The Australian cricket team played Pakistan in a five-match One Day International series and one Twenty20 match starting from 22 April 2009 to 7 May 2009 in the United Arab Emirates. The series was named 'The Chapal Cup' and is the first game since 2002.

Background

The

Australia national cricket team The Australia men's national cricket team represents Australia in men's international cricket. As the joint oldest team in Test cricket history, playing in the first ever Test match in 1877, the team also plays One-Day International (ODI) an ...

was scheduled to tour Pakistan in March and April 2008, to play three

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and five One Day Internationals. The tour was cancelled by Australia due to concerns about the security of playing in the country. Following the 2008 general elections in Pakistan, there was continual violence, and some of the Australian players spoke about against travelling to compete in the series. ODI series part was held in UAE as part of this tour, while the test series was held in England as part of Australian cricket team against Pakistan in England in 2010.

Teams

*Australia originally chose Brett Geeves and Brett Lee in the squad but both were ruled out due to injury.

ODI series

1st ODI

2nd ODI

3rd ODI

4th ODI

5th ODI

T20I match

External links

"Australia and Pakistan tour of UAE, 2009"

References

{{International cricket tours of Pakistan 2009 in Australian cricket 2009 in Pakistani cricket 2009 in Emirati cricket

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Cricket in the United Arab Emirates International cricket competitions in 2009 Pakistani cricket seasons from 2000–01

International cricket tours of the United Arab Emirates