New Delhi. Australia defeated Pakistan by 13 runs in the second T20 match and won the 3-match series. Pakistan team needed 16 runs to win in the last over but its batsmen failed to give victory to the team. Praise be to fast bowler Nathan Ellis, who bowled brilliantly in the last over and gave his team the series victory. Ellis did not even have to bowl the full 6 balls. He did the work in just four balls. Pakistan has not yet defeated Australia at home in T20.
Pakistan needed 16 runs to win in the last over. Pakistan had only one wicket left. Haris Rauf and Irfan Khan were at the crease. Australian captain Josh Inglis recalled Nathan Ellis for the last over. Haris ran on the first ball of Ellis and took a run. After this, Irfan Khan could not score a single run on the second and third balls while Irfan was run out on the fourth ball. This is how Pakistan’s innings ended.
Spencer Johnson took 5 wickets
Earlier, Australian fast bowler Spencer Johnson gave his career best performance and took five wickets for 26 runs. Johnson shook Pakistan’s top order due to which, chasing 148 runs to win, Pakistan team was bowled out for 134 runs in the last over. For Pakistan, Usman Khan scored 52 runs and Irfan Khan scored 37 not out but no other batsman of the team could make an effective contribution. Captain Mohammad Rizwan (16) was only the third batsman of the team to cross double figures.
Pak team reached the floor from the throne within six days
Pakistan team reached the floor within six days. Recently, it had won the ODI series in Australia after a long time. After winning the toss and electing to bat, Matthew Short (32 runs) and Jack Fraser McGurk (20 runs) gave a fast start to Australia by making a partnership of 50 runs in 20 balls. This is Australia’s fastest half-century in T20 International.
Marcus Stoinis could not take advantage of life support
Fast bowlers Haris Rauf (22/4) and Abbas Afridi (17/3) then made Pakistan’s comeback with brilliant bowling. In the first over of Shaheen Shah Afridi, McGurk hit three fours and a six in consecutive balls while Matthew Short welcomed Naseem Shah with a six and a four. Rauf dismissed McGurk and English (0) in his first over while Abbas showed Short the way to the pavilion. Marcus Stoinis (14) failed to take advantage of two easy donations but he was caught by Abbas Dwar off the ball of Sufiyan Muqeem. Glenn Maxwell became the second victim of this bowler by scoring 21 runs in 20 balls.
Australia eyes clean sweep
Rauf then took the wickets of Tim David and Xavier Bartlett (five). But Aaron Hardy took Australia to a competitive score with his innings of 28 runs in 23 balls. While chasing the target, Babar Azam (03) was out cheaply on the ball of Nathan Ellis. After this, Australia did not allow Pakistan’s batsmen to hit boundaries for nine overs. The team also lost four wickets during this period. Usman and Irfan brought Pakistan back into the match with a partnership of 58 runs. Johnson ended the batsman’s half-century innings by dismissing Usman in the 16th over. Adam Zampa took two wickets in his last over. He gave only 19 runs in his four overs. After losing 1-2 in the ODI series, Australia, under the leadership of new captain Josh English, will be eyeing a clean sweep in Hobart on Monday in the T20 International.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 16, 2024, 20:38 IST