Unchanged Australia wins toss and elects to bat in 2nd T20 against Pakistan
Unchanged Australia wins toss and elects to bat in 2nd T20 against Pakistan
Australia’s Glenn Maxwell bats during the T20 cricket international between Pakistan and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)
Australia’s Nathan Ellis, left, and Marcus Stoinis celebrate after taking the wicket of Pakistan’s Haseebullah Khan during the T20 cricket international between Pakistan and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)
Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi bats during the T20 cricket international between Pakistan and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)
Australia’s Glenn Maxwell bats during the T20 cricket international between Pakistan and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)
Australia’s Glenn Maxwell bats during the T20 cricket international between Pakistan and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)
Australia’s Nathan Ellis, left, and Marcus Stoinis celebrate after taking the wicket of Pakistan’s Haseebullah Khan during the T20 cricket international between Pakistan and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)
Australia’s Nathan Ellis, left, and Marcus Stoinis celebrate after taking the wicket of Pakistan’s Haseebullah Khan during the T20 cricket international between Pakistan and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)
Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi bats during the T20 cricket international between Pakistan and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)
Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi bats during the T20 cricket international between Pakistan and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)
SYDNEY (AP) — An unchanged Australian side won the toss and elected to bat in the second Twenty20 against Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.
Glenn Maxwell’s 43 runs off 19 balls powered Australia to a 29-run win in a rain-shortened seven-overs-a-side match in the first T20 at Brisbane on Thursday.
Australia kept faith in the same playing XI which thumped the tourists in the opening game of the three-match series.
Pakistan brought in 25-year-old left-arm wrist spinner Sufiyan Muqeem in place of Haseebullah Khan. Muqeem made his T20 debut in the last Asian Games at Hangzhou where he picked up four wicket in three matches against Hong Kong, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Pakistan won the preceding ODI series 2-1.
Hobart will host the third and final T20 on Monday.
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Lineups:
Australia: Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Inglis (captain), Aaron Hardie, Nathan Ellis, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Adam Zampa.
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Babar Azam, Usman Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Irfan Khan, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah.
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