Islamabad, 28 October 2024: Members of Pakistan ODI cricket team have left for Australia, among the departing cricketers are Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf including Faisal Ikram.
Pakistan will play the first match against Australia on November 4.
Pakistan will play 3 one-day internationals in the tour of Australia from November 4 to 10. Pakistan, T20 matches are scheduled in Australia from November 14 to 18, it should be noted that the head coach of the national ODI and T20 team, Gary Kirsten resigne and PCB accepted his resignation and appointed Jason Gillespie as the head coach for tour of Australia.
After the Australia tour, the national team will go to Zimbabwe where 3 ODI matches are scheduled between the two teams from November 24 to 28, after which 3 T20 matches will be played from December 1 to December 5 for the T20 series against Pakistan.
Australia has announced the squad, including Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Matthew Short, Shane Abbott, Zoar Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David and Nathan Ellis, Jack Fraser McGurk, Aaron Hardy, Josh Ingles and Spencer Johnson for the T20 series.
The T20 matches between Pakistan and Australia will be played in Australia on November 14, November 16 and November 18.
The Pakistan ODI squad includes Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafiq, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah wicket keeper Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan , Mohammad Irfan Khan, Saeem Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Durmani , Tayyab Tahir are included in the T20 squad. Wicket keeper, Jehandad Khan, Muhammad Abbas Afridi, Muhammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Umeer bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Sufian Muqim, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan included, Pakistan’s against Australia and Zimbabwe.
Schedule of Matches:
- November 4: ODI, MCG, Melbourne
- November 8: ODI, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- November 10: ODI, Perth Stadium, Perth
- November 14: T20 The Gabba, Brisbane
- November 16: T20 SCG. Sydney
- November 18: T20 Ballereo Oval, Hobart
- November 24: ODI, Bulawayo
- November 26: ODI, Bulawayo
- November 28: ODI, Bulawayo
- December 1: T20 Bulawayo
- December 3: T20 Bulawayo
- December 5: T20 Bulawayo
According to Cricket Australia, the members of the Test squad will not be included in the T20 series due to the preparation of the Test series against India. According to Cricket Australia, the players included in the T20 squad, if selected in the Test squad, they will Will join.