Following the ODI series win, Pakistan cricket team is set to participate in a 3-match T20I series against Australia. The Pakistani team is in great form especially after accomplishing the difficult task of defeating Australia in Australia. Muhammad Rizwan’s captaincy is to be praised for this as well as the epic bowling display by the Pakistani pacers. Unfortunately, Pat Cummis is not available to lead the Aussie team in this series, hence, either Glenn Maxwell or Josh Inglish will be taking the reins of captaincy. A detailed overview of the T20I schedule is provided below:
Schedule
3 T20Is
- 14th November 2024
1st T20I at The Gabba Cricket Ground, Australia
1:00 pm PST, 1:30 pm IST, and 8:00 am GMT
- 16th November 2024
2nd T20I at Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia
1:00 pm PST, 1:30 pm IST, and 8:00 am GMT
- 18th November 2024
3rd T20I at Ninja Cricket Stadium, Australia
1:00 pm PST, 1:30 pm IST, and 8:00 am GMT
Squads
Pakistan:
- Arafat Minhas
- Babar Azam
- Haris Rauf
- Haseebullah
- Jahandad Khan
- Mohammad Abbas Afridi
- Mohammad Rizwan (captain)
- Muhammad Irfan Khan
- Naseem Shah
- Omair Bin Yousuf
- Sahibzada Farhan
- Salman Ali Agha
- Shaheen Shah Afridi
- Sufyan Moqin Usman Khan
Australia:
- Xavier Bartlett
- Nathan Ellis
- Spencer Johnson.
- Glenn Maxwell
- Marcus Stoinis
- Josh Inglihs
- Adam Zampa
- Matt Short
- Aaron Hardie
- Sean Abbott
- Jake Fraser-McGurk
- Cooper Connoly
- Lance Morris
Conclusion
Unfortunately, senior Australian players like Patt Cummis, Josh Hazelwood, Mitchell Starc, Travis Head, and Mitchell Marsh are not a part of this T20I series owing to the upcoming Test series against India, the Border–Gavaskar series. This test series is of utmost importance for Australia if they want to secure their spot in the finals of WTC 2025.
