108/10 (15.4)
CR : 6.89
198/5 (20.0)
CR : 9.90
Pakistan won by 90 runs 🏆
Player of the Match
Salman Ali Agha
76(40)
Super Bowler of the Match: Abrar Ahmed
Super Striker of the Match: Usman Khan
Superpower of the Day: Salman Ali Agha
All-Rounder of the Match: Shadab Khan
Electrifying Batter of the Match: Usman Khan
Outstanding Performance of the Match: Shadab Khan
Mitchell Marsh (Australia Captain): "[Thoughts on game] Certainly was. Well done to Pakistan. They have outplayed us in the first two games. Hopefully, we can turn it around tomorrow.
[On conditions] Yeah, the series was alive for us today. As I said, Pakistan outplayed us. As you lose, you take great lessons out of it. Hopefully, we can implement them tomorrow.
[On overall performance today] Yeah, I thought they put us under great pressure in powerplay. It was probably a 160-170 surface. Fairplay to them. We know partnerships are important in run chases like that. As I said, some really good lessons."
[On conditions] Yeah, the series was alive for us today. As I said, Pakistan outplayed us. As you lose, you take great lessons out of it. Hopefully, we can implement them tomorrow.
[On overall performance today] Yeah, I thought they put us under great pressure in powerplay. It was probably a 160-170 surface. Fairplay to them. We know partnerships are important in run chases like that. As I said, some really good lessons."
Player of the Match: Salman Ali Agha
Salman Ali Agha (Pakistan Captain): "It has to be a great game for us. We batted well in the powerplay and we finished well. We were outstanding. We bowled well in the powerplay and finished the game early too. I can easily say that it is a perfect game for us. We want to replicate it tomorrow as well.
That is why I promoted myself at number 3. We knew that there's a lot of spin here and also it will be in Sri Lanka. I knew that I can dominate the powerplay. I tried to do and everything came off the middle.
We know that he is a very good player of spin. He is perhaps the best player of spin in our team now. We knew his ability. This kind of innings was about to come soon or later. I want to continue the way we are playing. We are ahead by 2-0 now. We want to make it 3-0.
Thanks to the Lahore crowd for appearing. It was a full house from them. I want them to come tomorrow also."
That is why I promoted myself at number 3. We knew that there's a lot of spin here and also it will be in Sri Lanka. I knew that I can dominate the powerplay. I tried to do and everything came off the middle.
We know that he is a very good player of spin. He is perhaps the best player of spin in our team now. We knew his ability. This kind of innings was about to come soon or later. I want to continue the way we are playing. We are ahead by 2-0 now. We want to make it 3-0.
Thanks to the Lahore crowd for appearing. It was a full house from them. I want them to come tomorrow also."
That marks the end of our coverage from the second T20I of the 3-match series between Pakistan and Australia. Pakistan have done better than the mighty Aussies in all the facets of the game and have clinched a victory by 90 runs. They have secured a series victory with a game remaining.
Tomorrow we will be back here at Lahore for the final T20I of the series. Pakistan will try to complete a whitewash to increase the confidence ahead of the most important T20 World Cup 2026 while Australia will be playing for pride. For now, this is Saptak Sanyal signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Ajay Pal Singh and the scorer/analyst of this game Manish Bishnoi and the statistician Aman.
Tomorrow we will be back here at Lahore for the final T20I of the series. Pakistan will try to complete a whitewash to increase the confidence ahead of the most important T20 World Cup 2026 while Australia will be playing for pride. For now, this is Saptak Sanyal signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Ajay Pal Singh and the scorer/analyst of this game Manish Bishnoi and the statistician Aman.