In the second match of the three Pak vs Aus T20 series, the national team failed to meet the target of 148 runs set by Australia. The Australian cricket team defeated the Pakistani team by 13 runs.
The entire team was bowled out for 134 runs. Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam opened the innings for Pakistan. Australia gave 148 runs target to Australia in Sydney Stadium, Pakistan
target of 148 runs given by Australia in the match being played in Sydney, Babar Azam was dismissed for just 3 runs out of a total of 12, while Sahibzada Farhan also fell early, scoring only 5 runs.
Pakistani team captain Muhammad Rizwan scored 16 runs while the vice-captain Salman Ali Agha was dismissed for zero. Australia aggressively started the series, the first and second wickets fell for 52 runs, and both wickets were taken by Haris Rauf.
Australia’s third wicket against Pakistan fell for 56 runs, Abbas Afridi dismissed the Australian opener Matthew Short scored 32 runs.
Australia’s fourth wicket fell at 86 runs, with Sufyan Muqim claiming the wicket. The fifth wicket fell at 95 runs when Glenn Maxwell, who scored 21 runs, was dismissed by Sufyan Muqim.
In the scheduled 20 overs, the Australian team scored 147 runs for the loss of 9 wickets whereas Haris Rauf dismissed 4 players and Abbas Afridi dismissed 3 players, while two wickets fell to Safian Moqim.
It should be noted that in the second T20, Australia won the toss and decided to bat against Pakistan.
Australia did not make any changes in the team in the second T20 match.
A change has been made to the Pakistani team, with Sufyan Muqim replacing Haseebullah.
The Pakistani fielders dropped not one but four catches. Naseem Shah dropped an easy catch of Fraser and Salman Ali, and Shaheen Afridi and Babar Azam also dropped a catch each.
Notably, the Kangaroos have a 0-1 lead in the series of three T20 matches.