Australia have convincingly defeated Pakistan by 29 runs in the first of the three-match T20I series at the Gabba in Brisbane on Thursday, November 14. (Live Streaming |More Cricket News)
Brisbane boy Xavier Bartlett starred with three wickets for just 13 runs in his two overs, while Nathan Ellis also picked up three wickets, giving away just nine runs.
To close the game, Adam Zampa bagged two, while earlier on, Spencer Johnson had picked up Sahibzada Farhan.
Earlier on in the day, Pakistan won the toss and opted to field first. Matthew Short and Jake Fraser-McGurk endured failures as they were dismissed for 7 and 9 respectively.
Glenn Maxwell lit up Brisbane, with a brilliant 43 from just 19 deliveries, while Marcus Stoinis scored 21 off 7 to take Australia to a good total. The two teams will next face off in Sydney on Saturday, November 16.
Australia Vs Pakistan, 1st T20I Playing XIs
Australia: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matt Short, Josh Inglis (c/wk), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson
Pakistan: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (c/wk), Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Khan, Salman Agha, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haseebullah Khan, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah
Explaining his decision to field, Mohammad Rizwan said: "We are going to bowl first because of the conditions. We will try to use the new ball, the guys are bowling well."
His opposite number Inglis said: "Would have done the same. 10 mins to go, got to get ready quickly. Ellis and Tim David comeback."
