Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha (second from left) flips the coin as Australia’s Travis Head (second from proper) calls it on the toss for the primary T20I match at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on January 31, 2026. — PCB
Pakistan have gained the toss and elected to bat first towards Australia within the second T20I of the three-match collection right here on Saturday on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Pakistan go into the match 1-0 up after defending 168/8 within the opener to bowl Australia out of rivalry at 146/8, sealing a 22-run win. Saim Ayub starred with a fast 40 and two wickets as spinners and run-outs dominated Australia’s chase.
Pakistan make three adjustments from Thursday’s XI, bringing in Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah and Usman Tariq for Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Salman Mirza.
Australia make 4 adjustments with Mitchell Marsh changing Travis Head as captain and Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann and Sean Abbott coming in for Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Jack Edwards and Mahli Beardman.
Individually, right-arm pacer Mohammad Wasim Jr has been launched from the Pakistan squad for the rest of the collection, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) introduced on Friday, with out giving a purpose.
Pakistan and Australia have now met 29 instances in T20 Internationals. Australia have gained 14, Pakistan 13, with one tie and one no outcome.
Matches performed: 29Pakistan gained: 13Australia gained: 14Tied/No End result: 1/1
Enjoying XI
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha (c), Babar Azam, Usman Khan (wk), Shadab Khan, Muhammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Usman Tariq, Abrar Ahmed
Australia: Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Cameron Inexperienced, Josh Inglis (wk), Matthew Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Matthew Brief, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Adam Zampa, Sean Abbott
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