| 0.0 : TOSS - Pakistan win the toss and will BAT first. |
| Australia (Playing XI) - Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis (C/WK), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Spencer Johnson, Adam Zampa. |
| Pakistan (Playing XI) - Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Haseebullah Khan (In for Mohammad Rizwan) (WK), Usman Khan, Salman Agha (C), Irfan Khan, Jahandad Khan (On debut and in for Naseem Shah), Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem. |
| All in readiness for the game to begin! Scenes from earlier show Jahandad Khan being presented his maiden T20I cap by Shaheen Afridi. The umpires have made their way out to the middle and the Australian players can be seen jogging onto the field of play as well. It will be the new pairing of Babar Azam and Sahibzada Farhan to open the innings for Pakistan. Xavier Bartlett has the new ball in hand and is ready to steam in. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Xavier Bartlett to Sahibzada Farhan, Charges in from over the wicket and goes full, at the stumps, Sahibzada Farhan covers the line and flicks it off his pads, straight to mid on. |
| 0.2 : Xavier Bartlett to Sahibzada Farhan, 3 runs. |
| 0.3 : Xavier Bartlett to Babar Azam, Four! |
| 0.4 : Xavier Bartlett to Babar Azam, 1 run. |
| 0.5 : Xavier Bartlett to Sahibzada Farhan, 2 runs. |
| 0.6 : Xavier Bartlett to Sahibzada Farhan, No run. |
| 0.0 : Spencer Johnson to operate from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Spencer Johnson to Babar Azam, 3 runs. |
| 1.2 : Spencer Johnson to Sahibzada Farhan, No run. |
| 1.3 : Spencer Johnson to Sahibzada Farhan, FOUR! Shot of real authority! Short of a length, over off, Sahibzada Farhan stands tall and tonks it straight back over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 1.4 : Spencer Johnson to Sahibzada Farhan, OUT! c Xavier Bartlett b Spencer Johnson. |
| 0.0 : Haseebullah Khan walks in at number 3. |
| 1.5 : Spencer Johnson to Haseebullah Khan, On a back of a length, over middle and off, Haseebullah Khan keeps it out. |
| 1.6 : Spencer Johnson to Haseebullah Khan, On a length, angling into the pads, Haseebullah Khan hops a bit and tucks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 2.1 : Xavier Bartlett to Haseebullah Khan, FOUR! Glorious shot! Xavier Bartlett offers width outside off, on a length, Haseebullah Khan keeps his eyes pinged on the ball and crisps his drive through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 2.2 : Xavier Bartlett to Haseebullah Khan, Angles it across on a good length, well outside off, Haseebullah Khan frees his ars and swings hard but misses. |
| 2.3 : Xavier Bartlett to Haseebullah Khan, Tight length, over off, Haseebullah Khan gets closer to the line of the ball and blocks it down the strip. |
| 2.4 : Xavier Bartlett to Haseebullah Khan, No run. |
| 2.5 : Xavier Bartlett to Haseebullah Khan, 1 run. |
| 2.6 : Xavier Bartlett to Babar Azam, 1 run. |
| 3.1 : Spencer Johnson to Babar Azam, Over off, on a good length, Babar Azam drives it well but straight to cover. |
| 3.2 : Spencer Johnson to Babar Azam, Back of a length, over middle, Babar Azam rolls his wrists over the ball and pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 3.3 : Spencer Johnson to Haseebullah Khan, No run. |
| 3.4 : Spencer Johnson to Haseebullah Khan, Nicely bowled! Digs it short and on middle, Haseebullah Khan hops back. lifts his front leg and looks to hook it across but misses and gets hit high on the pads. |
| 3.5 : Spencer Johnson to Haseebullah Khan, FOUR! Not in total control but Haseebullah Khan will take it! |
| 3.6 : Spencer Johnson to Haseebullah Khan, Short of a length, on middle and leg, Haseebullah Khan tucks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 4.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Haseebullah Khan, 1 run. |
| 4.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Babar Azam, Four! |
| 4.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Babar Azam, FOUR! Two-in-two for Babar Azam! Pure elegance! Marcus Stoinis drags the length down but serves it on the pads, Babar Azam is quick to read the length and pulls it behind square on the leg side for another boundary. |
| 4.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Babar Azam, Wide! |
| Marcus Stoinis to Babar Azam, FOUR! After two scintillating shots, Babar Azam shows his delicate timing on this one! |
| 4.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Babar Azam, On the pads, on a nagging length, Babar Azam fails to tickle it fine. The ball clips his pads and rolls back to short fine for a leg bye. |
| 4.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Haseebullah Khan, Width offered, outside off, on a length, Haseebullah Khan pushes it to deep point for one. An expensive opening over from Marcus Stoinis! |
| 5.1 : Nathan Ellis to Haseebullah Khan, Four! |
| 5.2 : Nathan Ellis to Haseebullah Khan, 3 runs. |
| 5.3 : Nathan Ellis to Babar Azam, 1 run. |
| 5.4 : Nathan Ellis to Haseebullah Khan, 3 runs. |
| 5.5 : Nathan Ellis to Babar Azam, 1 run. |
| 5.6 : Nathan Ellis to Haseebullah Khan, No run. |
| 0.0 : First signs of spin as Adam Zampa is introduced into the attack. |
| 6.1 : Adam Zampa to Babar Azam, Spears it in first up and bowls it on middle, Babar stays on the front foot and plays a whippy drive down to long on for a single. |
| 6.2 : Adam Zampa to Haseebullah Khan, This one is floated up on the pads, Khan uses his wrists to flick it away through square leg for one more. |
| 6.3 : Adam Zampa to Babar Azam, Pushed through flatter on off, Babar Azam rocks back and blocks it just to the left of the bowler who makes a diving stop. |
| 6.4 : Adam Zampa to Babar Azam, This is tossed up a bit on middle, Babar uses his feet to come forward and pushes it towards mid on for a single. |
| 6.5 : Adam Zampa to Haseebullah Khan, OUT! CAUGHT! The wrong'un does the trick for Adam Zampa once again. |
| 0.0 : Usman Khan walks out to bat at number 4 for Pakistan! |
| 6.6 : Adam Zampa to Usman Khan, Tossed up, on a fuller length around off, Usman Khan goes deep and backs away before forcing the ball down to long off for a run. |
| 7.1 : Aaron Hardie to Usman Khan, Usman's come out with aggressive intent here! Hardie begins from over the wicket and bowls it short around off, Usman steps out to fetch and pull but is well beaten. |
| 7.2 : Aaron Hardie to Usman Khan, Good length, angled in towards the pads, Usman flicks it away through the big open space at mid-wicket and races back for the second run. |
| 7.3 : Aaron Hardie to Usman Khan, OUT! CAUGHT! Great judgment from Nathan Ellis in the deep. |
| 0.0 : The skipper, Salman Agha walks out to bat next for Pakistan! |
| 7.4 : Aaron Hardie to Salman Agha, Hard length on off, stellar looking punch from Salman Agha through extra cover for a single. |
| 7.5 : Aaron Hardie to Babar Azam, On the fuller side and angling it in from around off, Babar Azam drives it away through covers and picks up a single. |
| 7.6 : Aaron Hardie to Salman Agha, Nicely done by Hardie! Slower delivery, floats it up full and just outside off, Salman Agha picks it late and tries to squeeze it out but misses. |
| 8.1 : Adam Zampa to Babar Azam, Nice and full, sliding it in from around middle, Babar leans on and works it away well wide of mid on for a single. |
| 8.2 : Adam Zampa to Salman Agha, No run. |
| 8.3 : Adam Zampa to Salman Agha, Not all that full again and around middle, Salman pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 8.4 : Adam Zampa to Salman Agha, No run. |
| 8.5 : Adam Zampa to Salman Agha, No run. |
| 8.6 : Adam Zampa to Salman Agha, Just a single in that over! Fuller in length and around off, driven firmly but straight to cover. |
| 9.1 : Aaron Hardie to Babar Azam, Nicely done by Babar! Good length in the channel around off, Babar waits back and just dabs it down fine of deep third for a couple of runs. |
| 9.2 : Aaron Hardie to Babar Azam, Hard length again and around off, Babar gets his hands through the ball and plays it on the up through covers for one more. |
| 9.3 : Aaron Hardie to Salman Agha, A nothing shot that from Salman! Hardie bangs it halfway down the track and over middle, Salman reaches for the pull but the ball flies past the helmet. |
| 9.4 : Aaron Hardie to Salman Agha, OUT! lbw b Aaron Hardie. |
| 0.0 : Irfan Khan walks out to bat at number 6! |
| 9.5 : Aaron Hardie to Irfan Khan, 1 run. |
| 9.6 : Aaron Hardie to Babar Azam, Nice and full, floated up on middle, Babar Azam pushes it straight back down the ground and collects another single. Pakistan 72/4 at the halfway stage! |
| 10.1 : Spencer Johnson to Babar Azam, Short of a length, over off, Babar Azam stands tall and pulls it all along the ground to deep square leg for a single. |
| 10.2 : Spencer Johnson to Irfan Khan, Hard length, over middle and leg, Irfan Khan with no real conviction looks to tuck it across from the crease but misses and gets hit high on the thigh pad. |
| 10.3 : Spencer Johnson to Irfan Khan, 1 run. |
| 10.4 : Spencer Johnson to Babar Azam, Short and on off, Babar Azam gets on top of the bounce and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 10.5 : Spencer Johnson to Babar Azam, Good length, on off, Babar Azam with soft hands pushes it to cover and scapers across for a single. |
| 10.6 : Spencer Johnson to Irfan Khan, WIDE! Errs in line and slides it down leg, on a length, Irfan Khan fails to tickle it fine. |
| Spencer Johnson to Irfan Khan, FOUR! Nicely done! Short of a length, over off, Irfan Khan picks the length early and swipes it across the line to deep mid-wicket fence. |
| 0.0 : Nathan Ellis (1-0-12-0) is back on. |
| 11.1 : Nathan Ellis to Babar Azam, Solid running between the wickets! |
| 11.2 : Nathan Ellis to Babar Azam, Full and on middle and off, Babar Azam flicks it to long on and gets one more. |
| 11.3 : Nathan Ellis to Irfan Khan, 1 run. |
| 11.4 : Nathan Ellis to Babar Azam, Slower one, on middle and leg, on a length, Babar Azam clips it behind to short fine leg for a single. |
| 11.5 : Nathan Ellis to Irfan Khan, Drops it short and on middle, Irfan Khan pulls it all along the ground to deep backward point and gets two runs. |
| 11.6 : Nathan Ellis to Irfan Khan, At the stumps, on a hard length, Irfan Khan eases it out, back to the bowler. |
| 12.1 : Adam Zampa to Babar Azam, Pushed through, fuller and on middle, Babar Azam hops back and turns it around to deep square leg for one. |
| 12.2 : Adam Zampa to Irfan Khan, Tossed up, on off, Irfan Khan backs away and cuts it to deep backward point for a single. |
| 12.3 : Adam Zampa to Babar Azam, OUT! CLEANED'EM UP! Babar Azam misses a straight one and Pakistan lose half their side for 91 runs! |
| 0.0 : Abbas Afridi is in next. |
| 12.6 : Adam Zampa to Abbas Afridi, 1 run. |
| 12.4 : Adam Zampa to Abbas Afridi, Flighted full, on off, Abbas Afridi nudges it down to mid-wicket. Irfan Khan looks to sneak a single but is sent back and rightly so. The fielder misses the direct hit or it could have been very close. |
| 12.5 : Adam Zampa to Abbas Afridi, Full, on middle and off, Abbas Afridi cuts it to point. |
| 0.0 : Halt! Uh, oh! Glenn Maxwell just pulls up as he looks to chase after that last delivery and he seems to have done his hamstring here. He is seen holding his left hamstring and is walking off the field. Hopefully, it is more of a cramp than an injury. |
| 13.1 : Aaron Hardie to Abbas Afridi, OUT! RUN OUT! A real brain-fade for Pakistan and they lose another one! |
| 0.0 : Jahandad Khan, on debut is the new batter in. |
| 13.2 : Aaron Hardie to Abbas Afridi, No run. |
| 13.3 : Aaron Hardie to Abbas Afridi, No run. |
| 13.4 : Aaron Hardie to Abbas Afridi, Slower one, fuller and on off, Abbas Afridi pushes it to point. |
| 0.0 : Shaheen Afridi is in next. |
| 13.5 : Aaron Hardie to Abbas Afridi, OUT! c Matthew Short b Aaron Hardie. |
| 13.6 : Aaron Hardie to Shaheen Afridi, Short and outside off, Shaheen Afridi opts it let it go through. |
| 14.1 : Adam Zampa to Jahandad Khan, No run. |
| 14.2 : Adam Zampa to Jahandad Khan, Almost carried! |
| 14.3 : Adam Zampa to Shaheen Afridi, Short and on leg, Shaheen Afridi winds himself for a big slog sweep but makes a meal of it. The ball goes on to hit him high on the chest. |
| 14.4 : Adam Zampa to Shaheen Afridi, A loud appeal for caught behind and the umpire is unmoved! Australia send it upstairs for a review. |
| 14.5 : Adam Zampa to Shaheen Afridi, 1 run. |
| 14.6 : Adam Zampa to Jahandad Khan, Short and on middle, Jahandad Khan sweeps it to deep square leg for one. |
| 15.1 : Aaron Hardie to Jahandad Khan, Slower one from around the stumps, floats it up on off, Jahandad Khan stays back and blocks it out to covers. |
| 15.3 : Aaron Hardie to Shaheen Afridi, Over the wicket now and brings out the quick bumper, nails it over middle and Shaheen Afridi looks to pull but is beaten all ends up. |
| 15.2 : Aaron Hardie to Jahandad Khan, Slightly short and angled into the body, Khan swings it off the hips down to deep backward square leg and picks up a single. |
| 15.4 : Aaron Hardie to Shaheen Afridi, Oh, what was that from Shaheen? |
| 15.5 : Aaron Hardie to Shaheen Afridi, WIDE! Attempted slower one, floated full and wide, a bit too wide outside off. |
| Aaron Hardie to Shaheen Afridi, NO BALL! Uh, oh! One too many short balls from Aaron Hardie and a no ball is called. Banged in well short over middle, Shaheen Afridi looks to take it on but the ball flies over his head. Free Hit to follow now... |
| Aaron Hardie to Shaheen Afridi, WIDE! Free Hit to continue! Full and wide, looking for the yorker but gets it beyond the tramline. |
| Aaron Hardie to Shaheen Afridi, FOUR! That has been nailed by Shaheen Afridi. Full and straight, trying to attack the toes, Shaheen takes the front leg out of the way and whips it hard in between long on and deep mid-wicket for a boundary. The 100 also comes up for Pakistan. |
| 15.6 : Aaron Hardie to Shaheen Afridi, FOUR! Streaky but will do nicely and 12 runs come off it for Pakistan. Pitched up wide of the off stump, Shaheen Afridi hangs back and just throws his hands at it, gets a thick outside edge that flies over short third for a boundary. |
| 16.1 : Xavier Bartlett to Jahandad Khan, Banged in back of a length and outside off, Jahandad stands tall and slaps the ball up and over the cover region for a single. That should be been two runs, sluggish running. |
| 16.2 : Xavier Bartlett to Shaheen Afridi, Hard length around the top of off, dabbed away into the off side through covers for another single. |
| 16.3 : Xavier Bartlett to Jahandad Khan, Just back of a length and over off, Jahandad bends back a bit and crunches the pull down towards long on for just a single. |
| 16.4 : Xavier Bartlett to Shaheen Afridi, SIX! BANG! Looked like a well-directed short ball around the front shoulder but Shaheen Afridi was waiting for it and pulls it clean over deep square leg for a biggie. Pakistan fighting back here. |
| 16.5 : Xavier Bartlett to Shaheen Afridi, OUT! CAUGHT! That is smart bowling from Xavier Bartlett and he gets the breakthrough. |
| 0.0 : Haris Rauf is the next man in for Pakistan! |
| 16.6 : Xavier Bartlett to Haris Rauf, Full and around off, this is pushed back towards the bowler. |
| 17.1 : Nathan Ellis to Jahandad Khan, Comes from over the wicket and nails the wide yorker just inside the tramline. Jahandad reaches for it but is unable to get any bat on it. |
| 17.2 : Nathan Ellis to Jahandad Khan, That's a bit of a stinger as well. |
| 0.0 : Sufiyan Muqeem is the last man to walk in for Pakistan! |
| 17.3 : Nathan Ellis to Jahandad Khan, OUT! TAKEN! Excellent effort in the deep from Marcus Stoinis and Australia are just a wicket away now from bundling Pakistan out. |
| 17.4 : Nathan Ellis to Sufiyan Muqeem, Excellent bowling! |
| 17.5 : Nathan Ellis to Sufiyan Muqeem, Pitches it up on middle and leg now, Sufiyan Muqeem pushes it down to long on and collects a single. |
| 17.6 : Nathan Ellis to Haris Rauf, Full and quick, bowled wide of the off stump line, Haris Rauf hangs back to drive but is beaten past the outside edge. |
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| 18.1 : Spencer Johnson to Sufiyan Muqeem, OUT! TIMBER! Right on the money from Spencer Johnson and Pakistan are bundled out for 117 in 18.1 overs. Johnson strolls in from over the wicket and spears in a yorker at 132.4 clicks, angling it in from around off. Sufiyan Muqeem makes room to squeeze it out on the off side but the ball sneaks through and crashes into the base of off and middle. Johnson finishes off with two wickets as well. |
| 0.0 : What a clinical bowling display from Australia! They have completely dominated, bundling Pakistan out for just 117 runs in 18.1 overs. After winning the toss and electing to bat, Pakistan's intent was evident from the very first over, with their new opening pair showing aggressive strokeplay. However, Sahibzada Farhan's bold approach against Spencer Johnson proved costly as he fell in the second over. Undeterred, Babar Azam and Haseebullah Khan seized momentum, countering the Australian pace |
| Sensing the need to shift the momentum, the Australian skipper, turned to his ace, Adam Zampa, and the spinner delivered with precision, breaking the growing partnership by dismissing Haseebullah in his very first over. It was a pivotal breakthrough for Australia as the pair had started to take control. Moments later, Aaron Hardie joined the fray, claiming the crucial wicket of Usman Khan in the next over, further tightening Australia's grip on the game. |
| What followed was a dramatic collapse, a series of wickets tumbling in quick succession that perfectly encapsulated Pakistanâs chaotic approach. Apart from Babar Azam, no batter seemed to find their rhythm, swinging at everything that came their way. The result was a stunning collapse from a strong position of 61/1 to a precarious 92/7, leaving Pakistan in a deep hole as Australia took complete control. |
| Shaheen Afridi provided a late surge, offering Pakistan a glimmer of hope by pushing the total past the 100-run mark, but Australia refused to relent. With clinical precision, they wrapped up the innings, bowling out the visitors for a mere 117 runs. Aaron Hardie was the standout performer with the ball, finishing with a three-wicket haul, while Adam Zampa delivered at the crucial moments, taking two key wickets. |
| Aaron Hardie who took 3 for 21 in that first innings, is down for a chat. He says that the pitch looked good and they started well but we did excellent to pull things back. Reckons that the bowlers upfront did enough to allow them to come in the middle phase and get the wickets. Ends by saying that they should be able to chase this target down. |
| Right then, with just 118 runs to chase, Australia will surely come out with intent to finish this quickly. Pakistan, on the other hand, will need more than just a clinical turnaround to defend such a small total. However, they do have the bowlers capable of making this chase tricky and keeping Australia on the edge. The stage is set for an exciting finish, and weâll be back with the action in just moments! Stay tuned! |
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