Australia vs Pakistan 1st Test Match Prediction at Perth

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Australia vs Pakistan 1st Test Match Prediction: Aussies will host Pakistan at Perth Stadium for the first time on 13th December 2023.

Australia will be going with their full strength as most of their squad player are available, and they are looking to win the series with full domination as they want to be another finalist of the World Test Championship.

Australian Cricket Team side backed David Warner in the top order as they gave him a chance to have a good farewell, but the team is looking more into the new players in the test squad. Cameron Green is one of them who wants to cement his place in the test team. Nathan Lyon will be returning to the squad after a long-time injury that he had before the World Cup.

Pakistan Cricket Team will be under new captain Shan Masood after Babar Azam resigned from the captaincy after a horrific World Cup campaign and his worst World Cup performance. However, the top order of Pakistan will be the same, but they will change a few players in the bowling unit. It is not going to be easy for the Pakistan team to win at the Perth Cricket Stadium as Hazelwood, Cummins, and Starc will be coming right from the first ball for the top order, who are not really settled with the performance.

When and Where To Watch Australia vs Pakistan 1st Test Match

Match	Australia vs Pakistan 1st Test T20 Match
Date & Time	December 13, 2023, 7:50 AM IST
Venue	Perth Stadium, Perth
Where to Watch	Sony Live

Player Injury Report For Australia vs Pakistan 1st Test Match

Abrar Ahmed got injured in the practice match.

Australia vs Pakistan Head-to-Head Test Record

Match Played	69
Australia Won	34
Pakistan Won	15
Tie/NR	20/0

Weather Conditions For Australia vs Pakistan 1st Test Match

The sky will be clear, and it is going to be a full-day match.

Pitch Report of Perth Stadium, Perth, In Australia vs Pakistan 1st Test Match On December 13, 2023

Match Played	3 Matches
Batting first won	3 Matches won
Batting second won	0 Matches won
Average 1st innings scores	446 Runs
Average 2nd innings scores	244 Runs
Average 3rd innings scores	214 Runs
Average 4th innings scores	214 Runs
Highest Team innings total	598/4 by AUS
Lowest Team innings total	140/10 by AUS

The Perth Stadium Pitch is quite like the Waka pitch, which favors pace bowlers as they get a great bounce. Both teams are going to enjoy the surface as Pakistan also depends on their pace bowling unit, just like Australia, which is known for its lethal pace bowling unit. However, on the 4th and 5th day, the pitch will help the spinners too, as Nathan Lyon is the most wicket-taker, with 22 and a strike rate of 18.45.

Team Preview Of Australia

Australia will be looking to keep their form against Pakistan in the 1st test, but it is not going to be easy for them as the Pakistan side does have some amazing pace bowlers who can take advantage of the pitch, which favors pace bowlers.

Important players for the Australia Team in the match against Pakistan

1- Travis Head will be a key player for the Australian team as in recent three years in Test Cricket, he has averaged around 50+ in the last 25 matches after changing his play style. He was the player of the match in the World Cup final for scoring a century.

2- Usman Khawaja has been great for the Australian team, but this year might be his last as he is already 36 years old and has played 66 test matches in which he has a 47.20 average, but his average against Pakistan is the best. He has a 99.20 runs average against Pakistan in 8 matches.

3- Pat Cummins has been amazing for the test match, and against Pakistan, he took 20 wickets in 5 matches. He can also bat down the order which he did in many matches to save Australia from defeat.

Team Preview Of Pakistan

Pakistan will look to register their first win in Australia in a decade, but it is not going to be easy for them as they are coming off with a disappointing World Cup performance, and now they will be under a new captain after more than four years.

Important players for the Pakistan Team in the match against Australia

1- Saud Shakeel was the best test player for the Pakistan team in term of last year as he scored 875 runs in 7 test matches. This is a huge opportunity for him to show his amazing batting skill against Australia.

2- Babar Azam will look to turn around his form in the test match against Australia as he has a 44.38 run average against the Aussie recently, but he can do better than his record.

3- Mohammad Rizwan was the only consistent player for the Pakistan team in the World Cup, and he will look to perform well in the test match against Australia. He has a 45.28-run average against Australia in 5 matches.

Australia vs Pakistan 1st Test Match Prediction

Australia will be the favorite to win the match.

Australia vs Pakistan 1st Test Match: Probable Playing 11 of Australia

David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitch Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

Australia vs Pakistan 1st Test Match: Probable Playing 11 of Pakistan

Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Shan Masood (c), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Nauman Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali