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T20I series: Pakistan win toss, opt to bat first against Australia

Pakistan and Australia have met 28 times in T20I

GNN Web Desk
Published 2 hours ago on Jan 29th 2026, 3:57 pm
By Web Desk
T20I series: Pakistan win toss, opt to bat first against Australia

Lahore: Pakistan on Thursday won the toss and opted to bat first against Australia in the first T20I of the three-matchs series being played at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium.

Pakistan and Australia have met 28 times in T20 Internationals. Australia have won 14 matches, Pakistan 12, with one match ending in a tie and another producing no result.

Playing XIs

Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha (c), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan (wk), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Salman Mirza and Abrar Ahmed.

Australia: Travis Head (c), Matt Short, Cameron Green, Matthew Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Jack Edwards, Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman and Adam Zampa.

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