• Australia vs Pakistan Dream11 Team for today's match - December 25, 11:30 pm GMT | Boxing Day Test.

  • Melbourne Cricket Ground will host the contest.

AUS vs PAK, 2nd Test: Match Prediction, Dream11 Team, Fantasy Tips & Pitch Report | Australia vs Pakistan 2023-24
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After a humiliating 360-run defeat in the first game, Pakistan are gearing up for the second Test encounter on their tour to Australia. While the hosts will enter the clash with no changes in their playing XI of the first Test, Pakistan have replaced wicket-keeper batter Sarfaraz Ahmed with Mohammad Rizwan.

Pakistan tour of Australia 2023-24, 2nd Test:

  • Date and Time: December 26; 11:30 pm GMT (Dec 25) | 05:50 am IST (Dec 26) | 10:30 am Local
  • Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.

Melbourne Cricket Ground Pitch Report

The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive cricket pitches globally, striking a delicate equilibrium between favouring both batters and bowlers. In the initial stages, bowlers benefit from consistent and genuine bounce, providing them with some assistance. However, batters can execute their shots with greater freedom as the match progresses and the ball ages. MCG tends to be less conducive to spinners, as they generally need more purchase on this renowned surface.

AUS vs PAK Dream11 Prediction Picks:

  • Wicketkeeper: Alex Carey
  • Batters: David Warner, Shan Masood, Usman Khawaja, Imam-Ul-Haq
  • All-rounders: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Agha Salman
  • Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Shaheen Afridi

AUS vs PAK Dream11 Prediction Captain and Vice-Captain:

  • Choice 1: David Warner (c), Mitchell Marsh (vc)
  • Choice 2: Travis Head (c), Babar Azam (vc)

Also READ: Australian star Mitchell Starc expresses surprise over Pakistan’s pace drop in Perth Test

AUS vs PAK Dream11 Prediction Backups:

Mohammad Rizwan, Steve Smith, Khurram Shehzad, Fahim Ashraf

AUS vs PAK Dream11 Team for today’s match (Dec 25, 11:30 pm GMT):

AUS vs PAK Dream11 Team
AUS vs PAK Dream11 Team (Image CC – Dream11 screengrab)

Also READ: AUS vs PAK 2023, 2nd Test – MCG Pitch Report, Melbourne Weather Forecast, Test Stats & Records | Australia vs Pakistan

Squads:

Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Steve Smith, Mitch Starc, David Warner

Pakistan: Shan Masood (c), Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Nauman Ali, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Afridi.

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