On Tuesday, Pakistan revealed their 11-player lineup for the upcoming Sydney Test against Australia, scheduled to commence on Wednesday.
In a noteworthy change, the debutant left-handed batsman Saim Ayub will take the place of Imam-ul-Haq as the opening batter, and Sajid Khan has been included in the squad instead of the fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi. In contrast, Australia announced an unchanged team for David Warner’s farewell match on Tuesday, which kicks off tomorrow at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Captain Pat Cummins affirmed that Australia’s pacers had fully recovered from the second Test in Melbourne, where they secured a 79-run victory and clinched the three-match series, just four days ago.
🚨 Our playing XI for the SCG Test 🚨#AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/xTJzOcgy2n
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) January 2, 2024
Pakistan’s starting lineup consists of Saim Ayub making his debut, Abdullah Shafique, captain Shan Masood, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Sajid Khan, Hassan Ali, Mir Hamza, and Aamir Jamal. The Australian playing eleven comprises Pat Cummins as captain, David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, and Josh Hazlewood.
