Pakistan's playing XI has been announced for the third and final T20 International (T20I) against Australia, and the Green Shirts will be playing under a new captain.

 

National team captain Mohammad Rizwan has been rested for the final T20, and Salman Ali Agha will replace him in today's match, while Haseebullah will take over as wicketkeeper.

 

The playing XI includes captain Agha, Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Haseebullah, Usman Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Jehandad Khan, Haris Rauf and Sufyan Muqeem.

 

Previously, Australia defeated Pakistan by 13 runs to take an unassailable 0-2 lead in the series in the second match of the three-match T20I series.

 

The final T20I between Pakistan and Australia will start at 1 pm today, Pakistan time.