Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 2019–20 explained
The Pakistan cricket team toured Australia from October to December 2019 to play two Tests and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The Test series formed part of the inaugural 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship.[5] [6] [7] The second Test was a day/night match at the Adelaide Oval.[8] Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for the tour in May 2019.[9] [10]
Ahead of the tour, Sarfaraz Ahmed was sacked as captain of Pakistan's team, following Pakistan's poor run of form.[11] Azhar Ali and Babar Azam were named as the captains of the Test and T20I squads respectively.[12]
Australia won the T20 series 2–0, after the first match finished as a no result.[13] Australia also won the Test series 2–0, winning both matches by an innings margin.[14]
Squads
Ahead of the T20I series, Glenn Maxwell took an indefinite break from cricket to deal with a mental health issue, that ruled him out of the T20I series with D'Arcy Short was named as his replacement.[19] Sean Abbott was added to Australia's squad for the third T20I match.[20] Australia's James Pattinson was suspended from the first Test of the series.[21] He was found guilty of using abusive language during Victoria's loss against Queensland in the fourth round of the 2019–20 Sheffield Shield.[22]
Tour matches
Two-day match: Cricket Australia XI vs Pakistan
T20I series
3rd T20I
Test series
2nd Test
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Most runs in the 2019–20 Australia v Pakistan Test series. ESPNcricinfo. 2 December 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191202085014/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=13014;type=series. 2 December 2019.
- Web site: Most wickets in the 2019–20 Australia v Pakistan Test series. ESPNcricinfo. 2 December 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191202085215/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=13014;type=series. 2 December 2019.
- Web site: Most runs in the 2019–20 Australia v Pakistan T20I series. ESPNcricinfo. 8 November 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191108112015/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=13013;type=series. 8 November 2019.
- Web site: Most wickets in the 2019–20 Australia v Pakistan T20I series. ESPNcricinfo. 8 November 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191108112402/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=13013;type=series. 8 November 2019.
- Web site: Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced . International Cricket Council . 11 January 2019.
- Web site: Men's Future Tours Programme . 11 October 2019 . International Cricket Council.
- Web site: Pakistan announce WTC schedule against England . Pakistan Cricket Board . 21 August 2019.
- Web site: CA-BCCI dispute shunts New Zealand's tour to late March . ESPN Cricinfo . 5 May 2019.
- Web site: CA announce 2019-20 summer schedule . Cricket Australia . 7 May 2019.
- Web site: Cricket Australia's 2019-20 cricket schedule unveiled . Fox Sports . 7 May 2019.
- Web site: Sarfaraz Ahmed sacked as Pakistan's Test and T20I captain . ESPN Cricinfo . 18 October 2019.
- Web site: Azhar Ali appointed Test and Babar Azam T20I captain . Pakistan Cricket Board . 18 October 2019.
- Web site: Abbott stars as dominant Australia seal series 2-0 . International Cricket Council . 8 November 2019.
- Web site: Warner, Lyon lead Australia to series clean sweep . Cricket Australia . 2 December 2019.
- Web site: Bancroft, Burns named in Australia Test squad. Cricket Australia . 14 November 2019.
- Web site: Fresh look to Test and T20I sides as Pakistan begin life after Sarfaraz Ahmed. ESPN Cricinfo . 21 October 2019.
- Web site: Stoinis dropped from T20I squad; McDermott, Stanlake recalled . ESPN Cricinfo . 8 October 2019.
- Web site: Pakistan names exciting young fast bowling stars Musa and Naseem for Australia Tests . Pakistan Cricket Board . 21 October 2019.
- News: Cherny . Daniel . Glenn Maxwell to take break from cricket with mental health issue . 3 November 2019 . .
- Web site: Pakistan seek better support for Babar Azam to counter red-hot Australia . ESPN Cricinfo . 8 November 2019.
- Web site: James Pattinson suspended from first Pakistan Test . International Cricket Council . 17 November 2019.
- Web site: Australia v Pakistan: Bowler James Pattinson suspended for first Test . BBC Sport . 17 November 2019.