On the strength of Johnson's claws, Australia defeated Pakistan by 13 runs, captured the series 2-0.

By News Update On Nov 16, 2024

Australia defeated Pakistan by 13 runs in the second match of the three-match T20I series with the help of Spencer Johnson taking 5 wickets. With this, Australia won the series 2-0. Pakistan has not yet been able to win a T20I match in Australia. The second T20I match was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney.

Australia, batting first, scored 147 runs losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. Matthew Short played the highest innings of 32 (17) runs for the team. In this innings he hit 2 fours and 2 sixes. Aaron Hardy contributed 28 runs in 23 balls with the help of one four and one six.

Glenn Maxwell scored 21 runs in 20 balls with the help of 2 fours and Jake Fraser-McGurk scored 20 runs in 9 balls. McGurk hit 3 fours and a six in his innings. Short and McGurk gave a good start to the team by making a partnership of 52 (22) runs for the first wicket. Haris Rauf took maximum 4 wickets for Pakistan. Abbas Afridi took 3 wickets. Sufiyan Muqeem took 2 wickets.

Chasing the target, Pakistan's entire team was all out on the score of 134 in 19.4 overs. Usman Khan scored the most runs for Pakistan. He scored a half-century of 52 runs in 38 balls with the help of 4 fours and one six. Irfan Khan played an inning of 37 runs in 28 balls with the help of 4 fours and one six.

Usman and Irfan made a partnership of 58 (35) runs for the 5th wicket. Captain Mohammad Rizwan scored 16 runs in 26 balls with the help of one four. Spencer Johnson took the maximum 5 wickets for Australia. Adam Zampa took 2 wickets in his bag. Xavier Bartlett took one wicket.

Pakistan's playing eleven: Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Babar Azam, Usman Khan, Agha Salman, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqim.

Australia's playing eleven: Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis (c & wk), Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson.