Johnson bags five as Australia beat Pakistan to seal T20 series
Speedster Spencer Johnson took 5-26 to propel Australia to a tense 13-run victory over Pakistan in Sydney on Saturday and seal their three-match T20 series with a game to go.
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Spencer Johnson Bags Five As Australia Beat Pakistan To Seal T20I Series
Speedster Spencer Johnson took 5-26 to propel Australia to a tense 13-run victory over Pakistan in Sydney on Saturday and seal their three-match T20 series with a game to go. Set just 148 to win after Haris Rauf claimed 4-22 to keep the hosts in check, Pakistan were all out for 134 in the final over despite a lively 52 from Usman Khan. Australia won a rain-hit first match in Brisbane by 29 runs with the final game at Hobart on Monday.
Aus vs Pak Highlights 2nd T20I Scorecard: Spencer Johnson Takes 5 Wickets, Australia Clinch Series
AUS vs PAK Highlights 2nd T20I: Led by pacer Spencer Johnson's five-wicket haul, Australia put in a spectacular bowling peformance to bundle out Pakistan for only 134, defending 147. This meant that Australia wrap up the T20I series win, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead with one match to go. Johnson took five of the first six wickets, finishing with match figures of 5/26. Apart from a half-century by Usman Khan (52 off 38), Pakistan showed little to no resistance with the bat. Earlier, opener Matthew Short had top-scored with 32 for Australia, while Haris Rauf scalped four wickets. This is Mohammad Rizwan's first series defeat as Pakistan's new white ball captain. (Scorecard)
Aus vs Pak Live Score Updates 2nd T20I Scorecard
AUS vs PAK Live Score 2nd T20I: Australia remain unchanged as captain Josh Inglis opted to bat in the second T20I against Pakistan in Sydney. Pakistan made one change as Sufiyan Muqeem replaces Haseebullah Khan. The hosts look to seal the series after comprehensively winning the opener in Brisbane as the contest was reduced to sever over per side, owing to bad weather. Pakistan had been buoyed after a surprising recent 2-1 ODI series victory ended a 22-year drought against the Australians in Australia. (Live Scorecard)
Australia vs Pakistan Live Streaming 2nd T20I Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch
AUS vs PAK Live Streaming 2nd T20I Live Telecast: Pakistan look to bounce back from a crushing defeat in the series-opener, with Australia hoping to seal the series with a win in the 2nd T20I in Sydney. Australia edged out Pakistan by 29 runs at the Gabba on Thursday as the match was reduced to seven-overs-a-side due to bad weather. Glenn Maxwell returned to form before quicks Xavier Bartlett and Nathan Ellis claimed three wickets apiece. Both teams are likely to remain unchanged for the game at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Australia Dominate Pakistan In Truncated T20I Series-Opener
Veteran batter Glenn Maxwell returned to form before quicks Xavier Bartlett and Nathan Ellis claimed three wickets apiece as Australia downed Pakistan by 29 runs in a truncated T20I series-opener in Brisbane on Thursday. The match was reduced to a contest with seven overs per side after a delayed start due to heavy rain and lightning. After Maxwell's blistering 43 off 19 balls powered a shorthanded Australia to an imposing 93-4, Pakistan's batting-order crumbled under lights to finish well short on 64-9. Ellis and Bartlett, who both enjoyed successful comebacks to the side after recent injuries, led an aggressive attack.
LIVE | Australia v Pakistan, 1st T20I
Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and elected to bowl in a truncated first of a three-match T20I series against Australia in Brisbane on Thursday.
Australia vs Pakistan 1st T20I LIVE Updates: Pakistan Eye Winning Start Against Weakened Australia
Without senior stars like Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head, Australia will be hoping to bounce back in a three-match T20I series against Pakistan. Wicket-keeper batter Josh Inglis will be leading Australia during the series. On the opposite side, Pakistan will be on a high, having defeated Australia in the ODI series, clinching their first series win in the country since 2002. Under new white ball captain Mohammad Rizwan, a young Pakistan side will hope to create more history in the T20I series. (LIVE SCORECARD)