Pakistan vs Australia Test series 2021-22
3nd Test:
Third and last Test of the 3 match series between Pakistan and Australia is going to be played at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore starting from March 21st 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 68 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 15 times, whereas the opponent won 33 times with 20 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 DDLLW.
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 31 times. Out of them, Pakistan received victories 11 times and Australia won 7 times with 13 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 DDWDW.
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 22 times. Out of them, Pakistan received victories 7 times and Australia won 3 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 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 DDDDL.
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 443 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 145 times and lost 134 times. 164 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 lose 4 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan are DDWWW.
The Visiting Team:
The team completed 841 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 398 times and lost 226 times. 2 games concluded as a tie. 215 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 gain 3 points without any impact in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia are DDWDW.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Lahore shows the weather would be pretty sunny on all the days, but the third day, where it would be mostly sunny. There would be extremely less chance of rain during the match, as the precipitation percentage would be between 0% to 2%. The temperature would be 35 degree Celsius. The speed of wind would be between 9 to 22 kmph.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 28 times in 40 games, where the selection didn’t favor the teams, as the teams won 3 times and lost 11 times with 14 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are DLDLL.
The teams never won the match after choosing to bat first since 2002.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, the team won 4 times and lost 0 times with 8 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are DWDDD.
The teams never won a match after choosing to field first since 2002.
The longest streak without a draw at the venue was 5 matches from 2002 to 2006.
The longest streak of a draw at the venue was 4 matches from 1982 to 1984.
The first batting team won the matches 3 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the matches 15 times with 22 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are DDLDL.
The host never successfully defended the total at the venue, till date.
The teams never won the match after having bat first since 2002.
Overall, 7 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 11 times with 22 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are DDLDL.
Home Side:
Particularly, for Pakistan, the team won the toss 18 times in 40 games. The team won 5 times and lost 4 times with 9 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan at the venue, while winning the toss, are DDWDD.
The host never lost a game after choosing to bat first since 2002.
The host never lost a game after choosing to field first since 1982.
The host never lost a game after winning the toss since 1986.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan at the venue, while losing the toss, are DWWWW.
The visiting team never won a game after choosing to bat first since 1996.
The visiting team never won a game after winning the toss since 2002.
The foreign team never choose to field first since 2002.
Scores:
The lowest defended total was 275 in 1996, and the highest successful chase 208 in 1961.
The first innings lowest total was 114 runs in 1969, and the highest total was 679 runs in 2006. For the second inning, the lowest total was 73 runs in 2002, whereas the highest was 699 runs in 1989. For the third inning, the lowest total was 77 runs (completed innings) in 1986, whereas the highest was 465 runs in 1978. And for the fourth inning, the lowest total was 231 (completed innings) in 1996, whereas the highest was 316 runs in 2007.
The batting average of the first innings is 33.45 and 38.98 is for the second innings. The batting average of the third innings is 31.21, and 39.59 is for the fourth innings.
Test History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other 5 times at the venue. The home side won 1 time with 3 draws. The visiting team also won once.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan against Australia at the venue are DDWDL.
Teams’ Test History at Venue:
The Home Team:
The home side has a good record at the venue, as the team won 12 times out of 40 played games and lost 6 times with 22 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan at the venue are DDWDW.
The Visiting Team:
The visiting team has an average record, as the team won once and lost once with 3 draws.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Australia at the venue are DDLDW.
The team won the inaugural game at the venue in 1959.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Pakistan:
The home side would like to go with an unchanged XI.
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 would like to go without any change.
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”.
