Australia lost 9 wickets of Pakistan for 64 runs only.
The first match of the T20 series between Australia and Pakistan was played in 7 overs each due to rain. Pakistan won the toss and chose bowling in Brisbane on Thursday. Australia scored 93 runs losing 4 wickets. Pakistan could score only 64 runs after losing 9 wickets.
Nathan Ellis and Xavier Bartlett took 3 wickets each from Australia. Glenn Maxwell scored 43 runs on 19 balls and Marcus Stoinis scored 21 runs on 7 balls. Abbas Afridi took 2 wickets from Pakistan. By winning the first T20, Australia has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. The second match will be played in Sydney on 16 November.
Australia attacked from the first over
After losing the toss, Australia team came to bat first and scored 16 runs in the first over. Jack Fraser-Magark was out after scoring 9 runs. Glenn Maxwell, who came after him, also made reverse sweeps against the fast bowlers. He also completed 10 thousand runs in T-20 cricket.
Glenn Maxwell scored 43 runs.
Maxwell hit 3 sixes
Australia scored quickly even after scoring 33 runs in 2 overs of powerplay. Matthew Short was out after scoring 7 runs, but Maxwell scored 43 runs in 19 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes. After him, Tim David scored 10 and Stoinis scored 21 runs.
Australia scored 93 runs in 7 overs after losing only 4 wickets. Abbas Afridi took 2 wickets from Pakistan. Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf got 1 wicket each.
Abbas Afridi took 2 wickets.
Pakistan's bad start
Pakistan hit fours on the first two balls in front of the target of 94 runs. In this over, Spencer Johnson got Shahibzada Farhan caught out. Farhan scored 8 runs. After him, Babar Azam 3, Usman Khan 4, Agha Salman 4 and Hasibullah Khan were out after scoring 12 runs.
Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah and captain Mohammad Rizwan could not even open their account. In the end, Abbas Afridi from Pakistan scored 20 runs on 10 balls. Shaheen Afridi was out after scoring 11 runs. Xavier Bartlett and Nathan Ellis from Australia took 3-3 wickets. Adam Zampa got 2 wickets and Spencer Johnson got 1 wicket.
Nathan Ellis took 3 wickets.
Pakistan won the ODI series after 22 years
Earlier, Pakistan had also made a comeback after losing the first match of the ODI series. After losing the first match by 7 wickets, the team won the remaining two ODIs. This was Pakistan's first ODI series win in Australia after 22 years. Pakistan has not won any T20 series in Australia so far.
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