Match time, teams, head to head: Pakistan vs Australia – T20 cricket series | Cricket news

WHO: Australia vs Pakistan
What: A three-match T20 international series
When: November 14, 16 and 18
Where: Brisbane, Sydney and Hobart
How to follow: Al Jazeera's live text and picture of each match starts at 05:00 GMT.

Pakistan arrived in Australia on their tour of a few overs after a tumultuous period off the field, which saw the departure of Gary Kirsten as coach of the all-white team and a change in team leadership.

The much-respected South African coach resigned after a series of back-and-forth changes and a power struggle with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

Jason Gillespie, the coach of the Pakistan Test team, took charge of the team that visited Australia and Mohammad Rizwan was appointed as the captain of the white ball in the country following the resignation of Babar Azam.

Despite off-field mishaps and a poor record in Australia, Pakistan managed to entertain the world champions in the one-day international series and won it 2-1, thanks to the performance of the fast bowlers.

It was Pakistan's first ODI series win from under since 2002.

The hard-fought series victory has given the visitors a shot ahead of the three-match T20 international series, which begins on Thursday.

Star batsman Babar seems to have regained his lost form and looked in top form as he scored the winning runs for Pakistan in the third ODI, while captain Rizwan's on-field tactics have been close to perfect so far.

Haris Rauf led Pakistan's four-man fast bowling line-up with 10 wickets in three matches as Pakistan defeated a weak one-eyed Australian side in the upcoming Test series against India.

Regardless of the composition of the Australian team, Pakistan's quick turnaround has been as good – given recent events – as it has come as no surprise to its loyal cricket fans.

However, the visitors can still transition from world-beaters in one format to a poor outfit in another and Australia will look to capitalize on any opportunity that presents itself.

The hosts, who failed to make the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup in June, are facing a T20 revolution of their own and will be led by interim captain Josh Inglis.

Australia will be without star bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood – all rested ahead of the Test series.

What is the complete match schedule of Australia vs Pakistan T20 series?

• Match 1: Thursday, November 14, 6pm (08:00 GMT) Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
• Matching 2: Saturday, November 16, 7pm (08:00 GMT) at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
• Match 3: Monday, November 18, 7pm (08:00 GMT) at Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Pakistan vs Australia: T20 record upside

The visitors have the slight advantage in their 25 meetings with the 2021 T20 world champions, having won 13 matches – including a one over finish in 2012.

Australia, however, have recent results in their favor having won four of their five matches – including the semi-final of the 2021 T20 World Cup in Dubai.

One game, in a bilateral series in 2019, is being dropped due to a washout.

Form guide: Australia

Despite failing to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Australia managed to bounce back and win all three of their T20 matches on their tour of Scotland.

A few days later, Australia played a T20 series tie against England as each team won a single match.

The last five results: NR LWWW

Form guide: Pakistan

Although Pakistan have won their last two group matches at the T20 World Cup, the men in green had a shock campaign where they lost to hosts USA and the 2009 champions failed to make the semi-finals for the first time since 2016. .

Pakistan have not played a T20 international since the World Cup in the US and West Indies but their ODI series win gives the visitors a much-needed boost of confidence ahead of the T20s.

The last five results: LLLWW

Team news: Australia

Australia rested several key members of their Test squad, fielding some T20 players, including Spencer Johnson, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett and Jake Fraser-McGurk.

All-rounder Cooper Connolly, who broke his hand while batting against Pakistan in the third ODI, will miss the T20 series and has been replaced by Josh Philippe.

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

Group news: Pakistan

Pakistan's five-month humiliating exit from the T20 World Cup has resulted in many changes in leadership and personnel across teams.

Their T20 squad consists of unknown and undrafted players, including Arafat Minhas, Haseebullah Khan, Jahandad Khan, Omair bin Yousuf and Sufyan Moqim.

Team: Mohammad Rizwan (captain, wicketkeeper), Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Omair bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Aghagha Afridi, Sufyan Moqim, Usman Khan.