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Australia sets 148 runs target for Pakistan in second T20

News Desk

Nov 16

Australia has set a target of 148 runs for Pakistan in the second T20 match being played in Sydney.

 

Australia captain Josh Inglis won the toss and elected to bat first. Australia opened the innings with Matthew Short and Jack Fraser-McGurk.

 

Pakistan suffered costly losses in the first two overs of the innings, but Haris Rauf dismissed first Jack Fraser and then Kangaroos captain Josh Inglis for a total of 52. Abbas Afridi dismissed Matthew Short for an individual score of 32. Aaron Hardy fell victim to Abbas Afridi for 28.

 

In the stipulated 20 overs, the Australian team scored 147 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Haris Rauf and Abbas Afridi took four wickets for Pakistan, while Safyan Muqim took three wickets.

 

There was no change in the Australian team for the second T20 match, while one change was made in the Pakistani team, and Safyan Muqim was included in the team in place of Hasibullah.

 

The Pakistani team includes captain Muhammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Shah, and Haris Rauf. In addition, Naseem Shah and Sufyan Muqim are also among the 11 players.

 

It should be remembered that Australia defeated Pakistan by 31 runs in the rain-affected first T20 match. Australia has a one-nil lead in the three-match T20 series.

 

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