Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd T20I
Australia tour of Pakistan 2026 · T20I · · Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Pakistan won by 111 runs (Pakistan 207/6, Australia 96).
Match report
Pakistan (PAK) faced Australia (AUS) in the 3rd T20I of Australia tour of Pakistan 2026, a T20I match, at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Play began on Sunday, 1 February 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 Nasir Hussain and Rashid Riaz, with Ali Naqvi as match referee.
Pakistan made 207/6 in 20 overs, with Saim Ayub top-scoring on 56 from 37 balls. Ben Dwarshuis was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 39. Australia made 96 in 16.5 overs, with Marcus Stoinis top-scoring on 23 from 22 balls. Mohammad Nawaz was the pick of the bowlers with 5 for 18.
Result: Pakistan won by 111 runs. Mohammad Nawaz 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: 207/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fakhar Zaman | c Cameron Green b Matthew Short | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 142.86 |
| Saim Ayub | c Matt Renshaw b Matthew Kuhnemann | 56 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 151.35 |
| Salman Agha | c Cameron Green b Ben Dwarshuis | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 |
| Babar Azam | not out | 50 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 138.89 |
| Khawaja Nafay | c Matthew Short b Cooper Connolly | 21 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 175 |
| Shadab Khan | c Josh Philippe b Ben Dwarshuis | 46 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 242.11 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | c Matthew Short b Cameron Green | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Faheem Ashraf | not out | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 250 |
Extras: 4 · Did not bat: Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Matthew Short | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 10.33 |
| Cooper Connolly | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 11.75 |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 |
| Adam Zampa | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Cameron Green | 3 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 14.33 |
Australia · 1st innings: 96 (16.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Marsh | b Shaheen Afridi | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Matthew Short | c Babar Azam b Mohammad Nawaz | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Cameron Green | b Mohammad Nawaz | 22 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Matt Renshaw | b Shaheen Afridi | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Marcus Stoinis | b Mohammad Nawaz | 23 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 104.55 |
| Josh Philippe | c Sahibzada Farhan b Mohammad Nawaz | 14 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 93.33 |
| Mitchell Owen | lbw b Abrar Ahmed | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Cooper Connolly | st Khawaja Nafay b Mohammad Nawaz | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Dwarshuis | not out | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | c Fakhar Zaman b Naseem Shah | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Adam Zampa | Absent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 13
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Afridi | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5.33 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 4.5 |
| Abrar Ahmed | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6 |
| Naseem Shah | 2.5 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6 |
| Shadab Khan | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.67 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Latest overs
- Over 17 (AUS, Naseem Shah): 3 runs, 90/9 – W • 1 • 2
- Over 16 (AUS, Faheem Ashraf): 6 runs, 87/8 – 1 1 • 2 1 1
- Over 15 (AUS, Abrar Ahmed): 3 runs, 81/8 – 1 • W 1 1 0b
- Over 14 (AUS, Mohammad Nawaz): 2 runs, 78/7 – 1 W • W • 1
- Over 13 (AUS, Abrar Ahmed): 5 runs, 76/5 – • • 0lb 1 4 •
- Over 12 (AUS, Naseem Shah): 7 runs, 71/5 – • • 4 1 • 2