पाकिस्तान vs ऑस्ट्रेलिया, दूसरा टी-20, गद्दाफ़ी स्टेडियम, लाहौर, 31 January 2026 - कमेंट्री

Full and on off, Adam Zampa punches this down to long off for a single. 

Tossed up, on off, Matthew Kuhnemann hits this down the ground for one.

Tossed up, on off, Adam Zampa slogs this away for a single. 

OUT! CAUGHT! That's a wrap on the contest. Pakistan have won this by 90 runs. Tossed up, around off, Matthew Kuhnemann jumps down the track and looks to flick this around mid-wicket but misshits this and gets it edged off the outside to Salman Agha at first slip. 

Full around off, Matthew Short drives this through covers for one.

Pushed through on off, Matthew Kuhnemann blocks it out.

Flicker around the pads, Matthew Kuhnemann flicks this short of Babar Azam at long on for a single. 

FOUR! Wrong'un, quicker one, around middle and leg, Matthew Short backs away and slogs this into the gap to the right of deep mid-wicket for a boundary. 

OUT! CAUGHT! Carrom-ball, around off, Matthew Short goes down on a knee and looks to slog sweep this one but mistimes it. Gets the ball ballooned over Babar at long off. Babar sttles himself underneath it and holds onto a dolly. 

Tossed up, around off, Adam Zampa drives this through covers for one.

WIDE! Full and wide outside off, Matthew Short leaves it. Wided.

Full and around middle and off, Matthew Short reverse ramps this to short third for a run.

SIX! Right in the slot from Shadab Khan and Xavier Bartlett smashes this out of the park. Tossed up, around middle and off, Xavier Bartlett clears his front foot and slogs this out of the park towards the deep mid-wicket region for a huge six. 

Full and on off, Xavier Bartlett punches this in the gap for one.

Tossed up, around off, Matthew Short punches this to sweeper cover for a run.

OUT! CAUGHT! Shadab Khan gets his second of the game. Flighted around off, Xavier Bartlett looks to go downtown but gets the ball ballooned over Babar Azam at long off. Babar makes no mistake and ends up holding onto this regulation catch.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! Wrong'un, around off, turning back into the batter. Sean Abbott rocks back and looks to cut this square but gets it edged off the inside onto the stumps. Shadab Khan enjoys his third as Abbott sees his stumps being broken. 

Short and wide of off, Matthew Short punches this to covers for no run.

Pushed through wide of off, Matthew Short thumps this to sweeper cover's left for a couple of runs.

Fuller on off, Matthew Short blocks this out.

FOUR! Short gets one better on Tariq. Tossed up, on middle and off, Matthew Short goes down on a knee and sweeps this all along the ground through the square leg region for a boundary.

Darted into the batter, Matthew Short rocks back and punches this to sweeper cover for a run. 

Full and on off, Xavier Bartlett keeps it out off his back foot.

Tossed up, around off, Xavier Bartlett rolls this past the bowler to his right for a run.

Full and on middle and off, Matthew Short sweeps this to deep square leg for a single.

Tossed up, around off, Xavier Bartlett looks to cut but misses as the ball spins away.

Flighted around off, Xavier Bartlett rolls this down to long on for a strike rotation. 

Fuller one around off, Matthew Short pushes this through mid off for a single. 

Leggie, around off, turning away from the batter. Xavier Bartlett rocks back and looks to thump this down the ground but misses and Usman Khan grabs it behind the stumps. A confident appeal from Khan forces the umpire to raise his finger. Xavier Bartlett sends this upstairs and the replay shows nothing on the UltraEdge and the on-field umpire is asked to change his decision from out to NOT OUT!

Full and on middle and off, Matthew Short flicks this down to long on for one.

Short and wide of off, Cameron Green slashes hard at it, gets it edged behind the fielder at point for three runs. Mohammad Nawaz does well to chase this fromt backward point and put in a diving effort to save a run for his side. 

Wrong'un, around middle and off, Matthew Short rocks back and gets it worked through mid-wicket for a run.

Pushed through on middle and off, Cameron Green blocks this out.

OUT! CAUGHT! Green throws in the towel and holes out at point. Flighted from Usman Khan, wide of off, Cameron Green goes for a wild hoick at it but mishits this and gets it spooned over Shadab Khan at point. Shadab Khan makes no mistake and takes a regulation catch. Green doesn't seem happy with the action with which Usman Tariq has been bowling.

Pushed through on off, Xavier Bartlett drills this through mid on for a single. 

Low full toss, on the pads, Cameron Green flicks this through mid-wicket for a brace.

Quicker and flatter on the pads, Cameron Green tucks this off his back foot through mid-wicket for one.

Full and wide of off, Matthew Short drives this to wide long off for a couple of runs. 

Pushed through on off, Matthew Short blocks this off his back foot.

FOUR! A boundary behind the stumps. Tossed up, around middle and off, Matthew Short goes down on a knee and goes for the sweep but the ball turns away and Short edges this behind the tumps for a boundary.

Full and on off, Short works this in the gap for a run.

Darted into the batter, around leg. Cameron Green rocks back and punches this down to long on for a runs. 

Full and on the pads, Cameron Green drills this down the ground to long on for a strike rotation.

Under-cutter, around off, Matthew Short pushes this back to the bowler. 

Full and around off, Matthew Short punches this to sweeper cover for a single.

Short and around off, Cameron Green rocks back and pushes this through covers for one run.

Quicker from Nawaz on middle and off, Matthew Short blocks this to covers.

Full and on middle and off, Cooper Connolly blocks this out.

Tossed up, around the pads, Cooper Connolly tucks this to mid-wicket.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Shadab Khan strikes as Cooper Connolly departs for just 1 off 4. Genuine leggie, around off, turning back into the batter. Cooper Connolly presses in front and looks to punch this to covers but gets beaten on the inside and the ball goes on to rattle the timber.

Quicker one, on off, Matthew Short rolls this through mid off for a run. 

Tossed up, on the pads, Cameron Green flicks this through mid-wicket for a single. 

Googly on middle and off, Cameron Green rolls this back to the bowler.

Short and wide of off, Cameron Green cuts this crisply to deep point for a couple.

Pushed through on the pads, Cameron Green flicks this through mid-wicket for another brace. 

Pushed through on off, Cameron Green punches this to covers for no run.

Flighted around off, Cameron Green drills this down to long off for a run.

OUT! LBW! Matt Renshaw looks to get innovative but is beaten and gets rapped on the pads with the umpire raising his finger after an appeal from the home side. Tossed up, around middle and off, Matt Renshaw steps across and looks to ramp but misses. Gets hit on the back pad and a gentle appeal from Nawaz was enough for the umpire to raise his finger. Matt Renshaw appears to be confident of getting something onto it and sends this upstairs. Nothing on the UltraEdge as the ball passes the bat and three reds with rhe ball hitting the middle of the middle-stump, sees the ends of Matt Renshaw. 

Tossed up, around the pads, Cooper Connolly flicks this through mid-wicket for a single. 

Fired on off, Cameron Green punches this to point.

SIX! This ball has been gifted wings from Green. Tossed up, around middle and off, Cameron Green shimmies down the track and muscles this with venom over the sight screen down the ground for a monstrous six. 

FOUR! Short and on off, Cameron Green rocks onto his back foot this time and pumps this over the mid on fielder for a boundary. Even this almost carried all the way to the fence but it lands just inside and bounces over the ropes. 

SIX! OH DEAR ME! Cameron Green has taken the attack to Saim. Flighted around off, Cameron Green stays leg side to it and slogs sweeps this right from the middle of his bat. Gets it sailed over the fence and into the crowd towards the deep mid-wicket region for a massive six.

Pushed through on off, Cameron Green rolls this down to long on for a run. 

Short and wide of off, Matt Renshaw backs away and pulls this to the right of Faheem Ashraf at deep square leg. Faheem glides to his right and puts in a dive to keep it down to two.

Flighted full and around off, Cameron Green pumps this just past the bowler for a run. This was at a catchable height for Abrar but he just manages to get it brushed off his outstretched right hand as the ball rolls to mid off for one.

Tossed up, around off, Josh Inglis drives this well to covers for no run. 

OUT! LBW! Abrar gets his second of the evening. Another Aussie batter fails to read the googly from Abrar and pays the price with his wicket. Googly, into the batter, around middle and off, Josh Inglis looks to play the reverse sweep but gets beaten and is hit on the front pad. A loud appeal from the bowler in particular and the umpire raises his finger. Josh Inglis sends this upstairs. Nothing on the UltraEdge as the ball passes the bat and two reds with an orange stating umpire's call on the ball clipping the top of leg, seals the on-field decision of OUT.

Full and on leg, Matt Renshaw tucks this to mid-wicket.

Quicker one, around off, Matt Renshaw pushes this to point for a dot.

Full and on off, Matt Renshaw rocks back and punches this back to the bowler. Abrar Ahmed catches this on the half-volley and appeals for a caught and bowled as he is unsure about this landing before he takes it. Umpires on-field sends this upstairs and the replay shows that this has clearly bounced before Abrar grabs it. 

OUT! TIMBER! This just did no bounce and Head gets clean bowled. Short and in line with the stumps, Travis Head backs away and looks to slog this across the line but misses as the ball keeps really low. The ball sneaks under the bat of Head and clatters into the timber. 

Pushed through on the pads, Josh Inglis flicks this to Abrar Ahmed at mid-wicket for a dot. A fumble from Abrar but the batters doesn't go for the run.

Pushed through again, around off, Josh Inglis rolls this down to long off for a run. 

Tossed up, around off, Cameron Green punches thsi to wide mid off and takes a run.

FOUR! Excellent from Josh to get this away in the gap. Full and wide of off, Josh Inglis allows the ball to come close to him, presents a full face of his bat and drives this through square on off for a boundary. 

Quicker one, around middle and leg, Josh Philippe rolls this to mid on for no run. 

Slower from Abrar as well, full and on off, Marsh punts this to mid on.

Carrom ball, around off, Mitchell presses in front to block but gets beaten on the outside. 

Front of the hands, fuller on off, Mitchell Marsh punches this off his back foot to Abrar's left for no run.

SIX! Short of a length on middle and off, Mitchell Marsh was waiting for a poor delivery and he got it. Marsh rocks back into the crese and pulls this over the fence towards the deep mid-wicket region for a biggie.

Fired into the batter, Mitchell Marsh pumps this back to the bowler.

OUT! LBW! Crafty wrong'un, flighted around off, Mitchell Marsh fails to read it and plays for the one going away from him. Marsh gets beaten on the inside and the ball hits him on the back pad, right in front of the stumps. Loud appeal for LBW from the fielding side and the umpire raises his finger. 

SIX! Saim is greeting with a biggie into the attack. Short and on off, Mitchell Marsh picks up the length early, moves to his off and slogs this deep into the crowd towards the deep mid-wicket region for a gigantic biggie.

Much slower, around leg, Mitchell Marsh looks to sweep this towards deep square leg but misses and gets hit on the glove. 

Floated down the leg, Mitchell Marsh goes down on a knee and goes for the sweep again but misses again.

Another one, bowled slower and around off, Mitchell Marsh keeps it out off his back foot.

No pace offered from Saim again, around off, Mitchell Marsh gets it worked to mid-wicket for a single. 

Quicker one, around off, Travis Head punches this back to the bowler. After conceding a biggie on the first ball of this over, Saim does well to end it with just 7 off it.

FOUR! Lucky escape for the Aussie skipper. Length, outside off, Mitchell Marsh looks to block it but gets a thick outside edge. The ball goes through the gap between the keeper and the slip fielder. Both fail to take the catch as the ball races away to the fence. That should have taken by the keeper.

Hard length, on off, Mitchell Marsh blocks it to mid off for a dot.

On a length, on off, Mitchell Marsh punches it to mid off for a single.

Keeps it full, on off, Travis Head blocks it to mid off.

Slower one, fuller in length, on the pads, Travis Head looks to flick this around the mid-wicket region but misses out and gets it jammed off the front pad.

FOUR! Here comes the TRAV-ATTACK! Pitched up, around off, Travis Head stays leg side to it, gets underneath it and lofts this over the fielders at covers on off for four runs to end the over.