakistan In Command On Day Three". NDTV. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
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