00:00Hello and welcome to Qadhafi Stadium, Lahore.
00:28It is the Pankal Fala presents Vigotel Mobile T20 Series 20-26, second T20i.
00:38Pakistan, yet again, they won the toss and they elected to bat.
00:43Wanting runs on the board, a few changes for Pakistan, three of them.
00:48Faheem, Usman Tarek and Naseem Shah come in, but all eyes on the top three.
00:53Farhan didn't get any runs, Saeem looked in fabulous touch, so did Salman Ali Yaga.
00:59Now batting first, you want to set the tone and that top three has to do so.
01:03Bauer at number four is causing a few ripples.
01:06Australia in a must-win situation.
01:09Yeah, they want to bounce back and all the big guns back in the side.
01:12Captain back at the opening spot with head.
01:15Cameron Green in the three.
01:16Josh Inglis as well, who is resting on the first game back in.
01:19Matt Renshaw also, big news, replaces Matt Short in the World Cup squad as well.
01:24So he gets a goal.
01:25Cooper Conley as well, Short, Bartlett, Abbott back in the side.
01:28So three changes and Zampa who picked up four.
01:31Kuniman in there as well with the spin.
01:33And like you said, Baz, there should be a lot of spin doing the talking.
01:37First ball and he says play.
01:49A little bit of swing.
01:51Sabzadavran quickly runs away.
01:54He gets off the mark.
01:59Down the track.
02:00Pierces the offside.
02:02In the air, but lots of power.
02:07And he drills it down the ground.
02:12Two full.
02:13Now that has been absolutely smashed away.
02:19Packs away.
02:21Gets the length and just muscles it leg side.
02:25Four through mid-wicket.
02:31Goes reverse.
02:33And given.
02:35Doesn't work.
02:36Rashid Riyadh straight away raises a finger.
02:40Success for Australia.
02:42Not quite the length to play this shot.
02:44He doesn't really get the bat in line.
02:50There you see, just clipping with the gloves.
02:51Straight into Inglis' gloves.
02:53And that is the end of Sabzadavran.
02:56Not in five in the two innings so far.
02:59Pakistan, one down for 17.
03:01Salman Ali Aadha.
03:04At number three.
03:06And straight away, down the track.
03:08Lifts it over mid-off.
03:10Shows his intent.
03:12And Sime hits it over the top.
03:18Plenty of space.
03:20One bounce.
03:20Couple of bounces into the fence.
03:22But he plays shots like this.
03:27And in the power play, you say there's always a gap when you go over the top.
03:37Packs away.
03:38That is a beautiful execution of the extra cover drive.
03:43That is some shot.
03:45Scrumptious six.
03:46And again, this time, over the leg side.
03:52Little flick of the wrist.
03:55And rolls into the fence.
03:57This is fabulous batting.
04:05Through the offside.
04:06Through extra cover.
04:08Another boundary.
04:09Huge over.
04:10Starts off with a full toss.
04:20And the smash down the ground.
04:23And Pakistan reached 15.
04:24Just 4.1 overs.
04:30Down the track.
04:32Drifts down leg.
04:33Goes to the fence.
04:34Down the track.
04:41He flicks it away.
04:42And flicks it so well.
04:44That that has reached the crowd.
04:47Absolutely magnificent from the skipper.
04:50There for a reason.
04:51And he's showing them how it's done.
04:56Oh, that is such a great shot.
04:58Six.
04:59So what's new?
05:00Out of the crease.
05:08Difficult really to judge and give.
05:10Quick through the air.
05:11At a pace.
05:12That last delivery.
05:15They're going to have a think over it.
05:19Yeah, they're going for it.
05:22What are you going to see?
05:23You're not out.
05:24Pitching in line.
05:25Impact in line.
05:27Wicket sitting.
05:28You need to reverse your visual ratchet.
05:31Stand by.
05:34Ayub departs for 23.
05:36Pakistan now.
05:3772 for 2.
05:42Oh, I think it's done.
05:44Gone.
05:45Played back.
05:46Straight ball.
05:48I think it's curtains for Baba Azam.
05:50Fifth time.
05:51Adam Zampa has got him out.
05:53Yeah, tough challenge this for Baba Azam.
05:56Because the bogeyman, Adam Zampa's on.
05:59Fifth time he's got him.
06:01And that looks absolutely plumb.
06:03Great move from Mitch Marsh.
06:05Getting Zampa into the action straight away.
06:08Pakistan now.
06:1076 for 3.
06:11As Baba Azam departs for 2.
06:13That's a beautiful cut shot.
06:19He plays that win so well.
06:24Pakistan continue to flourish.
06:26They can get to 200.
06:28Swept.
06:30And that's gone for 6.
06:32What a shot that is.
06:34I mean, jaw-dropping stuff that.
06:36Slashed away.
06:41And into the gap.
06:43Brings up the 100 for Pakistan in fine fashion.
06:46And once again is flown off the bat of Salman Ali Agha.
06:52Into the leg side.
06:54How's that for placement?
06:56Absolutely spectacular.
06:58Back-to-back boundaries for the Pakistan skipper.
07:00Brilliant.
07:06Absolutely glorious.
07:07Belted away for 4.
07:14A little bit funky.
07:15A slight edge and through to the keeper.
07:18A quiet dismissal at the end.
07:20Salman Ali Agha is disappointed.
07:22But Sean Abbott strikes.
07:30And just one-dot delivery, which was a wide, impelled him to take his chances.
07:38Slice of the face of the bat to the wicket-keeper.
07:41But nevertheless, a brilliant effort from Pakistani captain.
07:4476 from just 40 deliveries.
07:46Well, maybe that is the magical one-touch.
07:56That is a touch Pakistan was looking for.
07:58Runs it right up.
08:00But that 6 definitely right out of the middle of Osman's bat.
08:08And he goes downtown and gets maximum.
08:13That is hit really hard.
08:15Brilliant connection.
08:21This is Shadab now.
08:23He launches this.
08:25Second six off the over.
08:27Well, that's even better from Shadab.
08:33This time he gets hold of it and gets hold of it extremely well.
08:38That's into the crowd.
08:40That's another wonderful strike from Shadab Khan.
08:43Great power.
08:45Shadab, belts it down the ground.
08:52And gets it straight and into the fence.
08:58Goes wide and is just carved away down to third.
09:02Yeah, brilliantly played from Usman Khan.
09:05You give good players width and you pay the price.
09:10Bartlett's been hit down the ground and hit so well.
09:14It's gone to the fence.
09:16And Usman Khan, his second 50 in T20i cricket.
09:22And it's been fabulous in terms of ball striking.
09:26Yeah, it certainly has.
09:27It's been an impressive knock, Bazard.
09:29Just 35 balls.
09:32And a full toss.
09:35Drag leg side.
09:38Oh, terrific catch.
09:40Matthew Shaw diving full length and keeping his composure.
09:44But an excellent lock from Usman Khan comes to an end.
09:48Wonderful effort out of deep mid-wicket.
09:50It was dying on him.
09:52He made good ground and then right at the final moment,
09:56diving forward nicely,
09:59roughing his mitts around it,
10:01taking it comfortably.
10:02And the dangerous Usman Khan departs.
10:05He goes for 53.
10:10Walks in.
10:11First ball.
10:11Thumbs it away over extra.
10:13Couple of bounces into the fence.
10:15The ramp shot.
10:16The ramp shot.
10:19And does well.
10:21Back-to-back boundaries.
10:26Oh, whips it away leg side.
10:28They'll just be a single, so no 200, but an impressive 20 overs with the bat for Pakistan.
10:38Ends up 198 for five.
10:42Fabulous knocks from Salman Aliaga, Usman Khan.
10:45Cameos from Shadab and cameos from Shadab and a couple of boundaries in the end from Nawaz.
10:50And that has meant that Pakistan have produced an imposing total.
10:54Pakistan winning the toss.
10:54Pakistan winning the toss, batting first.
10:56Farhan went early.
10:58I am very beautifully for his 23, but the star of the show.
11:02Salman Aliaga, 76 of 40.
11:05And then Usman Khan, he got to 53 of 36.
11:08Shadab, 28 of 20.
11:11And Pakistan almost getting to 298 for five.
11:15And the bowling, well, it suffered.
11:18Bartlett, one for 52, one for 40.
11:20Purniman and Conley with the wicket.
11:23Zampa, though, four overs, one for 27.
11:26So it'll be interesting when Australia come out to chase.
11:30They need 199 of their 20 overs.
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