The second Test between the World Test Championship winners and the Asian side, a Boxing Day affair, is taking place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Australia skipper Pat Cummins heaped praise on Marnus Labuschagne's 63-run knock in the second Test match against Pakistan in Melbourne and said that it was worth a hundred.
Melbourne's hometown star Scott Boland remains on the sidelines as Australia on Monday named an unchanged playing XI for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan.
Pakistan on Monday announced their 12-man squad for their upcoming Boxing Day clash against Australia in the Melbourne Cricket Ground with Mohammad Rizwan replacing experienced wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed.
Suryakumar Yadav's latest exploits took his total to 865 rating points, which takes him way ahead of his nearest rivals in Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan (787 rating points) and South Africa's Aiden Markram (758).
The right-handed batter is level with Virat Kohli for the fastest India player to 2000 T20I runs in 56 innings, while former Pakistan captain Babar Azam and his counterpart Mohammad Rizwan hold the first position on the list with 52 innings.
Number one T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav has the chance to break former India skipper Virat Kohli's record of scoring the fastest 2000 runs in the 20-over format.
Day 8 of the 1st Hockey India Junior and Sub Junior Men Academy Championship 2023 - (Zone B) witnessed Tamil Nadu Hockey Academy and SAIL Hockey Academy emerge victorious in their respective Sub Junior games. Meanwhile, Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High-Performance Centre and Hubli Hockey Academ
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday waived off the 50 per cent fine imposed on Azam Khan for displaying the Palestinian flag on his bat during the match in the National T20 Championship.