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)
UPDATE - 7.31 am GMT - Toss is now officially delayed!
UPDATE - 7.20 am GMT - We are just 10 minutes away from toss time but the ground is currently under covers. There were some thunderstorms predicted and it looks like for now, the toss could be delayed which is not good. Hopefully, we do get a positive update soon, so, stick around for the latest updates.
Right then, the stage is set for a fascinating encounter as the lead up to the Aussie summer continues and The Gabba is all set to host its first international game of the season. Can Josh Inglis and co fightback against the in-form seam attack of Pakistan? Or will the visitors continue to dominate with the ball? Only time will tell. Toss and team news in a bit, stay tuned.
Pakistan are riding high on an unlikely ODI series win in Australia and have retained that fast bowling core that did so much damage for the T20Is as well. There are changes in the batting line-up though with Saim Ayub, who had a fantastic ODI series, not included in the T20 setup. Young Arafat Minhas might come into that batting lineup with a lot depending on the shoulders of Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam as the latter tries to rebuild his form.
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