Cricket followers are set to witness a busy finish to 2024 as three blockbuster Check matches start on Thursday, December 26. India and Australia conflict within the fourth Check match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Melbourne Cricket Floor with the five-match collection tied to 1-1.
South Africa, the present leaders within the World Check Championship 2025, host Pakistan within the first match at SuperSport Park and can look to strengthen their lead within the race for the ultimate spot. Pakistan are set to welcome again their star batter Babar Azam however are out of rivalry for the WTC closing.
In the meantime, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe will face off towards one another for the third time of their Check cricket historical past at Bulawayo’s Queen’s Sports activities Membership. Afghanistan have misplaced six of their seven Check video games and will probably be with out their star bowler Rashid Khan.
Boxing Day Check reside streaming and telecast particulars
| Match | Venue | Time (IST) | Dwell Streaming | Dwell Telecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India vs Australia (4th Check) | Melbourne | 05:00 AM | Disney+ Hotstar | Star Sports activities, DD Sports activities |
| South Africa vs Pakistan (1st Check) | Centurion | 01:30 PM | JioCinema (free) | Sports18 1, Sports18 1 HD |
| Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan (1st Check) | Bulawayo | 01:30 PM | Fancode | NA |
India vs Australia 4th Check predicted taking part in XIs
India XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
Australia XI (confirmed): Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
South Africa vs Pakistan 1st Check predicted taking part in XIs
South Africa XI (confirmed): Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Dane Paterson.
Pakistan XI (confirmed): Shan Masood (c), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Naseem Shah, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas.
Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan 1st Check predicted taking part in XIs
Zimbabwe XI: Joylord Gumbie (wk), Ben Curran, Dion Myers, Craig Ervine (c), Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, Brian Bennett, Johnathan Campbell, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Newman Nyamhuri.
Afghanistan XI: Ikram Alikhil (wk), Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Bahir Shah, Zia-ur-Rehman, Zahir Khan, Fareed Ahmed, Naveed Zadran, Allah Ghazanfar.