Pakistan cricket confirm new opening pair for T20Is against Australia

The Pakistani cricket team are set to tour Australia for three T20I and two Test matches. Pakistan, who are ranked No 1 in ICC T20 team rankings, recently lost a home T20I series against a young Sri Lankan team. The defeat brought about many changes within the Pakistani line-up. Regular skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed was sacked from captaincy following Pakistan’s poor run of form in the past few months. The Men in Green also had a disappointing outing in the recently-concluded ICC Cricket World Cup in England, winning just five out of their nine round-robin matches.

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Pakistan reportedly confirms their new opening pair

Following their defeat to Sri Lanka at home, prolific run-scorer Babar Azam was appointed as the national captain for T20I series ‘Down Under’. According to recent reports, Babar Azam will also be opening the innings with Fakhar Zaman in the upcoming three matches. Babar Azam has played 33 T20I matches for Pakistan in which he scored 1,290 runs at a healthy average of 49.61. Fakhar Zaman, who was a crucial member of Pakistan’s 2017 ICC Champions Trophy-winning squad, has made 30 T20 international appearances. Usually known to be an ODI specialist, Zaman has scored 740 T20I runs at 25.79 with four half-centuries.

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Pakistan tour of Australia 2019

Pakistan will start their trip ‘Down Under’ with a 20-over tour match against Cricket Australia XI. The tour game will be followed by three T20 internationals which will start from November 3. The first game will be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground with second and third T20I to be played at the Manuka Oval and Perth Stadium respectively. The Test series between two nations will start from November 21 at The Gabba in Brisbane.

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