Pakistan vs Australia Test series 2021-22
2nd Test:
Second Test of the 3 match series between Pakistan and Australia is going to be played at the National Stadium, Karachi starting from March 12th 2022.
Pakistan vs Australia History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the twenty sixth bilateral series between the teams, The host won the series 7 times. Whereas the opponent won 13 times. 5 series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 13 series in a span of 21 years, from 1978-79 to 2010, where Pakistan won 4 times and Australia won 9 times.
The consecutive winning streak for Pakistan against Australia was 1 series (7 times) in 1956-57, in 1979-80, in 1982-83, in 1988-89, in 1994-95, in 2014-15 and in 2018-19.
The longest undefeated streak for Pakistan against Australia was 3 series from 1976-77 to 1981-82.
The consecutive winning streak for Australia against Pakistan was 6 series from 1995-96 to 2010.
The longest undefeated streak for Australia against Pakistan was 7 series from 1995-96 to 2014-15.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Pakistan against Australia are LWLWD.
Matches:
The teams completed 67 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 15 times, whereas the opponent won 33 times with 19 draws.
The teams played 19 consecutive tests without any draw from 1999 to 2018, in which Pakistan won 3 times and Australia won 16 times.
The consecutive winning streak for Pakistan against Australia was 4 matches from 1981 to 1983.
The longest undefeated streak for Pakistan against Australia was 5 matches from 1990 to 1995.
The consecutive winning streak for Australia against Pakistan was 13 matches from 1999 to 2010.
The longest undefeated streak for Australia against Pakistan was 16 matches from 1998 to 2010.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Pakistan against Australia are DLLWD.
Australians as Visitors:
Series:
When Australians were visitors, the teams met to play bilateral series 12 times, out of them, the host won 7 series and the visitors won thrice. 2 series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 6 series in a span of 20 years, from 1979–80 to 2010, where Pakistan won 4 series, whereas Australia won 2 times.
The consecutive winning streak for Pakistan against Australia was 4 series from 1979-80 to 1998-99.
The longest undefeated streak for Pakistan against Australia was 5 series from 1964-65 to 1998-99.
The consecutive winning streak for Australia against Pakistan was 2 series from 1998-99 to 2010.
The longest undefeated streak for Australia against Pakistan was 3 series from 1998-99 to 2014-15.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Pakistan against Australia are WWDLL.
Matches:
When Australia visited, the teams faced each other 30 times. Out of them, Pakistan received victories 11 times and Australia won 7 times with 12 draws.
The teams played consecutive 7 tests without any draw from 2002 to 2018, in which Pakistan won 3 games whereas Australia won 4 matches.
The consecutive winning streak for Pakistan against Australia was 4 matches from 1982 to 1988.
The longest undefeated streak for Pakistan against Australia was 14 matches from 1959 to 1998.
The consecutive winning streak for Australia against Pakistan was 4 matches from 2002 to 2010.
The longest undefeated streak for Australia against Pakistan was 7 matches from 1998 to 2010.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Pakistan against Australia are DWDWW.
Pakistani Backyard:
Series:
When touring Pakistan by Australia, the teams met to play bilateral series 8 times, out of them, the host won 5 series and the visitors won twice. 1 series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 5 series in a span of 42 years, from 1979–80 to present, where Pakistan won 4 series, whereas Australia won 1 time.
The consecutive winning streak for Pakistan against Australia was 4 series from 1979-80 to 1998-99.
The longest undefeated streak for Pakistan against Australia was 5 series from 1964-65 to 1998-99.
The consecutive winning streak for Australia against Pakistan was 1 series (twice) in 1959-60 and in 1998-99.
The longest undefeated streak for Australia against Pakistan was 2 series from 1959-60 to 1979–80.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Pakistan against Australia are LWWWW.
Matches:
On the soil of Pakistan, the teams faced each other 21 times. Out of them, Pakistan received victories 7 times and Australia won 3 times with 11 draws.
The teams played consecutive 7 tests without any draw from 2002 to 2018, in which Pakistan won 3 games whereas Australia won 4 matches.
The consecutive winning streak for Pakistan against Australia was 4 matches from 1982 to 1988.
The longest undefeated streak for Pakistan against Australia was 14 matches from 1959 to 1998.
The consecutive winning streak for Australia against Pakistan was 2 matches from 1959 to 1959.
The longest undefeated streak for Australia against Pakistan was 6 matches from 1994 to present.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Pakistan against Australia are DDDLD.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the sixth rank (Pakistan (93)) and first rank (Australia (119)) teams. The host is 26 points behind the visitors.
The Home Team:
The team completed 442 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 145 times and lost 134 times. 163 outings were completed as a Draw.
If the team will win with a margin of 3, then the team will earn 9 points with a couple (2) of positions in the ranking, while becoming the table toppers. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose 3 points without any impact in the ranking.
If the team will win with a margin of 2, then the team will earn 7 points without any impact in the ranking, while becoming the table toppers. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose a (1) point without any impact in the ranking.
If the team will win with a margin of 1, then the team will earn 6 points without any impact in the ranking. In case of a reverse result, the team will neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking.
In case of drawing the series, the team will gain 3 points without any impact in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan are DWWWL.
The Visiting Team:
The team completed 840 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 398 times and lost 226 times. 2 games concluded as a tie. 214 times, the plays were completed as a Draw.
If the team will win with a margin of 3, then the team will earn 4 points without any impact in the ranking, as being the table toppers. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose 11 points w with a couple (2) of positions in the ranking.
If the team will win with a margin of 2, then the team will earn 2 points without any impact in the ranking, as being the table toppers. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose 9 points with a couple (2) of positions in the ranking.
If the team will win with a margin of 1, then the team will neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose 8 points with a couple (2) of positions in the ranking.
In case of drawing the series, the team will lose 4 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia are DWDWW.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Karachi shows the weather would be mostly sunny on the first day, and then pretty sunny on the remaining four days. there would be very less chance of rain during the match, as the precipitation percentage would be between 0% to 6%. The temperature would be between 33 to 36 degree Celsius. The speed of wind would be between 22 to 27 kmph.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 35 times in 43 games, where the selection didn’t favor the teams, as the teams won 5 times and lost 13 times with 17 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are LWDWW.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, the team won 5 times and lost 2 times with a (1) draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LWWLW.
The teams never won a match after choosing to field first since 2004.
The teams never choose to field first since 2006.
The longest streak without a draw at the venue was 7 matches from 2000 to 2009.
The longest streak of a draw at the venue was 6 matches from 1969 to 1978.
The first batting team won the matches 7 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the matches 18 times with 18 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LWDWW.
Overall, 10 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 15 times with 18 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are LWDWW.
Home Side:
Particularly, for Pakistan, the team won the toss 20 times in 43 games. The team won 9 times and lost once with 10 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWWWL.
The host never lost a game after choosing to field first, till date.
The host never lost a game after winning the toss since 2000.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan at the venue, while losing the toss, are WDLWW.
The visiting side never won the outing after winning the toss since 2007.
The visiting team never won a game after choosing to field first, yet.
Scores:
The lowest defended total was 353 in 1982, and the highest successful chase 314 in 1994.
The first innings lowest total was 80 runs in 1956, and the highest total was 644 runs in 2009. For the second inning, the lowest total was 145 runs in 1955, whereas the highest was 765 runs in 2009. For the third inning, the lowest total was 116 runs in 1988, whereas the highest was 599 runs in 2006. And for the fourth inning, the lowest total was 149 (completed innings) in 1982, whereas the highest was 315 runs in 1994.
The batting average of the first innings is 30.98 and 35.15 is for the second innings. The batting average of the third innings is 31.38, and 35.03 is for the fourth innings.
Test History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 8 times at the venue. The home side won 5 times with 3 draws. The visiting team is still searching for the win.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan against Australia at the venue are DWWWW.
Teams’ Test History at Venue:
The Home Team:
The home side has an almost a dream record at the venue, as the team won 23 times out of 43 played games and lost 2 times with 18 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan at the venue are WWDLW.
The Visiting Team:
The visiting team has a horrendous record, as the team never won, yet and lost 5 times with 3 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue are DLLLL.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Pakistan:
The home side comes with F. Ashram in place of I. Ahmed and H. Ali in place of N. Shah.
Pakistan Eleven: A. Shafique, I. ul Haq, A. Ali, B. Azam, F. Alam, M. Rizwan, F. Ashraf, S. Khan, N. Ali, H. Ali, S. shah Afridi
Australia:
The team comes with M. Swepson in place of J. Hazlewood.
Australia Eleven: U. Khawaja, D. Warner, M. Labuschagne, S. Smith, T. Head, C. Green, A. Carey, P. Cummins, M. Starc, M. Swepson , N. Lyon
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”.
