Australia vs Pakistan HIGHLIGHTS, 1st T20: AUS thrashes PAK in Brisbane to 1-0 up in the series

All four Australian bowlers got themselves on wicket-takers list to end the Pakistani innings on 64 for 9.

Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stonis set stage for the home team in first innings, before the bowlers chocked down the Pakistani batters to win the first T20 International match at Brisbane by 29 runs to go 1-0 up in the series.  The match was reduced to seven over a side game where Australia gave Pakistan a tough 94 runs target to chase. Pakistan kept losing wickets and could only manage 64 for 9 at the end of seven overs.   Pakistan skipper Md Rizwan has won the toss and opted to field first.

 

Australia with the help of jake Fraser-McGurk (9) added 16 runs in the first over to start the game, before Glenn Maxwell (43 off 19) and Marcus Stoinis (21 not out off 7) powers the Australian side to 93 for 4 in seven overs. 

 

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Abbas Afridi picks two wickets for Pakistan, while Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah took one wicket each.  In reply, Pakistan were left reeling by Australian bowlers who kept taking wickets to keep the visitiors in check and eventually finish off with just 64 for 9 on the board.      Scorecard:  Australia:  

Australia (7 ovs maximum)
Batting	Dismissal	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Matthew Short	c Babar Azam b Haris Rauf	7	4	14	0	1	175
Jake Fraser-McGurk	c Babar Azam b Naseem Shah	9	5	5	2	0	180
Glenn Maxwell	c Usman Khan b Abbas Afridi	43	19	23	5	3	226.31
Tim David	c Sahibzada Farhan b Abbas Afridi	10	8	8	0	1	125
Marcus Stoinis	not out	21	7	4	2	1	300
Josh Inglis (c)†	not out	0	0	-	0	0	-
Extras	(lb 1, nb 1, w 1)
Total	7 Ov (RR: 13.28)
Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD	NB
Shaheen Shah Afridi	2	0	25	0	12.5	0	0
Naseem Shah	2	0	37	1	18.5	0	1
Haris Rauf	2	0	21	1	10.5	1	0
Abbas Afridi	1	0	9	2	9	0	0

 

Australia:

 

Pakistan (T: 94 runs from 7 ovs)
Batting	Dismissal	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sahibzada Farhan	c Bartlett b Johnson	8	4	3	2	0	200
Mohammad Rizwan (c)†	c Fraser-McGurk b Bartlett	0	2	7	0	0	0
Babar Azam	c Fraser-McGurk b Ellis	3	2	9	0	0	150
Usman Khan	c Short b Bartlett	4	5	3	1	0	80
Salman Agha	c †Inglis b Bartlett	4	2	7	1	0	200
Irfan Khan	c Fraser-McGurk b Ellis	0	2	1	0	0	0
Haseebullah Khan	c Short b Ellis	12	8	13	1	1	150
Abbas Afridi	not out	20	10	17	2	1	200
Shaheen Shah Afridi	b Zampa	11	6	6	0	1	183.33
Naseem Shah	b Zampa	0	1	1	0	0	0
Extras	(lb 2)
Total	64/9 in 7 Ov (RR: 9.14)
Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD	NB
Spencer Johnson	2	0	29	1	14.5	0	0
Xavier Bartlett	2	0	13	3	6.5	0	0
Nathan Ellis	2	0	9	3	4.5	0	0
Adam Zampa	1	0	11	2	11	0	0

 

5:20 PM

1st T20 | AUS vs PAK LIVE UPDATES: AUS beat PAK

Over Summary: 1 2 6 2 W W ; Pakistan 64/9 after 7 overs; Abbas 20 (10); Zampa into the attack

 

Ball 6- Out bowled, Naseem lost his stumps on the very first ball as AUS wins the match bt 29 runs

 

Ball 5- Afridi gone stumped. Zampa joins the party.

 

Ball 4- Afridi takes a couple to mid-wicket

 

Ball 3- Afridi goes on knees and smacks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a six

 

Ball 2- Afridi takes a couple to deep extra cover

 

Ball 1- Abbas takes a single to long on

 

5:15 PM

1st T20 | AUS vs PAK LIVE UPDATES: Pakistan 53/7 after 6 overs

Over Summary: 0 W 0 1 4 1LB ; Pakistan 53/7 after 6 overs; Afridi 1 (2), Abbas 19 (9); Ellis back into the attack

 

Ball 6- 1 Leg byes

 

Ball 5- Abbas smacks the ball over the bowlers head for a boundary.

 

Ball 4- Afridi collects a single to long on

 

Ball 3- Dot ball

 

Ball 2- WICKET. Haseebuallah departs and Eliis gets his third.

 

Ball 1- Dot ball

 

5:10 PM

1st T20 | AUS vs PAK LIVE UPDATES: Pakistan 47/6 after 5 overs

Over Summary: 0 6 4 1 6 1 ; Pakistan 47/6 after 5 overs; Hasebullah 12 (6), Abbas 15 (7); Spencer back into the attack

 

Ball 6- Haseebullah ends the over with a single

 

Ball 5- Haseebuallh hits the ball to long on for a six

 

Ball 4-Abbas takes a single to point

 

Ball 3- Abbas goes on knees and hits the ball to fine leg for a boundary

 

Ball 2- Abbas hits the ball to long off for a six

 

Ball 1- Dot ball

 

5:05 PM

1st T20 | AUS vs PAK LIVE UPDATES: Pakistan 29/6 after 4 overs

Over Summary: 4 W 2 1 1 1; Pakistan 29/6 after 4 overs; Hasebullah 5 (4), Abbas 4 (3); Xavier to continue

 

Ball 6- Abbas with a single to deep square to end the over.

 

Ball 5- Haseebuallah takes a single to long off

 

Ball 4- Abbas takes a single to mid wicket

 

Ball 3- Abbas collects a double to mid-wicket

 

Ball 2- WICKET. Xaviers gets his third as Salman departs on 4

 

Ball 1- Salman smacks the ball to deep extra cover for a four

 

5:00 PM

1st T20 | AUS vs PAK LIVE UPDATES: Pakistan 20/5 after 3 overs

Over Summary: W 0 W 0 0 4; Pakistan 20/5 after 3 overs; Hasebullah 4 (3), Salman 0 (0); Ellis into the attack

 

Ball 6- Haseebullah slashes the ball to sweeper cover for a boundary

 

Ball 5- Dot ball

 

Ball 4- Dot ball

 

Ball 3- Another one gone. Ellis gets his second Pakistan are now five down. Irfan departs on duck.

 

Ball 2- Dot ball

 

Ball 1- WICKET. Pakistan is now in deep trouble as now Babar is gone too. 

 

4:53 PM

1st T20 | AUS vs PAK LIVE UPDATES: Pakistan 16/3 after 2 overs

Over Summary: W 0 0 0 4 W; Pakistan 12/3 after 2 overs; Babar 3 (1); Xavier into the attack

 

Ball 6- WICKET. Another one for Xavier as Usman depart. PAK three down

 

Ball 5- Usman breaks the shackles and collects four runs to long on

 

Ball 4- Dot ball

 

Ball 3- Dot ball

 

Ball 2- Dot ball

 

Ball 1- WICKET. RIzwan gone cheaply. PAK in trouble

 

4:48 PM

1st T20 | AUS vs PAK LIVE UPDATES: Chase beings

Over Summary: 4 4 0 W 3 1 ; Pakistan 12/1 after 1 over; Babar 3 (1), Rizwan 1 (1); Spencer with the new ball

 

Ball 6- Rizwan ends the over with a single

 

Ball 5- Babar collects three runs to deep mid-wicket

 

Ball 4- WICKET. Farhan pulls the ball in the air but finds 

 

Ball 3- Dot ball

 

Ball 2- Farhan now pulls the ball to deep mid-wicket for a six

 

Ball 1- Farhan starts the chase with a four to mid off

 

4:30 PM

1st T20 | AUS vs PAK LIVE UPDATES: Australia 93/4 after 7 overs

Over Summary: 4 2 2 2 6 4 ; Australia 93/4 after 7 overs; Inglis 0 (0), Stoinis 21 (7); Naseem back into the attack

 

Ball 6- Stoinis will end the innings with a boundary to third man.

 

Ball 5- Stonis clubs the ball to long on for a six

 

Ball 4- Stonis will take another couple to covers

 

Ball 3- Stonis takes two more from deep mid-wicket

 

Ball 2- Stoinis collects a boundary to mid-wicket

 

Ball 1- Stonis crunches the ball to deep cover for a boundary

4:24 PM

1st T20 | AUS vs PAK LIVE UPDATES: Australia 73/4 after 6 overs

Over Summary: 0 2 W 1 6 W; Australia 73/4 after 5 overs; Inglis 0 (0), Stoinis 1 (1); Abbas into the attack

 

Ball 6- David goes in the air again but only manages to find the palms of the fielder.

 

Ball 5- David slams the ball backward square leg for a six

 

Ball 4- Stonis opens the face of the bat and collects a single to long on

 

Ball 3- WICKET. Maxwell misses out on his 50 as he now has to depart on 43.

 

Ball 2- Maxwell tries to clear long off once more but will only get a double

 

Ball 1- Dot ball

4:17 PM

1st T20 | AUS vs PAK LIVE UPDATES: 50 up for AUS

Over Summary:1LB WD 4 6 0 6 1 ; Australia 64/2 after 5 overs; Tim David 3 (6) Maxwell 41(16); Rauf to continue

 

Ball 6- Maxwell ends the over with a single to keep the strike

 

Ball 5- Maxwell hammers it again to long off for a six

 

Ball 4- Dot ball

 

Ball 3- Maxwell clubs the ball over deep square leg for a six

 

Ball 2- Maxwell edges the ball to third man for another boundary

Ball 2- WIDE
 

Ball 1- 1 Leg byes

4:12 PM

1st T20 | AUS vs PAK LIVE UPDATES: Australia 45/2 after 4 overs

Over Summary: 0 1 6 1 0 1 ; Australia 45/2 after 4 overs; Tim David 3 (5) Maxwell 24 (11); Shahaeen back into the attack

 

Ball 6- David collects a single to long on

 

Ball 5- Dot ball

 

Ball 4- Maxwell takes a single to fine leg

 

Ball 3- Maxwell hits the ball over backward point for a six 

 

Ball 2- David pulls the ball to backward square leg for a single

 

Ball 1- Dot ball 

4:07 PM

1st T20 | AUS vs PAK LIVE UPDATES: Australia 36/2 after 3 overs

Over Summary: 1 LB 0 1 W 1 0 ; Australia 36/2 after 3 overs; Tim David 1 (1) Maxwell 17 (8); Rauf into the attack

 

Ball 6- Dot ball

 

Ball 5- Tim is off the mark with a single

 

Ball 4- WICKET. Short tried to clear the long on but once agian Babar Azam was there and he does no mistake. Both Aussie openers are now gone.

 

Ball 3- Maxwell collects a single to third man

 

Ball 2- Dot ball

 

Ball 1- 1 Leg byes

4:02 PM

1st T20 | AUS vs PAK LIVE UPDATES: Maxwell on fire

Over Summary: W 4 0 NB 4 4 4 ; Australia 33/1 after 2 overs; Short 7 (2) Maxwell 16(6); Naseem into the attack

Ball 6- Maxwell now opens his legs and strikes the ball down the ground for another boundary to end the powerplay

 

Ball 5- Maxwell now slams the ball towards cover region for another boundary

 

Ball 4- Switch hit form Maxwell sends the ball to third man for another boundary

Ball 4- No ball

 

Ball 3- Dot ball 

 

Ball 2- Maxwell is off the mark with a reverse sweep boundary to backward point

 

Ball 1- WICKET. First ball wicket for Naseem. Jake tries to clear off side but the ball goes straight to Babar Azam on point.

3:55 PM

1st T20 | AUS vs PAK LIVE UPDATES: Match begins

Over Summary: 1 4 4 0 1 6; Australia 16/0 after 1 over; Short 7 (2) Jake 9 (4); Shaheen with the new ball

 

Ball 6- Short hammers the last ball of the over to fine leg for a six

 

Ball 5- Jake pulls the ball to long on for a single

 

Ball 4- Dot ball

 

Ball 3- Jake opens the face of the bat and collects four more from long on

 

Ball 2- Jake crunches the ball to mid-on for a boundary to get going

 

Ball 1- Short takes a single to mid-on to start the game

3:40 PM

1st T20 | AUS vs PAK LIVE UPDATES: Pakistan win the toss

Pakistan has won the toss and invited Australia to bat first.