The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday unveiled the schedule for the Test series against Australia, the Ban-ul-Qadir Trophy, which was scheduled to be played later this year and next year.
“Pakistan will tour Australia later in the year for the Bennu Qadir Trophy. The three Tests — part of the third World Test Championship cycle — will be played in December and January in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney,” Cricket Australia said. A statement made read.
According to the statement issued by PCB, the first two Tests of the series will be played in December 2023, while the third Test will be played in January 2024.
The last time Pakistan and Australia met in red-ball cricket was in March last year, when the latter won the three-match series.
“This will be Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s third Test visit to Australia. The prolific stroke-maker had previously landed on Australian soil in December 2016 under the captaincy of Misbah-ul-Haq, and in November 2019, when Azhar Ali captained Pakistan. Cricket Board (PCB) said in a press release.
“The right-hander has scored 278 runs in five Tests – including a century -. During the 2019 tour, Babar scored a second-innings century in the first Test in Brisbane and followed it up with 97 in Adelaide,” he said. added.
Schedule of Pakistan’s tour of Australia
- 14-18 December: First Test, Perth Stadium
- December 26-30: Second Test, MCG
- January 3-7: Third Test, SCG
Apart from Pakistan, Australia will host the West Indies and South Africa during the home season, with both men’s and women’s teams in action.
