2nd T20: Australia make aggressive start against Pakistan

Sydney: Australia made an aggressive start against Pakistan in the second T20 International and scored 48 runs without loss in the first three overs.

The second match of the three-match T20 series between Pakistan and Australia is being played in Sydney. Australian captain Josh Inglis won the toss and decided to bat first.

Australia has retained the winning side of the previous match while Pakistan made one change in the team. Sufyan Muqeem has been included in the Playing XI in place of Haseebullah.

Australia Playing XI

Josh Inglis (c), Jack Fraser McGurk, Matthew Short, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Hardy, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa and Spencer Johnson

Pakistan Playing XI

Mohammad Rizwan (c), Babar Azam, Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, and Sufyan Muqeem

It is pertinent to note that the first T20 match between Pakistan and Australia was affected by rain, due to which the match was reduced to seven overs per innings in which Australia defeated Pakistan by 29 runs.