Pakistan vs Australia 2018, Test series – Statistical Preview

Pakistan has won a good number of the limited-overs matches in the last 15 months but featured in only as many as five Test matches. After the Asia Cup debacle, they will be hoping to bounce back with some good performance against the Aussies in the two-match Test series. The Australian team will be without both David Warner and Steve Smith for the first time in more than five years. They will be hoping to improve their recent record in the Asian continent in the longer format.

All the key stats and numbers ahead of the Test series between Pakistan and Australia:

1 – Pakistan has won only one of the nine Test series they played against Australia since the start of 1995. Pakistan won the 2014 two-match Test series played in UAE while Australia won seven of the remaining eight. Another series hosted by England in 2010 ended in a draw.

17.69 – Mohammad Abbas has taken 42 wickets in eight Test matches at an average of 17.69 in his career thus far. Since his Test debut in April 2017, no player has taken 20+ wickets at a better bowling average in this format.

19 – Each of the 19 Test matches between Pakistan and Australia since the start of 1999 has produced a result. Australia won 16 of them while Pakistan won only three Tests in this span. Two of Pakistan’s three wins came in the 2014 series in UAE while the other being in the 2010 Leeds Test.

66 – Nathan Lyon has a bowling average of 66 against Pakistan in this format. The off-spinner claimed 14 wickets against them in five Tests at a strike-rate of 105.8.

69.75 – Azhar Ali’s batting average in Test cricket against Australia. The Pakistan batsman scored 837 runs in seven Tests against the Aussies with three centuries and four fifties.

375 – Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed scored 375 runs in six Test matches against Australia. Sarfraz has a batting average of 53.57 against the Aussies. In the 11 innings against them, Safraz scored a century and two fifties.

2016 – Last time Mohammad Hafeez featured in a Test match was way back in 2016. His last Test was against England in August 2016 which was also his 50th Test match.

4957 – Aaron Finch has scored 4957 runs in International cricket but is yet to feature in a Test match. Finch featured in 135 Internationals for Australia and scored 13 centuries including two 150+ knocks in the T20I format.