Pakistan vs Australia, 2nd T20I
Australia tour of Pakistan 2026 · T20I · · Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Pakistan won by 90 runs (Pakistan 198/5, Australia 108).
Match report
Pakistan (PAK) faced Australia (AUS) in the 2nd T20I of Australia tour of Pakistan 2026, a T20I match, at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Play began on Saturday, 31 January 2026 at 11:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Ahsan Raza and Rashid Riaz, with Ali Naqvi as match referee.
Pakistan made 198/5 in 20 overs, with Salman Agha top-scoring on 76 from 40 balls. Adam Zampa was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 27. Australia made 108 in 15.4 overs, with Cameron Green top-scoring on 35 from 20 balls. Abrar Ahmed was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 14.
Result: Pakistan won by 90 runs. Salman Agha was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Pakistan · 1st innings: 198/5 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahibzada Farhan | c Josh Inglis b Matthew Kuhnemann | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Saim Ayub | lbw b Cooper Connolly | 23 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 209.09 |
| Salman Agha | c Josh Inglis b Sean Abbott | 76 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 190 |
| Babar Azam | lbw b Adam Zampa | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Usman Khan | c Matthew Short b Xavier Bartlett | 53 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 147.22 |
| Shadab Khan | not out | 28 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 140 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | not out | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 300 |
Extras: 2 · Did not bat: Faheem Ashraf, Abrar Ahmed, Naseem Shah, Usman Tariq
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Bartlett | 4 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 13 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10 |
| Cooper Connolly | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Sean Abbott | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 11 |
| Adam Zampa | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Matthew Short | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
Australia · 1st innings: 108 (15.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Marsh | lbw b Abrar Ahmed | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 128.57 |
| Travis Head | b Saim Ayub | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Cameron Green | c Shadab Khan b Usman Tariq | 35 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 175 |
| Josh Inglis | lbw b Abrar Ahmed | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Matt Renshaw | lbw b Mohammad Nawaz | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Cooper Connolly | b Shadab Khan | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Matthew Short | c Babar Azam b Abrar Ahmed | 27 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 117.39 |
| Xavier Bartlett | c Babar Azam b Shadab Khan | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 111.11 |
| Sean Abbott | b Shadab Khan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | c Salman Agha b Usman Tariq | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Adam Zampa | not out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 1
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naseem Shah | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Saim Ayub | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10.67 |
| Abrar Ahmed | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4.67 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Shadab Khan | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 6.5 |
| Usman Tariq | 2.4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 6 |
Latest overs
- Over 16 (AUS, Usman Tariq): 3 runs, 108/10 – W 1 1 1
- Over 15 (AUS, Abrar Ahmed): 7 runs, 105/9 – 1 W 4 1 • 1
- Over 14 (AUS, Shadab Khan): 10 runs, 98/8 – W W 1 1 6 1 wd
- Over 13 (AUS, Usman Tariq): 7 runs, 88/6 – • 1 4 • 2 •
- Over 12 (AUS, Shadab Khan): 4 runs, 81/6 – • 1 1 • 1 1
- Over 11 (AUS, Usman Tariq): 6 runs, 77/6 – 1 W • 1 3 1