Pakistan takes the challenge of sealing the series

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Capture all the shares of the second T20I between Pakistan and Australia thanks to our live updates. After receiving an appropriate hiding place at the hands of Pakistan in the first Twenty20 International, Australia will have to make a quick turnaround and a way to keep the series alive when they face the opposition in the second match of the T20I at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

Pakistan – No. 1 in the ICC standings – fully fulfilled its potential as a visitor, The 156 pursuers for a victory were slaughtered for only 89 out of 16.5. It was a clinical effort of the bowlers, especially Imad Wasim, who, after returning from international cricket after more than a year, shook the Australian big order to bring down 3/20 numbers in four.

The visitors lost their first six wickets inside the Powerplay that Australian captain Aaron Finch called a "slow car crash".

"This Powerplay was horrible … it was like a car crash in slow motion," Finch told the post-game press conference. "In opening the stick, it is my duty to start well and start the hunt.

" I badume all responsibility. I think that every time you aim for a total like that, it is important that you have a good start and that I am the first to say that it was not enough. "

Faheem Ashraf and Shaheen Afridi picked up two wickets each while Haasan Ali also played with the key wicket of Ashton Agar, the second-leading scorer of the innings.

AUSTRALIA There was only one day to correct the shortcomings, perhaps they were tempted to bring in Mitchell Marsh, who had been rested during the opening match to give some strength to the team. Intermediate order, but lack of batting options might not allow them much

Bowling players stand out however by Billy Stanlake and Andrew Tye who pick up six wickets to restrict Pakistan after hosts get Spinners Ashton Agar and Adam Zampa were good too and they will hope for a similar show coming after T20I

Pakistan has less problems thinking with the ball, but the stick remains a problem. Azam (68 *) and Mohammad Hafeez (39) put together a 73-run support for the second wicket, taking the total after the 100-point mark, the hosts went astray. From 105 to 1, they were reduced to 133/8 in 26 balls, six of them failing to even cross double digits.

Asif Ali, Hussain Talat, Ashraf Faheem and Sarfraz Ahmed will want to play a little more in future games, especially if the top order fails to shoot. Azam, ranked fifth on the ICC charts, has once again brilliantly demonstrated its clbad with a crucial half-century in difficult conditions and hopes to do the same in Dubai as well.

The conditions should be met in Dubai this Friday. be hot and dry. There will be an offer for spinners but, because of the variable bounce at the surface, the pacers will also appreciate their time.

The squads

Pakistan: Sarfraz Ahmed (c, wk), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Asif Ali, Hbadan Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Babar Azam, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Hafeez, Shadab Khan, Shoaib Malik, Maqsood Waqas, Usman Khan Shinwari, Hussain Talat, Imad Wasim, Fakhar Zaman

Australia: Aaron Finch (c), Mitchell Marsh (vc), Alex Carey (vc) Ashton Agar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Chris Lynn, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell and Ben McDermott, Darcy Short, Peter Siddle, Billy Stanlake, Mitch Starc, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa.

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First published: October 26, 2018, 9:03 pm EST