Pakistan started the series on a winning note by defeating Australia by 22 runs in the first T20 match.

According to the details, the first match of the T20 series between Pakistan and Australia was played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, in which captain Salman Agha decided to bat first after winning the toss.

Pakistan gave Australia a target of 169 runs to win in the stipulated 20 overs, in pursuit of which the Australian batting line failed miserably.

Pakistan’s innings

Despite losing a wicket on the very first ball, the Pakistan team adopted an aggressive approach and in the first 10 overs, Pakistan scored 92 runs for the loss of 3 wickets.

Saim Ayub 40, captain Salman Ali Agha 39 and Sahibzada Farhan were out without scoring a run. In addition, Babar Azam played an innings of 24 runs.

For Australia, Adam Zampa took 4, Xavier Bartlett and Mahel Bradman took 2 wickets each.

Australia’s innings

Chasing the target of 169 runs set by Pakistan, the Australian batting line-up failed miserably and only lost 5 wickets for a total score of 80.

Australia’s first wicket fell at 21 and the second at 28, after which the batsmen took control and batted until Matt Renshaw was run out for 68 runs. Then Connolly was out for 68 runs. After that, Mitchell Owen was also run out for a total score of 80.

Chasing the target, the Australian team was limited to 146 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Saim Ayub and Abrar Ahmed took 2 wickets each, while Shadab Khan and Muhammad Nawaz took 1 wicket each.