PAK vs AUS: Possible Pakistan Playing 11 for 1st Test

PAK Playing 11: The Pakistan team will face off against the Australian team in 1st fixture of the home test series at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The Pakistan team last faced Australia in 2019, and lost the series and would look to better their performances.

The Pakistan team featured in a test series against Bangladesh in November 2021 and won the series. The team’s best performer with the bat, Abid Ali is not available for this series. While Sajid Khan was the leading wicket taker in the series, who is expected to do well against Australia as well. While the players in form, Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan will hold the key to the home team.

Team News

Hasan Ali and Faheem Ashraf are ruled out of 1st Test due to injury
Iftikhar Ahmed and Mohammad Wasim Jnr called up as cover and will join the team after 3-day isolation.
Naseem Shah and Sarfaraz Ahmed are the traveling reserves of the team, and can feature in case of injury concerns of some players.
Shan Masood was drafted into the side as a replacement of Abid Ali, who underwent angioplasty in December 2021.
Haris Rauf is tested COVID positive, and may not be available for 1st Test, and Mohammad Wasim can be a part of the 11.
The team is likely to play with two spinners, Nauman Ali and Sajid Khan.

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PAK Playing 11 (likely)

1. Shan Masood
2. Abdullah Shafique
3. Azhar Ali
4. Babar Azam (c)
5. Fawad Alam
6. Mohammad Rizwan (wk)
7. Iftikhar Ahmed
8. Haris Rauf/ Mohammad Wasim
9. Sajid Khan
10. Nauman Ali
11. Shaheen Afridi

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Pakistan Squad

Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Faheem Ashraf(injury), Fawad Alam, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali(injury), Imam-ul-Haq, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Zahid Mahmood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim.

Pakistan vs Australia Dream11 captain, vice captain picks from PAK

1. Mohammad Rizwan Stats in Tests

The top order wicket keeper batsman is at the form of his life in white ball cricket. While, he has been terrific with around around 1000 runs in 19 Test matches as well. In 2019 series against Australia, Mohammad Rizwan scored 177 runs in 2 matches and would look to replicate the same this time as well.

	Matches	Runs	Average
Tests	19	972	42.26
Against Australia	2	177	44.25

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2. Shaheen Afridi Stats in Tests

The left arm pacer has been the finest bowlers in the Pakistan Cricket over the past 1 year and can be the vice captain pick for your fantasy team. In 21 test matches, he has scalped 86 wickets. In the recent test series against Bangladesh, he took 10 wickets in 2 fixtures.