Winning their second toss of the series on a trot, Australia decided to replicate their previous decision of batting first. Although Jake Fraser-McGurk and Matt Short kicked off the innings on a high, their assault was shortlived, courtesy of Haris Rauf’s audacious bowling in the fourth over. Australia managed to get just 11 runs off the next over, to sum up a 61-run powerplay. Sufiyan Muqeem and Abbas Afridi were brilliant in the middle overs phase, curbing the hosts to 87/4. Glenn Maxwell, who seemed struggling during his stay failed to convert his start, falling from 21 in the twelfth over. With the wicket offering a lot for varying the pace, Aaron Hardie and Tim David struggled until the latter fell prey to Rauf’s third scalp in the 15th over. The Aussie lower order added 24 runs in the next three overs before succumbing to 147/9 in 20 overs.
In response, Pakistan lost a couple of wickets in Babar Azam and Shahbzada Farhan as Xavier Bartlett kept things tight inside the third over. Mohammad Rizwan and Usman Khan soaked in pressure to add 27 runs together from 39 balls before Spencer Johnson removed Rizwan and Agha Salman on back-to-back balls. With 44/4 in ten overs, Pakistan seemed in trouble before Usman Khan’s blitz revived them for a good period. Irfan Khan and Usnman added 58 runs together for the fifth wicket before Spencer returned to break the stand in the 16th over. This made way for a lower order collapse, leaving Pakistan 25 runs short with a couple of wickets and overs left. A wicket fell in the next over and the last pair could withstand just four balls before Australia won by 13 runs.
Great fright from usman khan and irfan niazi but how can you expect to win in Australia when you will hit first boundry in 10th over of the innings in T20s?great oppertunity lost to win t20 series in Australia….
— waleed Qureshi (@waleedQu15) November 16, 2024
#AUSvsPAK @CricketAus @TheRealPCB good win for australia. Dint give them a chance with 147 on board. Pakistan messed up the chase, it shld hv been a easy chase, thanks to Johnson 5fer, australia won the game and the series, which i doubted initially. Congratulations to australia
— Ashish Bakshi (@AshishBakshi75) November 16, 2024
What a win
Superb
#AUSvPAK
OUT! Haris Rauf’s brief stay at the crease comes to an end, run out for 2(3). Pakistan 134 (19.4 overs), Australia wins by 13 runs.— The Cricket Stories (@thecricstories) November 16, 2024
*AUSTRALIA WINS!*
Congratulations to the Australian cricket team on their thrilling victory!— Asad (@AsadSadiasad313) November 16, 2024
Gone
Decisive
Australia claims a decisive win in the T20 series, defeating Pakistan in the first two matches #PAKvsAUS
— khurramyarjaved (@khurram7774) November 16, 2024
Australia wins 2nd t20i against pakistan.#AUSvsPAK #PAKvsAUS
— Mad Max (@madmaxochani) November 16, 2024
Fantastic
Well deserved
Well deserved win by Australia Good efford by Irfan Niazi❤️ pic.twitter.com/PqCvg0nV7L
— adeel_arain (@Adeel__arain) November 16, 2024
