Pakistan has decided to bat first against Australia after winning the toss in the second Test at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday with the arrival of Fakhar Zaman and Mir Hamza as two debutants (being telecast on PTV Sports Live).
Imam Ul Haq and Fawad Riaz have been left out as it had already been announced. Whereas Australia is playing with an unchanged side.
2nd Test, Pakistan vs Australia at #AbuDhabi
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat#PAKvsAUS pic.twitter.com/tdzyBkDHGn— PTV Sports (@PTVSp0rts) October 16, 2018
Pakistan Playing XI Include:
Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Haris Sohail, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Sarfraz Ahmed (Captain & Wicket Keeper), Bilal Asif, Yasir Shah , Mir Hamza and Mohammad Abbas
Australia Playing XI Include:
Usman Khawaja, Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Tim Paine (Captain & Wicket Keeper), Mitchell Starc, Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon and Jon Holland
Fakhar Zaman becomes only the second Mardan-born Test cricketer. The first one scored century on debut and finished his career as Pakistan’s only batsman with 10,000 Test runs. #PakvAus
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) October 16, 2018
PTV Sports Live Streaming Pakistan vs Australia Second Test
This is the two-match Test bilateral series, and the first match ended in draw at Dubai. Pakistan had tightened its grip in the first Test; however, responsible batting display by Australian Usman Khawaja and Tim Paine in the second innings deprived Pakistan of sealing a Test victory in UAE after two years.
Last time in October 2016, Pakistan won a Test match in United Arab Emirates (UAE) against West Indies at Abu Dhabi. Since then, Pakistan has played four Tests in UAE including the last match against Australia at Dubai from October 7-11, 2018 which ended without yielding any result.
In the previous three Tests, Pakistan lost two matches to Sri Lanka and one to West Indies.
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