Pakistan’s squad arrives in Hobart on November 17, 2024. — X/@sohailimrangeo/screengrab
HOBART: The Pakistani squad on Sunday reached Hobart for the third T20I of the continued three-match sequence in opposition to Australia.
In response to the main points, the nationwide crew arrived right here in the present day afternoon as they appear to keep away from the sequence whitewash by securing a comfort victory within the final fixture, scheduled right here at Bellerive Oval on Monday.
The touring aspect, who registered a historic victory within the three-match ODI sequence, didn’t ship the same efficiency within the ongoing T20I sequence.
Pakistan have been blown away within the rain-reduced opening fixture on Thursday earlier than succumbing to a slim 13-run defeat within the second T20I in Sydney, which noticed them dropping a number of catches.
Throughout the post-match presentation, Pakistan captain Rizwan mentioned dropping catches at essential levels of the sport damage the touring aspect, highlighting the issue of taking 16 wickets – resulting from drop catches – in opposition to a powerful crew like Australia.
“If you drop crucial catches at crucial times, it will cost you always. Australia in Australia isn’t an easy team. If you give them chances like that and you have to get 16 wickets (due to the drops), it won’t be easy for any team,” said Rizwan.
The right-handed batter, who scored a scratchy 16 from 26 deliveries in the 148-run pursuit, also labelled the pitch difficult to bat on.
“We all know that the pitch wasn’t easy to bat on, so the catches were crucial,” he added.
PAK vs AUS T20I squads
Pakistan: Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Omair Yousuf, Irfan Khan, Agha Salman, Jahandad Khan, Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Khan, Haris Rauf, Abbas Afridi, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem.
Australia: Tim David, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mathew Brief, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Sean Abbott, Josh Inglis, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa.
