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Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 2016–17

The Pakistani cricket team toured Australia in December 2016 to play three Test matches and five One Day Internationals (ODIs). The 1st Test at The Gabba in Brisbane was a day/night match played with a pink ball. In preparation for the first Test, ten matches in Pakistan's 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and the first round of matches in Australia's 2016–17 Sheffield Shield season were played as day/night matches. Ahead of the Test matches, Pakistan also played a first-class match against Cricket Australia XI.

Squads
Mohammad Asghar was added to Pakistan's squad as back-up for Yasir Shah. After the first Test, Hilton Cartwright was added to Australia's squad. Ashton Agar and Steve O'Keefe were added to Australia's squad for third Test with Nic Maddinson and Chadd Sayers being dropped. Mohammad Hafeez was added to Pakistan's ODI squad after the conclusion of the Test series. Mohammad Irfan left Pakistan's ODI squad after the death of his mother and was replaced by Junaid Khan. Sarfraz Ahmed also left Pakistan's squad after his mother was admitted into hospital. Mitchell Marsh and Chris Lynn were withdrawn from Australia's ODI squad due to injury, with Marcus Stoinis and Peter Handscomb replacing them respectively. Billy Stanlake was not included in Australia's squad for 5th ODI as he went to New Zealand for preparation ahead of the Chappell-Hadlee series. ==Tour matches==
Tour matches
First-class match: Cricket Australia XI vs Pakistanis 50-over match: Cricket Australia XI vs Pakistanis ==Test series==
Test series
1st Test 2nd Test 3rd Test ==ODI series==
ODI series
1st ODI 2nd ODI 3rd ODI 4th ODI 5th ODI • Their openers came out with an aggressive mindset, looking to capitalize on the powerplay. Usman Khan was the star of the opening overs, hammering boundaries all over the park. Australia Won by 13 Runs • In 2016–17, the Pakistan cricket team toured Australia, playing three Test matches and five One-Day Internationals (ODIs). It was a challenging series for Pakistan in which Australia won the Test series 3-0 and the ODI series 4-1. Pakistan's players struggled on Australia's fast pitches, although there were some standout performances, such as Azhar Ali and Sharjeel Khan's brilliant batting. ==References==
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