Australia win 2nd T20I by 13 runs to seal series against Pakistan

Australia claimed the T20I series against Pakistan in the second game itself at the Sydney Cricket Ground. It was Spencer Johnson who claimed five wickets in the second innings including those of Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan and vice captain Agha Salman on back-to-back deliveries — to deflate the air from Pakistan’s chase.

Despite a spirited fightback in the second half of the innings by Usman Khan and Irfan Khan, pakistan fell short by 13 runs. Earlier, Australia got off to a record-breaking start before Pakistan came back hard with the ball to restrict the hosts to 147/9 in the second T20I at the .

Haris Rauf’s four-wicket haul and Abbas Afridi’s three wickets helped Pakistan make a strong turnaround after conceding the first 50 runs in only 19 deliveries. Australia had beaten the Men in Green by 29 runs in a rain-truncated 1st match. In a match that was shortened to 7 overs a side, Australia with the help of a breezy 43 by Glenn Maxwell posted 93/4 before Pakistan collapsed like dominos chasing it, even losing 5 wickets for 16 runs at one point. The visitors ultimately finished with 64/9 after their allotted overs with Xavier Bartlett and Nathan Ellis both taking 3 wickets each. Pakistan had shocked the world after defeating the Aussies in the ODI series 2-1 and will now look to repeat the act in the shortest format.