Pakistan vs Australia, 1st T20I, Australia tour of Pakistan, 2026 - CommentaryPAK vs AUS, 1st T20I, Australia tour of Pakistan, 2026 - Commentary

Pakistan won by 22 runs

Pakistan

168/8(20)

Australia

146/8(20)

PLAYER OF THE MATCH

Saim Ayub

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Head hammers it over midwicket!

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Mohammad Nawaz to Cameron Green, out Caught by Babar Azam!! Superb catch from Babar at the long-off boundary! Was standing close to the edge of the cushions, had to jump in order to reach it, took the overhead catch, then landed on one leg before hopping a few times to regain balance. Was a length ball and Green didn't get hold of it as he tried launching it straight down. Cameron Green c Babar Azam b Mohammad Nawaz 36(31) [4s-3 6s-1]

Abrar on the money

The ball is gripping for Abrar and he is keeping the opposition batters on their toes. Expect him to take at least another wicket in his spell. View Complete Forecast...

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Abrar Ahmed to Matt Renshaw, out Matt Renshaw Run Out!! Mix-up and gone! Renshaw is well short of his ground. He worked it off the pads wide of midwicket, went for the single but Green just wasn't interested. Renshaw had committed and was too far down the pitch to make it back, even with a weak throw. Matt Renshaw run out (Salman Agha/Usman Khan) 15(11) [4s-1 6s-1]

Even-stevens at present

The ploy to bowl Ayub in the powerplay has paid rich dividends for Pakistan. He has gotten rid of both Short and Head with a couple of smart pieces of bowling. That will help Pakistan to apply the brakes on Australia. View Complete Forecast...

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Saim Ayub to Travis Head, out Caught by Babar Azam!! The crowd erupts as Ayub gets the big fish! Slow through the air, Head dances down for a big shot but it grips just enough to produce the miscue. He slices it off the outside half and it's a simple catch for Babar at long-off. First Short, now Head - what a start from Ayub! Travis Head c Babar Azam b Saim Ayub 23(13) [4s-2 6s-2]

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Salman Mirza to Travis Head, SIX, stand and deliver! Angled into the stumps, good length ball, pace on from Mirza and he disappears! Head clears the front leg to clobber it over midwicket

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Momentum lost

Australia have pulled things back superbly and are likely to keep the hosts under 180. View Complete Forecast...

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Adam Zampa to Babar Azam, out Lbw!! Australia review for a lbw! Adam Zampa was very confident and he egged Travis Head to challenge the decision to which he obliged. Was the googly on a back of a length around off, turned in a bit, Babar Azam switched his stance and tried to reverse sweep but missed to get pinged on the pads. UltraEdge shows a clear gap between bat and ball. Over to ball-tracking - it reveals three reds. It would have crashed into the middle-stump. Babar Azam walks back and takes a review with him as well.Babar Azam lbw b Adam Zampa 24(20) [4s-1 6s-1]

Unusual role for Babar

Babar has not played much in the middle order and might struggle to play in the right tempo. Odds are not in his favour to succeed. View Complete Forecast...

Twin fifties

Agha and Ayub are not playing too many rash shots, bowlers are not troubling them and they're set for fifty-plus scores each. View Complete Forecast...