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PremiumAustralia vs Pakistan highlights, 2nd T20I: Spencer Johnson finished with figures of 5/26 as Australia defeated Pakistan by 13 runs to win the second T20I and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series on Saturday. Defending 148 runs, Australia had Pakistan on the backfoot early on as the visitors lost four wickets for just 44 runs.
Usman Khan tried to revived Pakistan with a fifty-plus stand for the fifth wicket with Irfan Khan. But as soon as Usman took the long walk to the dugout, the rest of the Pakistani batters just surrendered in front of the hosts. Earlier, Haris Rauf and Abbas Afridi shared seven wickets between them as Australia struggled to 147/9 in 20 overs.
This was Pakistan's fifth loss against Australia on Australian soil in T20Is. Pakistan are yet to win a T20I game in Australia. Meanwhile, Australia had defeated Pakistan in the rain-marred first T20I by 29 runs.
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Babar Azam, Usman Khan, Agha Salman, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem
Australia: Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis(w/c), Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson
Marcus Stoinis and Nathan Ellis take the final two wickets as Australia are bowled out for 134 in 19.4 overs. Australia win series with a game to spare. Spencer Johnson finished with five wickets.
More misery for Pakistan as Adam Zampa takes two wickets in an over. He dismisses Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi within a space of two balls. PAK 107/8 (17)
OUTTTTT!!! Two wickets in an over for Pakistan as Usman Khan and Abbas Afridi depart off Spencer Johnson. PAK 106/6 (16)
Usman Khan is proving to be the messiah for Pakistan in Sydney. After the top order failed completely, Usman along with Irfan Khan put together 50-plus runs for the fifth wicket as Pakistan near 100-run mark.
Pakistan in deep trouble at the moment as Mohammad Rizwan holes out to Tim David off Spencer Johnson. Rizwan goes for 16 off 26 balls. Two wickets in two balls for Johnson as Agha Salman is dismissed for a first-ball duck. PAK 44/4 (9.3)
Like Australia, Pakistan are struggling too. After the wicket of Babar Azam, Sahibzada Farhan departs too off Spencer Johnson. Usman Khan and Babar Azam have joined hands in the middle. PAK 27/2 (5)
Huge wicket for Australia as Babar Azam is caught at deep square leg off Xavier Barrett for just 3. Sahibzada Farhan joins Mohammad Rizwan in the middle. PAK 15/1 (2)
Haris Rauf finishes with 4/22 as Australia end at 147/9 in 20 overs. Abbas Afridi took two wickets in the final over.
Haris Rauf is single-handedly destroying Australia as he gets his fourth wicket in the form of Xavier Bartlett. Australia lose their seventh wicket. AUS 142/7 (19)
Haris Rauf gets his third of the day in the form of Tim David. Interestingly, Australia run-rate has gone done over after over. Australia took just 3.1 overs to score their first fifty while their second fifty came in 10 overs. Brilliant comeback from Pakistan. AUS 131/6 (17)
Another one bites the dust and it's Marcus Stoinis this time. Sufiyan Muqeem gets his first wicket of the day. AUS 86/4 (9.5)
What a comeback by Pakistan in Sydney. After getting smashed for 48 runs in the first three overs, the Men in Green conceded just 16 in the next four, including three wickets. AUS 64/3 (7)
After Haris Rauf, Abbas Afridi joins the act with the wicket of a rampaging Matthew Short. AUS 56/3 (5)
Haris Rauf does the job for Pakistan in his first over with twin strike. He first dismisses Jake Fraser-McGurk. Josh Inglis becomes Rauf's second victim in the over. AUS 52/2 (4)
4, 4, 4, 6 - Jake Fraser-McGurk gives Australia the best possible start in Sydney off Shaheen Shah Afridi. AUS 21/0 (1)
Australia vs Pakistan LIVE Score: Australia have won the toss in Sydney and asked Pakistan to bowl first.
Hello and welcome to the second T20I between Australia and Pakistan.
