• Rizwan and Saud hit fifties against Vicroria XI.
• Australia won the first test.
• Both teams will play second Test on Dec 26.

On the first day of the practice match versus Victoria XI at the Junction Oval in Melbourne, Saud Shakeel and Muhammad Rizwan both scored fifty runs.

At tea on the first day, Pakistan was 220-3 in 56 overs, with Saud and Rizwan undefeated in 70 and 50 runs, respectively.

Summary

Two-day practice match – Pakistan vs Victoria XI

Tea (day 1) at Junction Oval, Melbourne

Pakistan: 220-3 in 56 overs (Saud Shakeel 70 not out, Mohammad Rizwan 50 not out, Imam-ul-Haq 37, Saim Ayub 30, Abdullah Shafique 26; WB Parker 1-4, SM Elliott 1-27, TR Pearson 1-38)

Australia defeated Pakistan handily in the opening match of the three-Test series. Pakistan lost the match by 360 runs after being assigned a target of 450 in the fourth inning, folding for a pitiful 89 in 30.2 overs.

In their first inning, the visitors were bowled for 271 in response to Australia’s 487.

Melbourne Cricket Ground will host the series’ second Test from December 26 to 30.

Australia squad for the second Test:

Pat Cummins (captain), 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’s squad:

Shan Masood (captain), Sarfaraz Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Aamir Jamal, Sajid Khan, Abrar Ahmed.

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