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Australia vs Pakistan 3rd Test Predictions - Warner to retire in style in Sydney

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 02 Jan 2024

Ralph Staniforth 02 Jan 2024

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Australia vs Pakistan play in the 3rd Test at the SCG
David Warner will retire from Test cricket after this game
Series clean sweep expected from Australia

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David Warner says farewell to test cricket at the SCG. (Getty Images)

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It will be an emotional test for the Australians as they farewell one of the true greats of this era. David Warner plays his last test in Sydney before retiring from both the five-day and one-day format.

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Head to Head
Australia Form
Australia Squad & Team News
Pakistan Form
Pakistan Squad & Team News

If the rain doesn’t become the biggest hindrance for Australia, nothing other than a series clean sweep is expected, as Pakistan have failed to pressure the Australians sufficiently in the opening two test matches of this series.

Warner has hit four hundreds and three fifties in 18 innings at the Sydney Cricket Ground and he is value to get a century. If the opener gets a half-decent score, he could also be awarded the Player of the Match in his farewell test.

Head to Head

Australia lead the current series 2-0
Australia won the most recent series 1-0 in Pakistan in 2022.
Australia have won 3 of the last 5 test series against Pakistan.

Australia Form

The MCG presented a much bigger challenge for the Aussies to get past Pakistan with the wicket causing significant challenges for batsmen.

The Australians didn’t falter, taking the match by 70 runs and wrapping up the series 2-0.

The Aussies led by just 52 runs after the first innings and were 4/16 in their second innings before Mitch Marsh came in and saved the match with another impressive knock of 96 runs and forming a 153-run partnership with Steve Smith, who finished with a half-century himself.

Pat Cummings sliced through the Pakistan batsmen in both innings with the ball, collecting five wickets in the first and second innings with an average economy of 2.56/over.

Australia Squad & Team News

Pat Cummins (c), 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 Form

Once again the Pakistanis put in a solid start to their innings with the bat but simply could not withstand the power of the Aussie bowlers who really cut into the order when they needed to.

There was even a small chance halfway through their second innings to reach the 316 runs needed to win, but the tail couldn’t wag with the final four wickets going down with Pakistan failing to score a run.

Pakistan Squad & Team News

Shan Masood (c), Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Nauman Ali, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Afridi

Verdict

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David Warner is backed to lead Australia to victory with a Player of the Match performance and a century not out of the question in his final test for the Aussies.

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