Australia announce 13-man T20I squad for Pakistan series, captain yet to be named in Mitchell Marsh's absence due to Border-Gavaskar Trophy

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• Mon • 28 Oct 2024

Australia's Glenn Maxwell (L) plays a shot as Pakistan's wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan watches during the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 semi-final match

Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Rizwan

Highlights:

There are a few contenders to lead Australia in the 13-man squad.

Australia have picked a second-string squad for three-T20I series against Pakistan.

Cricket Australia (CA) have picked a 13-member squad for the T20I series against Pakistan next month. In Mitchell Marsh’s absence, Australia are yet to name the captain of the side. A second-string squad has been picked for the home T20I series against Pakistan as senior players will be busy preparing for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.

Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa are few contenders for the captaincy role. Meanwhile, pacers Xavier Bartlett, Specher Johnson and Nathan Ellis have returned to the squad after recovering from their respective injuries.

Pakistan have named a new white-ball captain as well. Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan will lead Pakistan in both formats. Also, senior players Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah have returned to the squad after getting rested for two Tests against England in the home series.

Australia’s T20I squad for Pakistan series

Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis (wk), Spencer Johnson, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa

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Pakistan’s T20I squad for Australia series

Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (wk), Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim, Usman Khan

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Australia vs Pakistan T20I series schedule

Australia vs Pakistan 1st T20I at The Gabba, Brisbane on November 14
Australia vs Pakistan 2nd T20I at Sydney Cricket Ground on November 16
Australia vs Pakistan 3rd T20I at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on November 18

Head-to-Head

Pakistan have a slightly upper hand in T20Is against Australia. Pakistan have won 13 out of 25 games including a super over encounter whereas one ended in no result.

This will be the first T20I Pakistan will play on Australian soil after five years. Pakistan have never won a T20I on Australian soil. Australia have played four T20Is at home against Pakistan and won three whereas one ended in no result.