Pakistan and Australia Set for a Thrilling T20 Series

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The three-match T20 series between Pakistan and Australia kicks off on November 14, at the Gabba.

Pakistan returns to the T20 format after an underwhelming World Cup performance in the West Indies, where they failed to progress beyond the group stage. Australia, on the other hand, recently played six T20s on their UK tour, securing a 3-0 victory against Scotland and drawing the series with England.

After beating Australia in the ODI series, Pakistan will be coming with a high morale aiming to maintain the winning streak. Australia is motivated to regain form in T20s, though they’ll be without most Test regulars, except captain Josh Inglis.

For Pakistan, this series offers a fresh start with new batting options like Omair Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, and Usman Khan. The fast-bowling unit, pivotal in the ODIs, remains intact.

The last bilateral T20I between Pakistan and Australia took place in March 2022, when the two teams played a one-off T20I in Lahore, which Australia won. In Pakistan’s last T20I series in Australia, held in November 2019, the hosts won the series 2-0 after the opening match was declared a no result.

 

Match Schedule:

November 14: Gabba 1pm PKT

November 16: SCG 1pm PKT

November 18: Bellerive Oval 1pm PKT

 

Squads:

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Abbas Afridi, Agha Salman, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan, Irfan Khan, Jahandad Khan, Naseem Shah, Omair Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Usman Khan

 

Australia: Josh Inglis (c), Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Spencer Johnson, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Philippe, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa