Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 2016–17
The Pakistani cricket team toured Australia in December 2016 to play three Test matches and five One Day Internationals (ODIs).[1][2][3] The 1st Test at The Gabba in Brisbane was a day/night match played with a pink ball.[4] In preparation for the first Test, ten matches in Pakistan's 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and the first round of matches in Australia's 2016–17 Sheffield Shield season were played as day/night matches.[5][6] Ahead of the Test matches, Pakistan also played a first-class match against Cricket Australia XI.
Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 2016–17 | |||
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Australia | Pakistan | ||
Dates | 8 December 2016 – 26 January 2017 | ||
Captains | Steve Smith |
Misbah-ul-Haq (Tests) Azhar Ali (1st, 4th & 5th ODIs) Mohammad Hafeez (2nd & 3rd ODIs) | |
Test series | |||
Result | Australia won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
Most runs | Steve Smith (441) | Azhar Ali (406) | |
Most wickets | Josh Hazlewood (15) | Wahab Riaz (11) | |
Player of the series | Steve Smith (Aus) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | Australia won the 5-match series 4–1 | ||
Most runs | David Warner (367) | Babar Azam (282) | |
Most wickets | Mitchell Starc (9) | Hasan Ali (12) | |
Player of the series | David Warner (Aus) |
This was Pakistan's 17th tour of Australia, with their previous tour occurring in 2009–10. During that tour they lost both the Test and the ODI series in a clean sweep and also lost the only T20I match.[7] The last time that these teams met was 2014–15 in the United Arab Emirates where Pakistan won the Test series 2–0 but Australia won the ODI series 3–0.[8] The Australians come into this Test series after recently losing their previous two series – against Sri Lanka abroad[9] and to South Africa at home.[10] They enter the ODI series after a 4–1 series victory against Sri Lanka,[11] a 9 wicket win over Ireland[12] and a 5–0 series defeat away to South Africa – the first time that Australia had lost all five matches in a five-match ODI series.[13] However, immediately prior to this series, Australia won back the Chappell–Hadlee Trophy, defeating New Zealand in a 3–0 whitewash.[14]
Australia won the Test series 3–0. Their victory in the third Test was their 12th consecutive win against Pakistan in Tests in Australia.[15] Australia won the ODI series 4–1.[16]
Squads
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Mohammad Asghar was added to Pakistan's squad as back-up for Yasir Shah.[21] After the first Test, Hilton Cartwright was added to Australia's squad.[22] Ashton Agar and Steve O'Keefe were added to Australia's squad for third Test with Nic Maddinson and Chadd Sayers being dropped.[23] Mohammad Hafeez was added to Pakistan's ODI squad after the conclusion of the Test series.[24] Mohammad Irfan left Pakistan's ODI squad after the death of his mother and was replaced by Junaid Khan.[25] Sarfraz Ahmed also left Pakistan's squad after his mother was admitted into hospital.[26] Mitchell Marsh and Chris Lynn were withdrawn from Australia's ODI squad due to injury, with Marcus Stoinis and Peter Handscomb replacing them respectively.[27][28] Billy Stanlake was not included in Australia's squad for 5th ODI as he went to New Zealand for preparation ahead of the Chappell-Hadlee series.[29]
Tour matches
editFirst-class match: Cricket Australia XI vs Pakistanis
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- Pakistanis won the toss and elected to bat.
- Cameron Wheatley and Jake Winter (Cricket Australia XI) both made their first-class debuts.
50-over match: Cricket Australia XI vs Pakistanis
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- Cricket Australia XI won the toss and elected to field.
- Travis Dean, Cameron Green, Riley Meredith, Will Pucovski, Will Sutherland and Henry Thornton (Cricket Australia XI) all made their List A debuts.
Test series
edit1st Test
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Peter Handscomb (Aus) scored his first century in Tests.[30]
- Pakistan's 450 is their highest ever fourth innings total, the highest fourth innings total set at the Gabba and the fourth highest set overall in Tests.[31]
- Asad Shafiq's (Pak) 137 is the highest individual score in the fourth innings of a Test at the Gabba.[31]
- Shafiq scored his ninth Test century batting at number six, the most by any player batting in that position.[32]
2nd Test
edit26–30 December 2016
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tea was taken early on day 1, with no play in the final session due to rain.[33] Lunch was taken early on day 2, with no play in the middle session due to rain. Further rain caused play to cease at 5:15 pm. Rain delayed the start of play on day 3 until 10:35 am. Tea was taken early on day 4, with no play in the final session due to rain.
- Azhar Ali (Pak) scored his 1,000th Test run in 2016.[34]
- Azhar Ali's first innings score of 205 not out is highest Test score by a Pakistani player in Australia[35] and the second highest Test score by a visiting player at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[35]
- The partnership of 118 runs between Ali and Sohail Khan (Pak) is the highest 8th wicket partnership against Australia.[35]
- Australia's first innings total of 624 is the highest Test innings score at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[36]
- Josh Hazlewood (Aus) took his 100th Test wicket.[37]
- Steve Smith (Aus) scored his 1,000th Test run in 2016.[38]
- This was the first time Pakistan lost by an innings margin despite scoring 400+ runs in the first innings of the match.[36]
3rd Test
edit3–7 January 2017
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain prevented play in the first sessions of days 3 and 4.
- Hilton Cartwright (Aus) and Sharjeel Khan (Pak) both made their Test debuts.
- Steve Smith (Aus) played his 50th Test.[39]
- David Warner (Aus) became the fifth batsmen to score a century before lunch on the first day of a Test match and the first to do so in Australia.[40]
- David Warner's century off 78 balls is the fastest Test century at the Sydney Cricket Ground and the second fastest against Pakistan.[40]
- Sarfraz Ahmed (Pak) claimed his 100th Test dismissal as a wicket-keeper.[41]
- Matt Renshaw (Aus) scored his first Test century.[42]
- Younis Khan (Pak) became the first player to score a century in every nation that has hosted a Test match, including the United Arab Emirates.[43]
- David Warner's half century off 23 balls in the second innings is the fastest Test fifty by an Australian and the second fastest overall.[44]
- This was the fourth consecutive whitewash for Pakistan in Australia in Tests and their sixth consecutive defeat, making it their worst streak.[45]
- Jackson Bird (Aus) equalled the record of four catches in a Test as a substitute fielder.[46]
ODI series
edit1st ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chris Lynn and Billy Stanlake (Aus) both made their ODI debuts.
- Matthew Wade (Aus) scored his maiden ODI century.[47]
2nd ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Hafeez (Pak) captained his first ODI match after Azhar Ali sustained a hamstring injury in the first ODI.[48]
- This was Pakistan's first victory in any format against Australia in Australia since January 2005 and ended their longest losing streak in ODIs against any host nation.[49][50]
3rd ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Peter Handscomb (Aus) made his ODI debut.
- Billy Stanlake (Aus) took his maiden ODI wicket.[51]
- Babar Azam (Pak) became the joint-fastest player to score 1,000 runs in ODIs and the fastest for Pakistan in his 21st innings,[52] later broke by his team-mate in 2018, Fakhar Zaman, who achieved the feat in his 18th innings.[53]
- Steve Smith (Aus) scored his 3,000th ODI run, becoming the quickest Australian to reach the milestone in his 79th innings.[54]
4th ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
5th ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Travis Head (Aus) scored his maiden ODI century.[55]
- David Warner's (Aus) 179 was his highest ODI score and he equaled the record for the most 150s in ODIs (5).[56]
- Travis Head and David Warner's opening wicket partnership of 284 runs was the second highest opening stand and Australia's highest for any wicket in ODIs.[56]
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