Australia Tour Of Pakistan 2022
The Australia National Cricket Team visited Pakistan for a multi-format series in 2022. The AUS tour to PAK 2022 saw Australia and Pakistan play three Tests, three ODIs and one T20I against each other. The Australia tour of Pakistan 2022 was Australia's first tour of Pakistan since 1998.
The Test series was a part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship while the ODI series was a part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. The Test series also marked the first instance of the Benaud–Qadir Trophy, named after former international cricketers Richie Benaud and Abdul Qadir.
The AUS tour of PAK 2022 began with the Test series. The first two games ended in draws as bowlers struggled to make an impact on flat pitches. In the third Test, Australia beat Pakistan by 115 runs to clinch the series. It was Australia's first Test series win in Asia since 2011.
Australia began the ODI series by winning the first game by 88 runs before Pakistan won the next two games by 6 wickets and 9 wickets to win the series 2-1. The tourists finished the tour by winning the one-off T20I by 3 wickets.
Australia Tour Of Pakistan 2022 Schedule
Test series:
- March 4-8: First Test, Rawalpindi
- March 12-16: Second Test, Karachi
- March 21-25: Third Test, Lahore
ODI series:
- March 29:First ODI, Rawalpindi
- March 31: Second ODI, Rawalpindi
- April 2: Third ODI, Rawalpindi
One-off T20I:
- April 5: Only T20I, Rawalpindi
Australia Tour Of Pakistan 2022 Squads
Pakistan Test squad:
Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Iftikhar Ahmed, Fawad Alam, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shan Masood, Saud Shakeel, Haris Rauf, Zahid Mahmood
Australia Test squad:
David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins(c), Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Swepson, Mitchell Marsh, Josh Hazlewood, Marcus Harris, Mark Steketee, Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Josh Inglis
Pakistan ODI squad:
Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Khushdil Shah, Iftikhar Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Zahid Mahmood, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Qadir, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Abdullah Shafique, Haider Ali, Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani, Asif Afridi
Australia ODI squad:
Travis Head, Aaron Finch(c), Ben McDermott, Marnus Labuschagne, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey(w), Cameron Green, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Swepson, Ben Dwarshuis, Jason Behrendorff
Pakistan T20I squad:
Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Fakhar Zaman, Asif Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Qadir, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani, Asif Afridi
Australia T20I squad:
Aaron Finch(c), Travis Head, Ben McDermott, Josh Inglis(w), Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Agar, Cameron Green, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Jason Behrendorff, Ben Dwarshuis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Swepson, Alex Carey
Australia Tour Of Pakistan 2022 Match results
Test series:
- 1st Test: Match drawn
- 2nd Test: Match drawn
- 3rd Test: Australia won by 115 runs
ODI series:
- 1st ODI: Australia won by 88 runs
- 2nd ODI: Pakistan won by 6 wickets
- 3rd ODI: Pakistan won by 9 wickets.
One-off T20I:
- Only T20I: Australia won by 3 wickets