Australia have shown they are too skilled in their own backyard.
Australia registered another victory over Pakistan in the second T20I to clinch the series with a match still left. Even though they would have liked to be more clinical, Australia will take the win and look to clean-sweep Pakistan in the T20I series.
After batting first, Australia scored 147/9, with Matthew Short top-scoring 32 in 17 balls, including two boundaries and as many maximums. Aaron Hardie (28), Glenn Maxwell (21), and Jake Fraser-McGurk (20) also got starts.
While bowling, Australia restricted Pakistan to a mere 134 to win the contest by 13 runs. Spencer Johnson took five wickets, while Adam Zampa dismissed two batters to take Australia through.
Australia: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matthew Short, Josh Inglis (C/WK), Aaron Hardie, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson, Nathan Ellis, Xavier Bartlett
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (C/WK), Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Usman Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Abbas Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Sufiyan Muqeem
The average first-innings score in Hobart since 2023 has been 165, with pacers snaring 70.83% of wickets here. Expect another nice batting deck, with some new ball help for speedsters. The team winning the toss might elect to field first, with a total of around 170 being a fighting one.
A temperature of around 13°C, with mostly cloudy, is forecast.
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Marcus Stoinis (AUS)
Nathan Ellis (AUS)
Babar Azam (PAK)
Matthew Short (AUS)
Glenn Maxwell (AUS)
Mohammad Rizwan (PAK)
Irfan Khan (PAK)
Australia have shown they are too skilled in their own backyard. There have been a few flashes of brilliance from a few Pakistani individuals but a collective performance is missing. Expect Australia to continue winning, given they have a better batting unit.
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