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Shan Masood reveals Pakistan’s advantage in Perth Test

By News Desk December 7, 2023 · 5:54 am PKT · 3 min read

Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has shared his optimism about Pakistan’s edge ahead of the upcoming Test match against Australia in Perth.

Massoud highlighted the team’s previous experiences at Perth Stadium, highlighting the valuable insights they gained from their previous meetings on the pitch.

In an exclusive interview with Cricket Pakistan, Masood recalled Pakistan’s tour of Australia in 2019, where they played a minor match against a strong Australian side. Despite the match ending in a draw, Masood highlighted Pakistan’s impressive performance, scoring around 400 in the first innings and restricting Australia to 100.

“The aspect in our favor is that when we came here in 2019, we played a first-class match against Australia and the bowling line-up was quite strong. Three players who are part of the current lineup and played in this match were Jhye Richardson, Michael Neser, Sean Abbott and the fourth was Riley Meredith. Their batting was also strong, with the likes of Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Marcus Harris and Joe Burns. So their side was very good, and in the match, we scored around 400 in the first innings and then bowled them out for 100. The match ended in a draw as it was a three-day game, but our batting and bowling performances were quite impressive.” , San said.

In addition, Masood highlighted the team’s recent experience at the Perth venue during the World Cup, where they gained valuable knowledge of the conditions. This exposure, according to Masood, gives Pakistan a unique advantage compared to other tourism sides.

“Then last year when we went to the World Cup, we got the feel and experience of that ground. As a batting unit, some bowlers were also present there. So we will look at that aspect in the way that it gave us a bit of an edge in compared to other touring teams. We have some idea about these conditions and we will try to use the experience we have gained in these conditions. We will try to apply what we have learned against a team like Australia,” he added.

The Pakistan vs Australia tour schedule includes a four-day match between Australia’s Prime Minister’s 14 and Pakistan at Manuka Oval in Canberra from December 6-9. After that, the three test matches will be played on December 14-18 at Perth Stadium. December 26-30 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and January 3-7 at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). The tour includes a mix of venues, starting in Canberra with a warm-up match before moving on to Test matches in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.

Pakistan squad for Australia Tests: Shan Masood (capt), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Saud Shakeel and Shaheen Shah Afridi

Australia Tour Schedule:

  • Four-day match: PM’s XI vs Pakistan – December 6-9: Manuka Oval, Canberra
  • 1st Test – Australia vs Pakistan – December 14-18: Perth Stadium
  • 2nd Test – Australia vs Pakistan – December 26-30: Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
  • 3rd Test – Australia vs Pakistan – January 3-7: Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)