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PAK beat AUS by 66 runs | Pakistan vs Australia, Highlights And Cricket Score 1st T20I Match - Commentary
Pakistan and Australia in UAE, 3 T20I Series, 2018
Date: Oct 24, 2018 Start Time: 21:30 IST | 16:00 GMT | 20:00 LocalVenue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
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Pakistan vs Australia Highlights And Cricket Score 1st Match - T20I Commentary
Well, 156 is still a good target to defend but the Aussies will feel they can get them. There is visible dew on the outfield and that might go against the bowlers. Stay tuned for Australia's reply...
Stanlake and Tye then struck 4 times in 2 overs and that just pegged the 'hosts' back. Babar Azam, though, stayed unbeaten on 68. How crucial will that knock be? Earlier, Pakistan were 105/2 in the 14th over but then well, they just played like Pakistan.
41/5 in the final 5 overs - but 17 came in the last. It was a poor final over from Nathan Coulter-Nile but if truth be told, Pakistan have imploded here. They were looking good for a score around 180 but Hafeez' wicket simply changed the momentum.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Hasan Ali. A good yorker, hit back down the ground for one. 17 from the final over as Pakistan finish on 155/8!
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. A yorker outside off, squeezed towards point for a run.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Hasan Ali. A knuckle bouncer, Ali tries to hit it away but misses. The batsmen sneak in a bye.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Hasan Ali. DROPPED, FOUR! Loose from Australia. First, a full toss from the bowler. Hasan smokes it over his head, but provides a catching opportunity to the fielder at long on. Short races to his left, but his one eye is on the ropes. he puts in a casual attempt for the catch but does not even get close to the ball. IT bursts through his palms and bounces just in front of the ropes.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Hasan Ali. SIX! Ho ho ho! Told you, this bloke can hit. A short ball, outside off, Hasan camps back in his crease and pulls it way over long on!
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Hasan Ali. INSIDE EDGE, FOUR! Hard luck for Coulter-Nile. He fires in a yorker outside off, Hasan jams his bat down but gets an inside edge. Luckily for him, it scoots past the leg stump to the fine leg fence!
Nathan Coulter-Nile to bowl the final over. 3-0-26-0 so far.
Andrew Tye to Babar Azam. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs.
Andrew Tye to Hasan Ali. Full on middle, chipped towards long on for one.
Andrew Tye to Babar Azam. Full and around off, Azam looks to flick but gets a leading edge through the covers. A run taken.
Andrew Tye to Hasan Ali. Outside off, pushed through the covers for a single.
Andrew Tye to Hasan Ali. NOT OUT. Nothing on the Snickometer. They check for the LBW as well, but the impact was umpore's call while the ball was missing leg. Australia lose their review. Full and down the leg side, Hasan walks across and looks to flick but misses. There is a noise as the ball goes past the bat and Alex Carey, immediately appeals after catching it. However, Andrew Tye turns his back on him. Aaron Finch though, is interested in that appeal and backs his keeper and goes for the review. Snickometer shows a tiny spike when the ball kisses the pad while it never looked LBW in the first place. Superb call from the umpire.
IS THAT A WICKET TOO? Alex Carey reckons he has Hasan Ali caught behind. Aaron Finch takes the review...
Hasan Ali walks in at number 10, replacing Imad. He can tonk a few.
Andrew Tye to Imad Wasim. OUT! The procession continues. Wicket number 8 falls. Third for Tye in the space of 4 balls. Full and outside off, Wasim loosely chips it in the air and finds Aaron Finch at short extra cover.
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. On a length outside off, Babar feels for it but misses. 3 singles and 2 wickets from the over, Stanlake finishes with figures of 4-0-21-3!!!
Imad Wasim is in next, at number 9, replacing Shadab.
Billy Stanlake to Shadab Khan. OUT! That is the second wicket in the over and 4th in the last 2! A short ball outside off, Shadab looks to pull but the bounce gets big on him. Takes the top edge which goes towards fine leg. Ben McDermott circles to his left and takes it calmly.
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. Outside off, steered towards third man for one.
Billy Stanlake to Shadab Khan. Landed outside off, flashed behind point for a run.
Shadab Khan comes in at number 8, replacing his skipper.
Billy Stanlake to Sarfraz Ahmed. OUT! Umpire's call it is when the ball hits the stumps and the decision stays as it is! Australia have three wickets in 4 balls. A length ball, around off, cutting in off the seam, Sarfraz hops across to flick but misses. He is hit right in front of the sticks and Stanlake appeals. The umpire upholds it and Sarfraz reviews it almost instantaneously. Hawk Eye shows the ball to be clipping the top of the bails, so the decision stays!
Sarfraz Ahmed has been adjudged LBW! He has taken the review though...looks out, says Ramiz Raja on air.
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. A short ball, pulled straight to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Andrew Tye to Sarfraz Ahmed. ALMOST A HAT-TRICK! A terrific yorker from Tye, outside off, Sarfraz somehow manages to dig it out. The ball rolls off the bottom edge and goes past the stumps. He wants the single but is sent back. What an over from Tye - 5 runs and 2 wickets!
Sarfraz Ahmed, the skipper, comes in at number 7, replacing Ashraf. Can he avert the hat-trick?
Andrew Tye to Faheem Ashraf. OUT! Caught at cover! Tye is on a hat-trick! Full and outside off, Ashraf looks to drive it through the covers but cannot quite keep it down. Ends up chipping it tamely to Glenn Maxwell at short extra cover who seldom drops such dollies.
Faheem Ashraf walks in at number 6, replacing Talat.
Andrew Tye to Hussain Talat. OUT! Finch takes a very good catch! Tye gets a wicket at the death. A length ball, on middle, Talat swings hard but perhaps the running a few balls ago has taken the gas out of him. He was panting while playing this shot and hence lacked some power. Miscued it but Aaron Finch at long on, timed his jump to perfection.
Andrew Tye to Hussain Talat. Gets well across his stumps and flicks this slower length ball through mid-wicket for another brace. Beautiful running from Pakistan. The stand is worth 20 from 11 balls.
Andrew Tye to Hussain Talat. Full and outside off, Talat chips this uppishly, just wide of cover and gets back for a couple.
Andrew Tye to Babar Azam. A short half-tracker, Tye is lucky that is pulled straight to deep square leg for just a single.
Here's Andrew Tye again. 2-0-14-0 so far.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single. 11 from the over.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. Played to the point region by the batsman.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. A top edge, but safe. Short ball, at the head, BA looks to pull but gets a top edge. Fine leg runs to his right and manages to put his hand out to push the ball back in. Two runs taken.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Hussain Talat. A short ball outside off, flayed behind point for a run.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. Landed outside off, cutting back in, Babar waits for the ball to come to him and dabs it cheekily towards third man for a single.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. SIX! CLOUT! Welcome back into the attack, mate! NCN is welcomed back in some style. A short ball, around middle, Azam is ready, expecting this length and pulls it with aplomb over mid-wicket! The stand moves to 10 from 3 balls.
Nathan Coulter-Nile is back. 2-0-15-0 so far.
Adam Zampa to Hussain Talat. MISFIELD, FOUR! D'Arcy Short the culprit. Full on middle, Talat flicks it towards widish long on. Short runs across to his left, slides and looks to cover the ball but it slips through his hands and rolls into the fence behind. 7 runs and a wicket from the over. Zampa finishes with figures of 4-0-32-1.
Adam Zampa to Hussain Talat. Outside off, played towards point.
Hussain Talat walks in at number 5, replacing Asif.
Adam Zampa to Asif Ali. OUT! Second wicket for Australia in the space of 6 balls! The big-hitting Asif Ali departs cheaply. The skidder from Zampa, Asif goes back to play to a ball he should have been forward to. Looks to flick but misses and is hit right in front of the stumps. Zampa appeals and the umpire raises his finger in a flash. Asif does not even bother reviewing that.
Adam Zampa to Asif Ali. Full and outside off, driven straight back to the bowler.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. On middle and leg, flicked away for a single.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. Full on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a couple.
D'Arcy Short to Asif Ali. Outside off, punched off the back foot for a couple.
Asif Ali walks in at number 4, replacing Hafeez.
D'Arcy Short to Mohammad Hafeez. OUT! Hafeez departs, holing out to long on! Bonus wicket for Australia and a big one. Dropped short, turning in, The Professor goes back to pull it over long on but for once, his timing deserts him in this desert. He gets more height than distance and Ben McDermott takes it calmly at the ropes. Misses out on a half century, does Hafeez. Short, of all the people, brakes the 73-run stand.
D'Arcy Short to Mohammad Hafeez. Pitched outside leg, Hafeez looks to sweep but misses and is hit on the pads. Dot balls are like gold dust for Australia.
D'Arcy Short to Babar Azam. The batsman has played it to the point region. They pick up a single.
D'Arcy Short to Mohammad Hafeez. On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a run.
D'Arcy Short to Babar Azam. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. Outside off, eased through the covers for one.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. Full and outside off, hit back to the bowler.
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. Flatter from Zampa, pulled through mid-wicket for a run.
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. SIX! Full toss outside off, Hafeez gets his dancing shoes on and smashes it way over long off! 100 UP FOR PAKISTAN! How much can they get in the remaining 7 overs?
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. The batsman gets an inside edge and the ball hits him on the pads.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. A short ball, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Adam Zampa is back on. 2-0-16-0 so far. Finch not allowing any batsman to settle against a bowler.
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. On a length outside off, Babar feels for it but misses. 3 singles and 2 wickets from the over, Stanlake finishes with figures of 4-0-21-3!!!
Imad Wasim is in next, at number 9, replacing Shadab.
Billy Stanlake to Shadab Khan. OUT! That is the second wicket in the over and 4th in the last 2! A short ball outside off, Shadab looks to pull but the bounce gets big on him. Takes the top edge which goes towards fine leg. Ben McDermott circles to his left and takes it calmly.
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. Outside off, steered towards third man for one.
Billy Stanlake to Shadab Khan. Landed outside off, flashed behind point for a run.
Shadab Khan comes in at number 8, replacing his skipper.
Billy Stanlake to Sarfraz Ahmed. OUT! Umpire's call it is when the ball hits the stumps and the decision stays as it is! Australia have three wickets in 4 balls. A length ball, around off, cutting in off the seam, Sarfraz hops across to flick but misses. He is hit right in front of the sticks and Stanlake appeals. The umpire upholds it and Sarfraz reviews it almost instantaneously. Hawk Eye shows the ball to be clipping the top of the bails, so the decision stays!
Sarfraz Ahmed has been adjudged LBW! He has taken the review though...looks out, says Ramiz Raja on air.
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. A short ball, pulled straight to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Andrew Tye to Sarfraz Ahmed. ALMOST A HAT-TRICK! A terrific yorker from Tye, outside off, Sarfraz somehow manages to dig it out. The ball rolls off the bottom edge and goes past the stumps. He wants the single but is sent back. What an over from Tye - 5 runs and 2 wickets!
Sarfraz Ahmed, the skipper, comes in at number 7, replacing Ashraf. Can he avert the hat-trick?
Andrew Tye to Faheem Ashraf. OUT! Caught at cover! Tye is on a hat-trick! Full and outside off, Ashraf looks to drive it through the covers but cannot quite keep it down. Ends up chipping it tamely to Glenn Maxwell at short extra cover who seldom drops such dollies.
Faheem Ashraf walks in at number 6, replacing Talat.
Andrew Tye to Hussain Talat. OUT! Finch takes a very good catch! Tye gets a wicket at the death. A length ball, on middle, Talat swings hard but perhaps the running a few balls ago has taken the gas out of him. He was panting while playing this shot and hence lacked some power. Miscued it but Aaron Finch at long on, timed his jump to perfection.
Andrew Tye to Hussain Talat. Gets well across his stumps and flicks this slower length ball through mid-wicket for another brace. Beautiful running from Pakistan. The stand is worth 20 from 11 balls.
Andrew Tye to Hussain Talat. Full and outside off, Talat chips this uppishly, just wide of cover and gets back for a couple.
Andrew Tye to Babar Azam. A short half-tracker, Tye is lucky that is pulled straight to deep square leg for just a single.
Here's Andrew Tye again. 2-0-14-0 so far.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single. 11 from the over.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. Played to the point region by the batsman.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. A top edge, but safe. Short ball, at the head, BA looks to pull but gets a top edge. Fine leg runs to his right and manages to put his hand out to push the ball back in. Two runs taken.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Hussain Talat. A short ball outside off, flayed behind point for a run.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. Landed outside off, cutting back in, Babar waits for the ball to come to him and dabs it cheekily towards third man for a single.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. SIX! CLOUT! Welcome back into the attack, mate! NCN is welcomed back in some style. A short ball, around middle, Azam is ready, expecting this length and pulls it with aplomb over mid-wicket! The stand moves to 10 from 3 balls.
Nathan Coulter-Nile is back. 2-0-15-0 so far.
Adam Zampa to Hussain Talat. MISFIELD, FOUR! D'Arcy Short the culprit. Full on middle, Talat flicks it towards widish long on. Short runs across to his left, slides and looks to cover the ball but it slips through his hands and rolls into the fence behind. 7 runs and a wicket from the over. Zampa finishes with figures of 4-0-32-1.
Adam Zampa to Hussain Talat. Outside off, played towards point.
Hussain Talat walks in at number 5, replacing Asif.
Adam Zampa to Asif Ali. OUT! Second wicket for Australia in the space of 6 balls! The big-hitting Asif Ali departs cheaply. The skidder from Zampa, Asif goes back to play to a ball he should have been forward to. Looks to flick but misses and is hit right in front of the stumps. Zampa appeals and the umpire raises his finger in a flash. Asif does not even bother reviewing that.
Adam Zampa to Asif Ali. Full and outside off, driven straight back to the bowler.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. On middle and leg, flicked away for a single.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. Full on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a couple.
D'Arcy Short to Asif Ali. Outside off, punched off the back foot for a couple.
Asif Ali walks in at number 4, replacing Hafeez.
D'Arcy Short to Mohammad Hafeez. OUT! Hafeez departs, holing out to long on! Bonus wicket for Australia and a big one. Dropped short, turning in, The Professor goes back to pull it over long on but for once, his timing deserts him in this desert. He gets more height than distance and Ben McDermott takes it calmly at the ropes. Misses out on a half century, does Hafeez. Short, of all the people, brakes the 73-run stand.
D'Arcy Short to Mohammad Hafeez. Pitched outside leg, Hafeez looks to sweep but misses and is hit on the pads. Dot balls are like gold dust for Australia.
D'Arcy Short to Babar Azam. The batsman has played it to the point region. They pick up a single.
D'Arcy Short to Mohammad Hafeez. On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a run.
D'Arcy Short to Babar Azam. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. Outside off, eased through the covers for one.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. Full and outside off, hit back to the bowler.
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. Flatter from Zampa, pulled through mid-wicket for a run.
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. SIX! Full toss outside off, Hafeez gets his dancing shoes on and smashes it way over long off! 100 UP FOR PAKISTAN! How much can they get in the remaining 7 overs?
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. The batsman gets an inside edge and the ball hits him on the pads.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. A short ball, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Adam Zampa is back on. 2-0-16-0 so far. Finch not allowing any batsman to settle against a bowler.
D'Arcy Short to Babar Azam. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
D'Arcy Short to Babar Azam. FOUR! Insult to injury, although the batsman is different. Azam dances down the track and bludgeons this past the bowler down the ground for a boundary!
D'Arcy Short to Mohammad Hafeez. DROPPED! Carey misses another one. Short and outside off, the googly again, Hafeez rocks back to cut but gets a thick outside edge. Carey behind is late to get up and fumbles. A single conceded.
D'Arcy Short to Babar Azam. Full on middle, flicked away again for one more.
D'Arcy Short to Babar Azam. On middle, helped through the leg side for a run.
D'Arcy Short to Mohammad Hafeez. NEARLY A WICKET FIRST BALL! A short ball outside off, the wrong' un, Hafeez rocks back to cut but gets a thick inside edge which just misses the stumps towards fine leg! A single taken.
Bowler number 6. D'Arcy Short to bowl his left-arm chinaman.
Andrew Tye to Babar Azam. FOUR! That is through! Short and outside off, Azam waits for the ball to come to him and dabs it through third man for a boundary!
Andrew Tye to Mohammad Hafeez. Short on middle, pulled straight to mid-wicket for another single.
Andrew Tye to Babar Azam. Comes down the track and heaves it through mid-wicket for one.
Andrew Tye to Babar Azam. WAS THERE A NICK? A short ball outside off, Babar looks to play the upper cut but misses. Carey initially goes up in an appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Nothing much from the bowler either.
Andrew Tye to Mohammad Hafeez. Landed outside off, steered towards third man for a run.
Andrew Tye to Babar Azam. On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.
Finch changes the pace. Andrew Tye is back on. 1-0-6-0 so far.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. MISFIELD FROM MAXWELL. Short and outside off, Azam goes back and cuts it straight to point who fumbles and allows the single. 77/1 at the halfway mark.
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. The attempted googly, outside off, short in length, punched through the covers for a single.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. Arrow straight, on middle, pushed towards long on for one.
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. Outside off, pushed towards cover for a quick run.
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. FOUR! How good is that shot? Landed outside off, Hafeez goes back and just opens the face of his bat. Then guides the ball in front of short third man and finds the boundary. The stand moves to 41 from 31 balls.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. Full and outside off, pushed towards long off for a single. Moves to 30 from 26 balls.
Ashton Agar to Babar Azam. On middle and leg, helped through the leg side for a run. 12 from that over.
Ashton Agar to Mohammad Hafeez. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. They pick up a single.
Ashton Agar to Mohammad Hafeez. Full on middle, The Professor works it through mid-wicket and immediately calls for two. Nathan Coulter-Nile comes charging in but then slips, due to the soggy outfield. He gets up gingerly but seems to be okay. Two runs taken. Hafeez moves to 20 from 16 balls.
Ashton Agar to Mohammad Hafeez. SIX! The first biggie of the night! Is that the shot which will get Pakistan going? Tossed up outside off, Hafeez dances down the track and sends the ball sailing over long on!
Ashton Agar to Babar Azam. Outside off, punched off the back foot for a run.
Ashton Agar to Mohammad Hafeez. Short and outside off, punched through the covers for a single.
Ashton Agar is swung around.
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. Full and outside off, eased through the covers for one.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. Way too short, pulled towards long on for a run.
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. Pushes this through mid on and gets a single.
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. Full and outside off, the Professor punches it through the covers for a couple.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. Full and down the leg side, flicked towards short fine leg for a run.
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. A short ball, around leg, pulled behind square leg for a couple ot bring up the 50 in the 8th over.
Here comes the other spinner, with a hair band. His name is Adam Zampa.
Billy Stanlake to Mohammad Hafeez. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single.
Billy Stanlake to Mohammad Hafeez. A length ball outside off, played straight to point.
Billy Stanlake to Mohammad Hafeez. IN THE AIR... SAFE! A short ball outside off, Hafeez looks to fend it away but the ball rises steeply, takes the glove and lands almost in the hands of point running in!
D'Arcy Short to Babar Azam. The batsman has played it to the point region. They pick up a single.
D'Arcy Short to Mohammad Hafeez. On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a run.
D'Arcy Short to Babar Azam. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. Outside off, eased through the covers for one.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. Full and outside off, hit back to the bowler.
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. Flatter from Zampa, pulled through mid-wicket for a run.
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. SIX! Full toss outside off, Hafeez gets his dancing shoes on and smashes it way over long off! 100 UP FOR PAKISTAN! How much can they get in the remaining 7 overs?
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. The batsman gets an inside edge and the ball hits him on the pads.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. A short ball, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Adam Zampa is back on. 2-0-16-0 so far. Finch not allowing any batsman to settle against a bowler.
D'Arcy Short to Babar Azam. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.
D'Arcy Short to Babar Azam. FOUR! Insult to injury, although the batsman is different. Azam dances down the track and bludgeons this past the bowler down the ground for a boundary!
D'Arcy Short to Mohammad Hafeez. DROPPED! Carey misses another one. Short and outside off, the googly again, Hafeez rocks back to cut but gets a thick outside edge. Carey behind is late to get up and fumbles. A single conceded.
D'Arcy Short to Babar Azam. Full on middle, flicked away again for one more.
D'Arcy Short to Babar Azam. On middle, helped through the leg side for a run.
D'Arcy Short to Mohammad Hafeez. NEARLY A WICKET FIRST BALL! A short ball outside off, the wrong' un, Hafeez rocks back to cut but gets a thick inside edge which just misses the stumps towards fine leg! A single taken.
Bowler number 6. D'Arcy Short to bowl his left-arm chinaman.
Andrew Tye to Babar Azam. FOUR! That is through! Short and outside off, Azam waits for the ball to come to him and dabs it through third man for a boundary!
Andrew Tye to Mohammad Hafeez. Short on middle, pulled straight to mid-wicket for another single.
Andrew Tye to Babar Azam. Comes down the track and heaves it through mid-wicket for one.
Andrew Tye to Babar Azam. WAS THERE A NICK? A short ball outside off, Babar looks to play the upper cut but misses. Carey initially goes up in an appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Nothing much from the bowler either.
Andrew Tye to Mohammad Hafeez. Landed outside off, steered towards third man for a run.
Andrew Tye to Babar Azam. On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.
Finch changes the pace. Andrew Tye is back on. 1-0-6-0 so far.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. MISFIELD FROM MAXWELL. Short and outside off, Azam goes back and cuts it straight to point who fumbles and allows the single. 77/1 at the halfway mark.
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. The attempted googly, outside off, short in length, punched through the covers for a single.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. Arrow straight, on middle, pushed towards long on for one.
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. Outside off, pushed towards cover for a quick run.
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. FOUR! How good is that shot? Landed outside off, Hafeez goes back and just opens the face of his bat. Then guides the ball in front of short third man and finds the boundary. The stand moves to 41 from 31 balls.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. Full and outside off, pushed towards long off for a single. Moves to 30 from 26 balls.
Ashton Agar to Babar Azam. On middle and leg, helped through the leg side for a run. 12 from that over.
Ashton Agar to Mohammad Hafeez. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. They pick up a single.
Ashton Agar to Mohammad Hafeez. Full on middle, The Professor works it through mid-wicket and immediately calls for two. Nathan Coulter-Nile comes charging in but then slips, due to the soggy outfield. He gets up gingerly but seems to be okay. Two runs taken. Hafeez moves to 20 from 16 balls.
Ashton Agar to Mohammad Hafeez. SIX! The first biggie of the night! Is that the shot which will get Pakistan going? Tossed up outside off, Hafeez dances down the track and sends the ball sailing over long on!
Ashton Agar to Babar Azam. Outside off, punched off the back foot for a run.
Ashton Agar to Mohammad Hafeez. Short and outside off, punched through the covers for a single.
Ashton Agar is swung around.
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. Full and outside off, eased through the covers for one.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. Way too short, pulled towards long on for a run.
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. Pushes this through mid on and gets a single.
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. Full and outside off, the Professor punches it through the covers for a couple.
Adam Zampa to Babar Azam. Full and down the leg side, flicked towards short fine leg for a run.
Adam Zampa to Mohammad Hafeez. A short ball, around leg, pulled behind square leg for a couple ot bring up the 50 in the 8th over.
Here comes the other spinner, with a hair band. His name is Adam Zampa.
Billy Stanlake to Mohammad Hafeez. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single.
Billy Stanlake to Mohammad Hafeez. A length ball outside off, played straight to point.
Billy Stanlake to Mohammad Hafeez. IN THE AIR... SAFE! A short ball outside off, Hafeez looks to fend it away but the ball rises steeply, takes the glove and lands almost in the hands of point running in!
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. Full on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a run.
Billy Stanlake to Mohammad Hafeez. A short ball, around the rib cage, Hafeez is on his toes to try and tuck it away but misses and is hit on the chest. A quick leg bye taken.
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. Landed outside off, Azam steers it towards third man for a single.
Ashton Agar to Babar Azam. Full and on middle, Babar comes down the track to flick but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. The ball rolls towards point and the batsmen take a single. 45/1 in the Powerplay - decent one for both sides.
Ashton Agar to Babar Azam. Full and down the leg side, Babar misses his flick and is hit on the pads.
Ashton Agar to Mohammad Hafeez. On middle and leg, flicked away for a single.
Ashton Agar to Mohammad Hafeez. Tossed up on middle and leg, Hafeez dances down the track but gets it off the inner half towards short mid-wicket.
Ashton Agar to Babar Azam. On middle and leg, helped through square leg for a single.
Ashton Agar to Babar Azam. FOUR! Short and outside off, Azam rocks back and punches it through point for a boundary!
Spin time. It is Ashton Agar.
Billy Stanlake to Mohammad Hafeez. On a length outside off, nips back in sharply, Hafeez looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. Coulter-Nile appeals but the umpire straightaway shakes his head. Perhaps going down leg.
Billy Stanlake to Mohammad Hafeez. FOUR! SWEET! Full and outside off, Hafeez leans and drives it down the ground. No mid off and that is a boundary!
Billy Stanlake to Mohammad Hafeez. A short ball around off, Hafeez looks to cut but is cramped for room. The ball hits him on his gloves and deflects towards square leg.
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. The batsman opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. WIDE. Down the leg side, pretty full, Azam misses his flick.
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. Outside off, punched towards cover.
Mohammad Hafeez comes in at number 3, replacing Zaman.
Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. OUT! There goes the big-hitting Zaman! Stanlake has bounced out Fakhar. A short ball, on middle, the southpaw looks to pull but the ball keeps climbing on him. He gets a top edge which goes straight up in the air. Nathan Coulter-Nile calls for it from short extra cover and takes it calmly. Big wicket for Australia. Zaman was just beginning to go big.
Andrew Tye to Fakhar Zaman. The batsman dances down the track. A spirited effort by the fielder to ensure the ball doesn't cross the line. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs.
Andrew Tye to Babar Azam. Landed outside off, dabbed to third man for a single.
Andrew Tye to Fakhar Zaman. Top edge! Good ball by the bowler. One run added to the total.
Andrew Tye to Fakhar Zaman. Outside off, played straight to point.
Andrew Tye to Babar Azam. Full and outside off, nicely steered to third man for a single.
Andrew Tye to Babar Azam. Outside off, played straight to point.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. On middle and leg, helped towards mid-wicket for a quick single. 11 from that over, Pakistan are up and running.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Fakhar Zaman. Outside off, pushed to cover for a quick run.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! A length ball outside off, Zaman dances down the track and smashes it straight back over the bowler for a boundary!
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. Landed outside off, steered towards third man for a single.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. FOUR! Dropped short, Azam pulls it over mid-wicket and gets a boundary!
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. Outside off, pushed straight to cover.
Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. TOP EDGE, DROPPED! FOUR! A tough chance for Alex Carey. Coulter-Nile bangs it in shot and Zaman goes for the pull. Gets a top edge behind. Carey leaps but gets only a glove t it. Parries it to the fine leg fence.
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. The batsman has played it fine down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. FOUR! On the pads, Azam flicks it through square leg and gets the boundary count ticking for the match.
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. A full toss outside off, pushed towards mid on.
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off.
Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. That ball has struck the batsman on the thigh pad. The batsmen have run through for a single. Leg bye given by the umpire.
Who will bowl from the other end? It is that tall man who fits the bill. Stanlake.
Billy Stanlake to Mohammad Hafeez. A short ball, around the rib cage, Hafeez is on his toes to try and tuck it away but misses and is hit on the chest. A quick leg bye taken.
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. Landed outside off, Azam steers it towards third man for a single.
Ashton Agar to Babar Azam. Full and on middle, Babar comes down the track to flick but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. The ball rolls towards point and the batsmen take a single. 45/1 in the Powerplay - decent one for both sides.
Ashton Agar to Babar Azam. Full and down the leg side, Babar misses his flick and is hit on the pads.
Ashton Agar to Mohammad Hafeez. On middle and leg, flicked away for a single.
Ashton Agar to Mohammad Hafeez. Tossed up on middle and leg, Hafeez dances down the track but gets it off the inner half towards short mid-wicket.
Ashton Agar to Babar Azam. On middle and leg, helped through square leg for a single.
Ashton Agar to Babar Azam. FOUR! Short and outside off, Azam rocks back and punches it through point for a boundary!
Spin time. It is Ashton Agar.
Billy Stanlake to Mohammad Hafeez. On a length outside off, nips back in sharply, Hafeez looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. Coulter-Nile appeals but the umpire straightaway shakes his head. Perhaps going down leg.
Billy Stanlake to Mohammad Hafeez. FOUR! SWEET! Full and outside off, Hafeez leans and drives it down the ground. No mid off and that is a boundary!
Billy Stanlake to Mohammad Hafeez. A short ball around off, Hafeez looks to cut but is cramped for room. The ball hits him on his gloves and deflects towards square leg.
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. The batsman opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. WIDE. Down the leg side, pretty full, Azam misses his flick.
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. Outside off, punched towards cover.
Mohammad Hafeez comes in at number 3, replacing Zaman.
Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. OUT! There goes the big-hitting Zaman! Stanlake has bounced out Fakhar. A short ball, on middle, the southpaw looks to pull but the ball keeps climbing on him. He gets a top edge which goes straight up in the air. Nathan Coulter-Nile calls for it from short extra cover and takes it calmly. Big wicket for Australia. Zaman was just beginning to go big.
Andrew Tye to Fakhar Zaman. The batsman dances down the track. A spirited effort by the fielder to ensure the ball doesn't cross the line. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs.
Andrew Tye to Babar Azam. Landed outside off, dabbed to third man for a single.
Andrew Tye to Fakhar Zaman. Top edge! Good ball by the bowler. One run added to the total.
Andrew Tye to Fakhar Zaman. Outside off, played straight to point.
Andrew Tye to Babar Azam. Full and outside off, nicely steered to third man for a single.
Andrew Tye to Babar Azam. Outside off, played straight to point.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. On middle and leg, helped towards mid-wicket for a quick single. 11 from that over, Pakistan are up and running.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Fakhar Zaman. Outside off, pushed to cover for a quick run.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! A length ball outside off, Zaman dances down the track and smashes it straight back over the bowler for a boundary!
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. Landed outside off, steered towards third man for a single.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. FOUR! Dropped short, Azam pulls it over mid-wicket and gets a boundary!
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. Outside off, pushed straight to cover.
Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. TOP EDGE, DROPPED! FOUR! A tough chance for Alex Carey. Coulter-Nile bangs it in shot and Zaman goes for the pull. Gets a top edge behind. Carey leaps but gets only a glove t it. Parries it to the fine leg fence.
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. The batsman has played it fine down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. FOUR! On the pads, Azam flicks it through square leg and gets the boundary count ticking for the match.
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. A full toss outside off, pushed towards mid on.
Billy Stanlake to Babar Azam. Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off.
Billy Stanlake to Fakhar Zaman. That ball has struck the batsman on the thigh pad. The batsmen have run through for a single. Leg bye given by the umpire.
Who will bowl from the other end? It is that tall man who fits the bill. Stanlake.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. The batsman plays the pull shot.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Fakhar Zaman. On middle and leg, flicked away for a single.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Fakhar Zaman. On middle and off, Zaman misses his flick and is hit on the pads.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. Outside off, punched through the covers for three.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Fakhar Zaman. The ball strikes the batsman very low on the pads The batsmen have run through for a single. The umpire signals a leg bye.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Fakhar Zaman. Full and around middle, swinging in, watchfully defended.
Okay then. Time for the game to begin. Oh no! It is pitch dark! The lights have gone off!!! They are slowly coming back on. Hopefully, we should get a start soon. Here we go then. Nathan Coulter-Nile to start off proceedings to Fakhar Zaman. Babar Azam is his partner. The southpaw on strike...
Okay then. Time for the game to begin.
Time for the national anthems. It will be Australia's first, followed by Pakistan's.
TEAM NEWS - Pakistan had already announced their playing XI yesterday, so no surprises to see who is turning up. Australia, on the other hand, are going in with more or less the same side which played UAE. No Mitchell Marsh. Interesting.
TOSS - Time for the spin of the coin. Aaron Finch has called it correctly and AUSTRALIA OPT TO CHASE.
Windies stretching India in Visakhapatnam while Bangladesh toying with Zimbabwe at Chhotagram. Let our planes take a turn and go to Abu Dhabi! After a 2-match Test series which ended, not surprisingly, in favour of Pakistan, we now turn to the format in which they are number 1. Australia are missing a few seniors but as they showed in Zimbabwe, they have plenty to fight for. Hello and a warm welcome to the first of 3 T20Is between Pakistan and Australia.
So! The 100-ball tournament is being talked about in England but Australia tonight advertised it. If truth be told, the match was done and dusted in the Powerplay itself when they were reduced to 26/6. How will the second T20I pan out? Will Pakistan crush their opponents there as well? Join us on Friday, October 26, 2018 at 8 pm local (1600 GMT). ADIOS! TAKE CARE!
Victorious Pakistan skipper, Sarfraz Ahmed, says that the strength of the Pakistan team is that the bowling is so strong that they can defend if they get some sort of a total on board. On the promotion of Asif Ali and Husan Talat with the bat, Sarfraz admits that the plan was to keep coming in hard at Australia but although that did not work out, praises Babar and Hafeez for doing well. Is full of adjectives for his bowling unit and also says that Hasan Ali's cameo was the turning point in the game. On being asked whether he would open with Hasan in the second game, Ahmed smiles and says that one never knows, the way Ali is hitting the ball these days, if he is let loose along with Fakhar Zaman, anything can happen.
A dejected Australian captain, Aaron Finch, admits that it was an embarrassing batting display. Praises Pakistan for bowling very well and also agrees that his team just batted one-dimensionally - trying to to hit every ball out of the park - could have probably taken some time. But quickly adds that the unit will do better in the next game as they were rusty tonight. Praises his bowlers for bowling well tonight but feels the fielding was pretty ordinary. On Pakistan's bowling, he is full of praises for the talent that they have and challenges his batsmen to come back firing in Dubai.
IMAD WASIM HAS BEEN NAMED THE MAN OF THE MATCH for his brilliant bowling spell. Praises the almighty for helping him come back well after injury. On being asked what did he do in hibernation, Imad says that he just played a few domestic matches. On his plan against the Aussies, he says that he just planned on keeping it straight and was lucky that he did not get hit for runs. Stresses that one gets confidence by playing more, so hopes he continues to play more.
It was a top class bowling performance by the numero uno T20I team. Imad Wasim set the tone with a 3-fer and then the other bowlers capitalized. They didn't allow the team from Down Under to recover after initial blows and kept pegging them back by picking regular wickets. Earlier in the evening, a good batting performance by Babar Azam and his partnership of 73 runs with Mohammad Hafeez powered Pakistan to 155/8. However, they lost their way towards the end, it didn't cost them much. Time for the presentation...
All over in the blink of an eye! A commanding performance by Pakistan as they have completely decimated the Aussies. It all started in the first over itself when Imad Wasim removed both the openers. Post that, the Australian innings got derailed and they lost six wickets inside the Powerplay. It was a mere formality after that and Pakistan didn't waste much time in bowling them out. Nathan Coulter-Nile top scored and his knock helped the Kangaroos surpass their lowest T20I total.
Shadab Khan to Nathan Coulter-Nile. OUT! That is it! Nathan loses his bat and Australia lose the battle. It is bowled on the stumps, Nathan swings but misses to see the ball hit the middle pole. Customary handshakes taking place as PAKISTAN WIN THE GAME BY 66 RUNS!
Shadab Khan to Billy Stanlake. A googly again, around off and spinning away, Stanlake tries to flick but it finds the leading edge and speeds through point for a run.
Shadab Khan to Billy Stanlake. BEATEN AGAIN! Another googly around off, it picthes and turns away. Stanlake tries to drive but is beaten by the away turn.
Shadab Khan to Billy Stanlake. A googly on off, Stanlake plays all around it and gets beaten.
Shadab Khan to Billy Stanlake. A yorker on middle, jammed out.
Shadab Khan is back on.
Hasan Ali to Nathan Coulter-Nile. FOUR! Another top shot! Short and outside off, Nathan stands tall and slaps it through covers for a boundary.
Hasan Ali to Billy Stanlake. On a length around middle, BS hits it down to long on for a run.
Hasan Ali to Billy Stanlake. A bumper on off, NCN tries to pull but is a touch late. He mistimes it to covers.
Hasan Ali to Billy Stanlake. Full and on middle, Stanlake drives it back towards Ali. He makes a half stop but no runs conceded.
Hasan Ali to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Slower ball, NCN tries to pull but it goes off the inner half towards deep mid-wicket for a run.
Hasan Ali to Nathan Coulter-Nile. FOUR! They have surpassed it! Shorter in length around off, Nathan slaps it over mid off and a boundary results.
Billy Stanlake, the tall man, is the last batsman for Australia.
Shaheen Afridi to Andrew Tye. OUT! 5th batsman to be bowled in this innings! Beaten for pace there, also he misread the length. Slightly fuller on middle, Tye instead of coming forward tries to defend it from within the crease. The ball skids off and even before the bat comes down, sneaks through and uproots the middle stump. Two in the over for Shaheen. End is nigh for the Aussies.
Shaheen Afridi to Andrew Tye. FOUR! Misfield! So we saw a brilliant effort a few balls ago and now we see a poor effort. Full and around off, Tye hits it really hard towards Ashraf at mid off. He dives over the ball and a boundary results.
Shaheen Afridi to Andrew Tye. Full and on the pads, flicked through mid-wicket for a couple.
Andrew Tye is the new man in.
Shaheen Afridi to Adam Zampa. OUT! In the air... taken! In the end that is. Hasan almost made a meal of that one. But in the end he has taken a brilliant catch. Zampa tries to clear the long on fence but gets more height than distance. Hasan Ali in the deep, initially misjudges it as he comes running in, then realizes that the ball is going to fall behind him. He stops himself, tracks back and then takes it above his head, falling down. Lovely stuff. 8 down now and Australia need another 8 to surpass their lowest score in T20Is.
Shaheen Afridi to Adam Zampa. Zampa swings to a ball around leg. He misses.
Shaheen Afridi to Adam Zampa. Good length on off, the batsman keeps it out.
Shaheen Afridi is back on.
Shadab Khan to Nathan Coulter-Nile. FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries. Another short ball on middle, Nathan goes back and this time pulls it through mid-wicket as the ball races away.
Shadab Khan to Nathan Coulter-Nile. FOUR! Poor ball! Short and outside off, NCN cuts it through point and bags a boundary.
Shadab Khan to Adam Zampa. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single.
Shadab Khan to Adam Zampa. Very full on off, Zampa jams it out towards the bowler.
Shadab Khan to Nathan Coulter-Nile. The googly on the pads, NCN tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. The ball rolls on the leg side. Leg bye taken.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. The batsman plays the pull shot.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Fakhar Zaman. On middle and leg, flicked away for a single.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Fakhar Zaman. On middle and off, Zaman misses his flick and is hit on the pads.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Babar Azam. Outside off, punched through the covers for three.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Fakhar Zaman. The ball strikes the batsman very low on the pads The batsmen have run through for a single. The umpire signals a leg bye.
Nathan Coulter-Nile to Fakhar Zaman. Full and around middle, swinging in, watchfully defended.
Okay then. Time for the game to begin. Oh no! It is pitch dark! The lights have gone off!!! They are slowly coming back on. Hopefully, we should get a start soon. Here we go then. Nathan Coulter-Nile to start off proceedings to Fakhar Zaman. Babar Azam is his partner. The southpaw on strike...
Okay then. Time for the game to begin.
Time for the national anthems. It will be Australia's first, followed by Pakistan's.
TEAM NEWS - Pakistan had already announced their playing XI yesterday, so no surprises to see who is turning up. Australia, on the other hand, are going in with more or less the same side which played UAE. No Mitchell Marsh. Interesting.
TOSS - Time for the spin of the coin. Aaron Finch has called it correctly and AUSTRALIA OPT TO CHASE.
Windies stretching India in Visakhapatnam while Bangladesh toying with Zimbabwe at Chhotagram. Let our planes take a turn and go to Abu Dhabi! After a 2-match Test series which ended, not surprisingly, in favour of Pakistan, we now turn to the format in which they are number 1. Australia are missing a few seniors but as they showed in Zimbabwe, they have plenty to fight for. Hello and a warm welcome to the first of 3 T20Is between Pakistan and Australia.
So! The 100-ball tournament is being talked about in England but Australia tonight advertised it. If truth be told, the match was done and dusted in the Powerplay itself when they were reduced to 26/6. How will the second T20I pan out? Will Pakistan crush their opponents there as well? Join us on Friday, October 26, 2018 at 8 pm local (1600 GMT). ADIOS! TAKE CARE!
Victorious Pakistan skipper, Sarfraz Ahmed, says that the strength of the Pakistan team is that the bowling is so strong that they can defend if they get some sort of a total on board. On the promotion of Asif Ali and Husan Talat with the bat, Sarfraz admits that the plan was to keep coming in hard at Australia but although that did not work out, praises Babar and Hafeez for doing well. Is full of adjectives for his bowling unit and also says that Hasan Ali's cameo was the turning point in the game. On being asked whether he would open with Hasan in the second game, Ahmed smiles and says that one never knows, the way Ali is hitting the ball these days, if he is let loose along with Fakhar Zaman, anything can happen.
A dejected Australian captain, Aaron Finch, admits that it was an embarrassing batting display. Praises Pakistan for bowling very well and also agrees that his team just batted one-dimensionally - trying to to hit every ball out of the park - could have probably taken some time. But quickly adds that the unit will do better in the next game as they were rusty tonight. Praises his bowlers for bowling well tonight but feels the fielding was pretty ordinary. On Pakistan's bowling, he is full of praises for the talent that they have and challenges his batsmen to come back firing in Dubai.
IMAD WASIM HAS BEEN NAMED THE MAN OF THE MATCH for his brilliant bowling spell. Praises the almighty for helping him come back well after injury. On being asked what did he do in hibernation, Imad says that he just played a few domestic matches. On his plan against the Aussies, he says that he just planned on keeping it straight and was lucky that he did not get hit for runs. Stresses that one gets confidence by playing more, so hopes he continues to play more.
It was a top class bowling performance by the numero uno T20I team. Imad Wasim set the tone with a 3-fer and then the other bowlers capitalized. They didn't allow the team from Down Under to recover after initial blows and kept pegging them back by picking regular wickets. Earlier in the evening, a good batting performance by Babar Azam and his partnership of 73 runs with Mohammad Hafeez powered Pakistan to 155/8. However, they lost their way towards the end, it didn't cost them much. Time for the presentation...
All over in the blink of an eye! A commanding performance by Pakistan as they have completely decimated the Aussies. It all started in the first over itself when Imad Wasim removed both the openers. Post that, the Australian innings got derailed and they lost six wickets inside the Powerplay. It was a mere formality after that and Pakistan didn't waste much time in bowling them out. Nathan Coulter-Nile top scored and his knock helped the Kangaroos surpass their lowest T20I total.
Shadab Khan to Nathan Coulter-Nile. OUT! That is it! Nathan loses his bat and Australia lose the battle. It is bowled on the stumps, Nathan swings but misses to see the ball hit the middle pole. Customary handshakes taking place as PAKISTAN WIN THE GAME BY 66 RUNS!
Shadab Khan to Billy Stanlake. A googly again, around off and spinning away, Stanlake tries to flick but it finds the leading edge and speeds through point for a run.
Shadab Khan to Billy Stanlake. BEATEN AGAIN! Another googly around off, it picthes and turns away. Stanlake tries to drive but is beaten by the away turn.
Shadab Khan to Billy Stanlake. A googly on off, Stanlake plays all around it and gets beaten.
Shadab Khan to Billy Stanlake. A yorker on middle, jammed out.
Shadab Khan is back on.
Hasan Ali to Nathan Coulter-Nile. FOUR! Another top shot! Short and outside off, Nathan stands tall and slaps it through covers for a boundary.
Hasan Ali to Billy Stanlake. On a length around middle, BS hits it down to long on for a run.
Hasan Ali to Billy Stanlake. A bumper on off, NCN tries to pull but is a touch late. He mistimes it to covers.
Hasan Ali to Billy Stanlake. Full and on middle, Stanlake drives it back towards Ali. He makes a half stop but no runs conceded.
Hasan Ali to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Slower ball, NCN tries to pull but it goes off the inner half towards deep mid-wicket for a run.
Hasan Ali to Nathan Coulter-Nile. FOUR! They have surpassed it! Shorter in length around off, Nathan slaps it over mid off and a boundary results.
Billy Stanlake, the tall man, is the last batsman for Australia.
Shaheen Afridi to Andrew Tye. OUT! 5th batsman to be bowled in this innings! Beaten for pace there, also he misread the length. Slightly fuller on middle, Tye instead of coming forward tries to defend it from within the crease. The ball skids off and even before the bat comes down, sneaks through and uproots the middle stump. Two in the over for Shaheen. End is nigh for the Aussies.
Shaheen Afridi to Andrew Tye. FOUR! Misfield! So we saw a brilliant effort a few balls ago and now we see a poor effort. Full and around off, Tye hits it really hard towards Ashraf at mid off. He dives over the ball and a boundary results.
Shaheen Afridi to Andrew Tye. Full and on the pads, flicked through mid-wicket for a couple.
Andrew Tye is the new man in.
Shaheen Afridi to Adam Zampa. OUT! In the air... taken! In the end that is. Hasan almost made a meal of that one. But in the end he has taken a brilliant catch. Zampa tries to clear the long on fence but gets more height than distance. Hasan Ali in the deep, initially misjudges it as he comes running in, then realizes that the ball is going to fall behind him. He stops himself, tracks back and then takes it above his head, falling down. Lovely stuff. 8 down now and Australia need another 8 to surpass their lowest score in T20Is.
Shaheen Afridi to Adam Zampa. Zampa swings to a ball around leg. He misses.
Shaheen Afridi to Adam Zampa. Good length on off, the batsman keeps it out.
Shaheen Afridi is back on.
Shadab Khan to Nathan Coulter-Nile. FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries. Another short ball on middle, Nathan goes back and this time pulls it through mid-wicket as the ball races away.
Shadab Khan to Nathan Coulter-Nile. FOUR! Poor ball! Short and outside off, NCN cuts it through point and bags a boundary.
Shadab Khan to Adam Zampa. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single.
Shadab Khan to Adam Zampa. Very full on off, Zampa jams it out towards the bowler.
Shadab Khan to Nathan Coulter-Nile. The googly on the pads, NCN tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. The ball rolls on the leg side. Leg bye taken.
Shadab Khan to Adam Zampa. Floats it up on off, Zampa drives it through covers for a run.
Hasan Ali to Nathan Coulter-Nile. A bumper to end the over and NCN is late in the pull shot.
Hasan Ali to Adam Zampa. On the pads, Zampa tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards square leg and the batters take a leg bye.
The new batsman is in. It's Adam Zampa.
Hasan Ali to Ashton Agar. OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! End of Australia's best stand tonight. A frustrating one for Pakistan. Hasan Ali finally gets his man. Another slower ball outside off, Agar tries to cut but the ball takes the outside edge and settles into the mitts of the keeper. Ali gives Agar the stare as he walks off.
Hasan Ali to Ashton Agar. Excellent comeback from the bowler this time. The slower ball on off, Agar is completely foxed. He tries to keep it out but gets beaten.
Hasan Ali to Ashton Agar. FOUR! What a response from Agar! Stand and deliver stuff. It is shorter in length, Agar picks the length early and pulls it over mid-wicket. It seems to have landed just inside the ropes but the umpire goes upstairs to check. Replays show the same. Four signaled.
Hasan Ali to Ashton Agar. NOT OUT! Yes, it has clipped the back leg. On a length around leg. Agar goes to flick but there is a noise as the ball passes the bat. Sarfraz takes it and appeals and the umpire after giving it a thought raises his finger. Agar reviews immediately. Replays show there is no bat involved.
Agar has been given out caught behind. He immediately reviews. Might have clipped the thigh pad.
Shadab Khan to Ashton Agar. Flatter again on middle, Agar punches it down to long off for a run.
Shadab Khan to Nathan Coulter-Nile. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. They take a single.
Shadab Khan to Ashton Agar. Tossed up outside off, it turns back in. Agar tries to cut but it hits the higher portion of the bat and goes towards mid off for a run.
Shadab Khan to Ashton Agar. Another full delivery, Agar jams it out towards the bowler. He sticks a hand out and makes a half stop. No runs conceded though.
Shadab Khan to Ashton Agar. On the middle, Agar drives it back to the bowler.
Shadab Khan to Ashton Agar. Tosses it up on off, Agar drives it to covers.
Shaheen Afridi to Ashton Agar. On the pads, Agar tickles it fine down the leg side and picks up a run. Wants the second, calls his partner for it but then sends him back. Coulter-Nile ain't happy. 11 from the over.
Shaheen Afridi to Ashton Agar. Direct hit would have consumed NCN! It's full and on middle, Agar forces it out towards mid-wicket and Coulter-Nile rushes out of the crease looking for a run. It's not on and hence Agar sends him back. He's lucky it wasn't a direct hit again from Fakhar Zaman.
Shaheen Afridi to Ashton Agar. FOUR! Turning out to be a very expensive over. An overpitched delivery outside off, Agar drills his drive through the gap between mid off and extra cover for a glorious boundary. 50 up for Australia!
Shaheen Afridi to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Goes downtown this time. Makes room again, clears his front leg and hammers it over the bowler's head. There is a fielder in the deep now and long off cuts it off. A single.
Shaheen Afridi to Nathan Coulter-Nile. FOUR! NCN won't go down without a fight! Afridi bowls it short this time, around off, Coulter-Nile makes space and spanks it over covers for a cracking boundary.
Shaheen Afridi to Nathan Coulter-Nile. FOUR! Fine shot! Afridi runs in and tries to bowl a yorker around off. He fails to land it and Coulter-Nile nails this low full toss past the left side of the mid off fielder for a boundary.
Shaheen Afridi has a change of ends.
Shadab Khan to Ashton Agar. On the stumps, kept out.
Shadab Khan to Ashton Agar. BEATEN! The googly on off, it pitches and turns away. Agar tries to defend but gets beaten.
Shadab Khan to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Shorter ball outside off, NCN pushes it through covers for a run.
Shadab Khan to Nathan Coulter-Nile. On the pads, Nathan tries to flick but the ball lobs up and Ahmed runs to his right and takes it. There is excitement from the crowd but nothing from the players.
Shadab Khan to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Flatter on off, NCN cuts it to point. Sarfraz is not happy with that delivery.
Shadab Khan to Ashton Agar. Tosses it up on off, Agar eases it down to long off for a run.
Shadab Khan is into the attack.
Imad Wasim to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Fires it on the stumps and the batsman blocks it out.
Imad Wasim to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Well played again! He shuffles right across and Imad bowls a low full toss on the stumps. Nathan plays the paddle sweep and bags a brace.
Imad Wasim to Ashton Agar. Strokes it through covers for a single.
Imad Wasim to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Nicely played! Walks across and plays the sweep to deep square leg for a run.
Imad Wasim to Ashton Agar. Slower through the air on off, Agar pushes it through covers for a run.
Imad Wasim to Ashton Agar. Flatter on off, the batter strokes it to covers.
Imad Wasim is back on.
Shadab Khan to Adam Zampa. Floats it up on off, Zampa drives it through covers for a run.
Hasan Ali to Nathan Coulter-Nile. A bumper to end the over and NCN is late in the pull shot.
Hasan Ali to Adam Zampa. On the pads, Zampa tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards square leg and the batters take a leg bye.
The new batsman is in. It's Adam Zampa.
Hasan Ali to Ashton Agar. OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! End of Australia's best stand tonight. A frustrating one for Pakistan. Hasan Ali finally gets his man. Another slower ball outside off, Agar tries to cut but the ball takes the outside edge and settles into the mitts of the keeper. Ali gives Agar the stare as he walks off.
Hasan Ali to Ashton Agar. Excellent comeback from the bowler this time. The slower ball on off, Agar is completely foxed. He tries to keep it out but gets beaten.
Hasan Ali to Ashton Agar. FOUR! What a response from Agar! Stand and deliver stuff. It is shorter in length, Agar picks the length early and pulls it over mid-wicket. It seems to have landed just inside the ropes but the umpire goes upstairs to check. Replays show the same. Four signaled.
Hasan Ali to Ashton Agar. NOT OUT! Yes, it has clipped the back leg. On a length around leg. Agar goes to flick but there is a noise as the ball passes the bat. Sarfraz takes it and appeals and the umpire after giving it a thought raises his finger. Agar reviews immediately. Replays show there is no bat involved.
Agar has been given out caught behind. He immediately reviews. Might have clipped the thigh pad.
Shadab Khan to Ashton Agar. Flatter again on middle, Agar punches it down to long off for a run.
Shadab Khan to Nathan Coulter-Nile. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. They take a single.
Shadab Khan to Ashton Agar. Tossed up outside off, it turns back in. Agar tries to cut but it hits the higher portion of the bat and goes towards mid off for a run.
Shadab Khan to Ashton Agar. Another full delivery, Agar jams it out towards the bowler. He sticks a hand out and makes a half stop. No runs conceded though.
Shadab Khan to Ashton Agar. On the middle, Agar drives it back to the bowler.
Shadab Khan to Ashton Agar. Tosses it up on off, Agar drives it to covers.
Shaheen Afridi to Ashton Agar. On the pads, Agar tickles it fine down the leg side and picks up a run. Wants the second, calls his partner for it but then sends him back. Coulter-Nile ain't happy. 11 from the over.
Shaheen Afridi to Ashton Agar. Direct hit would have consumed NCN! It's full and on middle, Agar forces it out towards mid-wicket and Coulter-Nile rushes out of the crease looking for a run. It's not on and hence Agar sends him back. He's lucky it wasn't a direct hit again from Fakhar Zaman.
Shaheen Afridi to Ashton Agar. FOUR! Turning out to be a very expensive over. An overpitched delivery outside off, Agar drills his drive through the gap between mid off and extra cover for a glorious boundary. 50 up for Australia!
Shaheen Afridi to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Goes downtown this time. Makes room again, clears his front leg and hammers it over the bowler's head. There is a fielder in the deep now and long off cuts it off. A single.
Shaheen Afridi to Nathan Coulter-Nile. FOUR! NCN won't go down without a fight! Afridi bowls it short this time, around off, Coulter-Nile makes space and spanks it over covers for a cracking boundary.
Shaheen Afridi to Nathan Coulter-Nile. FOUR! Fine shot! Afridi runs in and tries to bowl a yorker around off. He fails to land it and Coulter-Nile nails this low full toss past the left side of the mid off fielder for a boundary.
Shaheen Afridi has a change of ends.
Shadab Khan to Ashton Agar. On the stumps, kept out.
Shadab Khan to Ashton Agar. BEATEN! The googly on off, it pitches and turns away. Agar tries to defend but gets beaten.
Shadab Khan to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Shorter ball outside off, NCN pushes it through covers for a run.
Shadab Khan to Nathan Coulter-Nile. On the pads, Nathan tries to flick but the ball lobs up and Ahmed runs to his right and takes it. There is excitement from the crowd but nothing from the players.
Shadab Khan to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Flatter on off, NCN cuts it to point. Sarfraz is not happy with that delivery.
Shadab Khan to Ashton Agar. Tosses it up on off, Agar eases it down to long off for a run.
Shadab Khan is into the attack.
Imad Wasim to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Fires it on the stumps and the batsman blocks it out.
Imad Wasim to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Well played again! He shuffles right across and Imad bowls a low full toss on the stumps. Nathan plays the paddle sweep and bags a brace.
Imad Wasim to Ashton Agar. Strokes it through covers for a single.
Imad Wasim to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Nicely played! Walks across and plays the sweep to deep square leg for a run.
Imad Wasim to Ashton Agar. Slower through the air on off, Agar pushes it through covers for a run.
Imad Wasim to Ashton Agar. Flatter on off, the batter strokes it to covers.
Imad Wasim is back on.
Shaheen Afridi to Ashton Agar. A brilliant yorker to end the over! Agar fails to flick and gets hit on the pads. The ball lobs towards point as the batsmen take a leg bye. The players appeal but the umpire shakes his head.
Shaheen Afridi to Nathan Coulter-Nile. On the pads, NCN tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards square leg and the batsmen run a leg bye.
Shaheen Afridi to Nathan Coulter-Nile. A swing and a miss! A decent slower ball outside off, Nathan tries to go downtown but misses.
Shaheen Afridi to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Length ball on middle, the batsman defends it out.
Shaheen Afridi to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Shorter in length, Nathan gets into position early and pulls it through mid-wicket for a brace.
Shaheen Afridi to Ashton Agar. Shortish and outside off, Agar tries to cut but gets a bottom edge towards third man for a run.
Shaheen Afridi is into the attack.
Hasan Ali to Nathan Coulter-Nile. A beauty! A yorker on middle, NCN somehow jams it out. End of a lovely first over by Hasan Ali.
Hasan Ali to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Back of a length on off, Nathan pushes it to mid off.
Hasan Ali to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Once again even before the bat is down, the ball zips through. Full and around off, Nathan tries to get his bat down in time but fails to do so. Attack the stumps, Hasan.
Hasan Ali to Nathan Coulter-Nile. The ball is really skidding through here. The batsmen are being beaten for pace. On a length and around middle, it skids through. NCN tries to flick but misses to get hit high on the pads.
Hasan Ali to Ashton Agar. Edges it but only a slip in place! Should be having more with the position Australia are in. Around off, Agar tries to defend but the ball takes the outside edge and goes wide of first slip for a run.
Hasan Ali to Ashton Agar. On a length around middle, Agar defends it.
Hasan Ali is into the attack.
Faheem Ashraf to Ashton Agar. So a triple to end the Powerplay, thoroughly dominated by Pakistan as Australia are 26 for 6. Full and on off, Agar strokes it through mid off and the batsmen run three as Imad pulls it back before it crosses the ropes.
Faheem Ashraf to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Angles this one into the batter. Nathan flicks it down to fine leg for a single.
Faheem Ashraf to Nathan Coulter-Nile. On the pads, NCN tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads.
Faheem Ashraf to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Fuller on middle, it is stroked to mid off.
Nathan Coulter-Nile walks out.
Faheem Ashraf to Chris Lynn. OUT! They are falling like nine pins here! 4th time in this innings the stumps have been rattled. Faheem Ashraf gets his second. Looks like Lynn has just missed a straight ball there. It is angled in from outside off onto the off pole. Lynn plays inside the line and misses to see his off stump being knocked over. The last recognized batsman is walking back and now one can surely say, it is GAME, SET AND MATCH!
Faheem Ashraf to Chris Lynn. Good length around off, Lynn tries to force it towards mid off but gets an inside edge onto his pads.
Ashton Agar strides out to bat.
Imad Wasim to Alex Carey. OUT! Caught behind! Imad Wasim is delighted and copies Cristiano Ronaldo's trademark celebration. Ahem. Australia here are going down like a pack of cards. They are in danger of getting their lowest T20I score which is 79 against England in 2005 in Southampton. Nothing special with this delivery. It's full and outside off, skidding away from the batsman, Carey pushes at it tamely, away from his body, as he attempts to drive. But it takes the feather of his bat and Sarfraz behind hangs on to a sharp catch. Total decimation of the Aussies here.
Imad Wasim to Chris Lynn. Pitches it full and on middle, Lynn eases it out to mid off and scampers across to the other end. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.
Imad Wasim to Chris Lynn. FOUR! Forced away! Wasim drags his length short and bowls it outside off, Lynn holds his ground and spanks it through covers for a powerful boundary.
Imad Wasim to Chris Lynn. Arm ball on off, skidding in, Lynn defends it back from the inner half of the bat.
Imad Wasim to Alex Carey. Full and flighted outside off, pushed wide of mid off for a run.
Imad Wasim to Alex Carey. Flatter and on off, defended off the back foot.
Faheem Ashraf to Chris Lynn. Fires it on the pads, Lynn works it to mid-wicket. End of a double-wicket over.
Alex Carey is in next.
Faheem Ashraf to Ben McDermott. OUT! McDermott is short! And Australia have lost no. 4. Brilliant, brilliant work from Zaman. This was pushed towards him at mid off. The batsmen set off for a run. He collects it, he has just one stump to aim at and hits the bull's eye at the non-striker's end. Have to mention, it is a tumbling throw by him. The players appeal and the umpire takes it upstairs. Replays roll in and it shows Ben's dive has not saved him. Pakistan all over the Aussies at the moment.
Have Australia lost another? Well, Pakistan are really confident. Ben is the man in question.
Faheem Ashraf to Ben McDermott. Fuller in length on off, BM pushes it to mid off.
Ben McDermott is the new batsman.
Faheem Ashraf to Glenn Maxwell. OUT! Another batsman has been castled! No show from the Big Show and now Australia face an uphill task of chasing this down. A wild hoick there from Maxwell. Maybe a needless one, especially in the situation Australia are in. Ashraf bowls it full and on the stumps. Maxwell only manages to connect with thin air and the ball hits the middle pole. Australia have lost their third wicket in the Powerplay and not many teams win after losing three in the first six.
Faheem Ashraf to Glenn Maxwell. Length around off, Maxwell tries to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads.
Faheem Ashraf to Chris Lynn. DROPPED? No, the umpire has signaled it as byes. And replays confirms that. Full and around off, it comes back in very late. Lynn swings but misses. The ball goes agonizingly close past the off pole. It swings in even further after passing the bat. Sarfraz dives to his left and makes a half stop. The batsmen run through for a bye.
Imad Wasim to Chris Lynn. A single to end another really good over by Wasim. He bowls it on off, Lynn pushes it towards mid off for a run. 2-0-9-2 is how Imad's figures reads.
Imad Wasim to Chris Lynn. Darted it again on middle, Lynn with soft hands, flicks it towards mid-wicket. They run the first one hard and then go for the second. The fielder from long on makes good ground, picks the ball up and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end but Maxwell is well in.
Imad Wasim to Chris Lynn. On the stumps again, excellent stuff from Imam. Lynn can only defend it out.
Imad Wasim to Glenn Maxwell. Maxwell looks to make room at first but then does not. Imad sticks to bowling it on the stumps. Glenn eases it down to long on for a single.
Imad Wasim to Glenn Maxwell. Flatter and on middle, Maxwell gets behind the line and defends.
Imad Wasim to Glenn Maxwell. Loopy ball on middle, Maxwell strokes it to mid off.
Faheem Ashraf to Chris Lynn. FOUR! Spoils w
Shaheen Afridi to Ashton Agar. A brilliant yorker to end the over! Agar fails to flick and gets hit on the pads. The ball lobs towards point as the batsmen take a leg bye. The players appeal but the umpire shakes his head.
Shaheen Afridi to Nathan Coulter-Nile. On the pads, NCN tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards square leg and the batsmen run a leg bye.
Shaheen Afridi to Nathan Coulter-Nile. A swing and a miss! A decent slower ball outside off, Nathan tries to go downtown but misses.
Shaheen Afridi to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Length ball on middle, the batsman defends it out.
Shaheen Afridi to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Shorter in length, Nathan gets into position early and pulls it through mid-wicket for a brace.
Shaheen Afridi to Ashton Agar. Shortish and outside off, Agar tries to cut but gets a bottom edge towards third man for a run.
Shaheen Afridi is into the attack.
Hasan Ali to Nathan Coulter-Nile. A beauty! A yorker on middle, NCN somehow jams it out. End of a lovely first over by Hasan Ali.
Hasan Ali to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Back of a length on off, Nathan pushes it to mid off.
Hasan Ali to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Once again even before the bat is down, the ball zips through. Full and around off, Nathan tries to get his bat down in time but fails to do so. Attack the stumps, Hasan.
Hasan Ali to Nathan Coulter-Nile. The ball is really skidding through here. The batsmen are being beaten for pace. On a length and around middle, it skids through. NCN tries to flick but misses to get hit high on the pads.
Hasan Ali to Ashton Agar. Edges it but only a slip in place! Should be having more with the position Australia are in. Around off, Agar tries to defend but the ball takes the outside edge and goes wide of first slip for a run.
Hasan Ali to Ashton Agar. On a length around middle, Agar defends it.
Hasan Ali is into the attack.
Faheem Ashraf to Ashton Agar. So a triple to end the Powerplay, thoroughly dominated by Pakistan as Australia are 26 for 6. Full and on off, Agar strokes it through mid off and the batsmen run three as Imad pulls it back before it crosses the ropes.
Faheem Ashraf to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Angles this one into the batter. Nathan flicks it down to fine leg for a single.
Faheem Ashraf to Nathan Coulter-Nile. On the pads, NCN tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads.
Faheem Ashraf to Nathan Coulter-Nile. Fuller on middle, it is stroked to mid off.
Nathan Coulter-Nile walks out.
Faheem Ashraf to Chris Lynn. OUT! They are falling like nine pins here! 4th time in this innings the stumps have been rattled. Faheem Ashraf gets his second. Looks like Lynn has just missed a straight ball there. It is angled in from outside off onto the off pole. Lynn plays inside the line and misses to see his off stump being knocked over. The last recognized batsman is walking back and now one can surely say, it is GAME, SET AND MATCH!
Faheem Ashraf to Chris Lynn. Good length around off, Lynn tries to force it towards mid off but gets an inside edge onto his pads.
Ashton Agar strides out to bat.
Imad Wasim to Alex Carey. OUT! Caught behind! Imad Wasim is delighted and copies Cristiano Ronaldo's trademark celebration. Ahem. Australia here are going down like a pack of cards. They are in danger of getting their lowest T20I score which is 79 against England in 2005 in Southampton. Nothing special with this delivery. It's full and outside off, skidding away from the batsman, Carey pushes at it tamely, away from his body, as he attempts to drive. But it takes the feather of his bat and Sarfraz behind hangs on to a sharp catch. Total decimation of the Aussies here.
Imad Wasim to Chris Lynn. Pitches it full and on middle, Lynn eases it out to mid off and scampers across to the other end. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.
Imad Wasim to Chris Lynn. FOUR! Forced away! Wasim drags his length short and bowls it outside off, Lynn holds his ground and spanks it through covers for a powerful boundary.
Imad Wasim to Chris Lynn. Arm ball on off, skidding in, Lynn defends it back from the inner half of the bat.
Imad Wasim to Alex Carey. Full and flighted outside off, pushed wide of mid off for a run.
Imad Wasim to Alex Carey. Flatter and on off, defended off the back foot.
Faheem Ashraf to Chris Lynn. Fires it on the pads, Lynn works it to mid-wicket. End of a double-wicket over.
Alex Carey is in next.
Faheem Ashraf to Ben McDermott. OUT! McDermott is short! And Australia have lost no. 4. Brilliant, brilliant work from Zaman. This was pushed towards him at mid off. The batsmen set off for a run. He collects it, he has just one stump to aim at and hits the bull's eye at the non-striker's end. Have to mention, it is a tumbling throw by him. The players appeal and the umpire takes it upstairs. Replays roll in and it shows Ben's dive has not saved him. Pakistan all over the Aussies at the moment.
Have Australia lost another? Well, Pakistan are really confident. Ben is the man in question.
Faheem Ashraf to Ben McDermott. Fuller in length on off, BM pushes it to mid off.
Ben McDermott is the new batsman.
Faheem Ashraf to Glenn Maxwell. OUT! Another batsman has been castled! No show from the Big Show and now Australia face an uphill task of chasing this down. A wild hoick there from Maxwell. Maybe a needless one, especially in the situation Australia are in. Ashraf bowls it full and on the stumps. Maxwell only manages to connect with thin air and the ball hits the middle pole. Australia have lost their third wicket in the Powerplay and not many teams win after losing three in the first six.
Faheem Ashraf to Glenn Maxwell. Length around off, Maxwell tries to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads.
Faheem Ashraf to Chris Lynn. DROPPED? No, the umpire has signaled it as byes. And replays confirms that. Full and around off, it comes back in very late. Lynn swings but misses. The ball goes agonizingly close past the off pole. It swings in even further after passing the bat. Sarfraz dives to his left and makes a half stop. The batsmen run through for a bye.
Imad Wasim to Chris Lynn. A single to end another really good over by Wasim. He bowls it on off, Lynn pushes it towards mid off for a run. 2-0-9-2 is how Imad's figures reads.
Imad Wasim to Chris Lynn. Darted it again on middle, Lynn with soft hands, flicks it towards mid-wicket. They run the first one hard and then go for the second. The fielder from long on makes good ground, picks the ball up and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end but Maxwell is well in.
Imad Wasim to Chris Lynn. On the stumps again, excellent stuff from Imam. Lynn can only defend it out.
Imad Wasim to Glenn Maxwell. Maxwell looks to make room at first but then does not. Imad sticks to bowling it on the stumps. Glenn eases it down to long on for a single.
Imad Wasim to Glenn Maxwell. Flatter and on middle, Maxwell gets behind the line and defends.
Imad Wasim to Glenn Maxwell. Loopy ball on middle, Maxwell strokes it to mid off.
Faheem Ashraf to Chris Lynn. FOUR! Spoils what was a brilliant over till then. Still a good one though as only 6 from it. Slightly fuller around off, Lynn stands tall and hits it on the up through covers and the ball races away.
Faheem Ashraf to Glenn Maxwell. This time he pushes it a little wide of mid on and goes for the run. The fielder there scores a direct hit at the bowler's end but the batsman is well in. The ball deflects away from the fielder backing up but no extra runs conceded.
Faheem Ashraf to Glenn Maxwell. Length again around off, Maxwell pushes it towards mid on. He initially calls for a run but in time sends Lynn back.
Faheem Ashraf to Chris Lynn. Hits the deck hard this time and angles it into the batsman, Lynn works it around the corner and takes a run.
Faheem Ashraf to Chris Lynn. Good shot but finds the fielder! Full and on off, Lynn drives it towards the man at cover-point.
Faheem Ashraf to Chris Lynn. Starts by attacking the stumps with a full ball, Lynn pushes it back towards mid off.
Glenn Maxwell strides out to the middle. Also, Faheem Ashraf will bowl from the other end.
Imad Wasim to D'Arcy Short. OUT! Drags it on! Two wickets in the first over. You cannot ask for a better start! Another arm ball earning Imad a wicket. It skids away from the surface after landing, staying a touch low, Short stays back to turn it on the leg side but gets an inside edge back onto the sticks. End of a marvelous first over by Imad Wasim. He is back after around 12 months and has immediately left his mark.
Imad Wasim to D'Arcy Short. FOUR! Crashed! Fantastic start from Short. A flatter delivery, a bit on the shorter side outside off, D'Arcy stands back inside the crease and packs a punch through covers for a cracking boundary.
Imad Wasim to Chris Lynn. Quicker and fuller on middle, Chris works it in front of square leg and collects one run to get off the mark.
Chris Lynn is the new batsman.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. OUT! Sound of timber! Big blow to Australia. Smart bowling by Wasim. Once again he lets out an arm ball in line of the stumps. It's on the shorter side as it skids through the surface after landing. Finch again exposes his stumps as he attempts for the square cut but fails to make any connection. The stumps are broken and Pakistan are delighted.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Good thinking by the bowler. Follows Finch down the leg side with an arm ball. Aaron is beaten for pace and is hit on the pads. It rolls behind past the keeper but no run on offer.
Imad Wasim to Aaron Finch. Starts with a flatter full ball in line of the stumps, Finch gives himself room and drills it straight back. Imad stops it in his followthrough.
We're back with the run chase. Aaron Finch and D'Arcy Short are the Aussie openers. They will be looking to make the most of the Powerplay overs. Pakistan to begin with the spin of Imad Wasim. All set, here we go...