PAK beat AUS by 66 runs | Pakistan vs Australia, Highlights And Cricket Score 1st T20I Match

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.

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.

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.