(Reuters) – Factbox on the second test between Pakistan and Australia, which begins on Saturday:
WHERE?
National Stadium, Karachi (capability 34,228)
WHEN?
March 12-16 (10:00 a.m.; 0500 GMT)
MATCH OFFICIALS
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pakistan), Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
Third umpire: Rashid Riaz (Pakistan)
Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
PAKISTAN
World rating: 6
Coach: Saqlain Mushtaq
Captain: Babar Azam
Squad: Babar Azam, Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Fawad Alam, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Zahid Mahmood.
AUSTRALIA
World rating: 1
Coach: Andrew McDonald (interim)
Captain: Pat Cummins
Squad: Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mark Steketee, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner.
PREVIOUS TEST MEETINGS IN KARACHI
1956 Pakistan received by 9 wickets
1959 match drawn
1964 match drawn
1980 Pakistan received by seven wickets
1982 Pakistan received by 9 wickets
1988 Pakistan received by an innings and 188 runs
1994 Pakistan received by one wicket
1998 match drawn
SERIES RESULTS
First test (Rawalpindi): match drawn
REMAINING FIXTURE
Third test, March 21-25: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
(Compiled by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru)
