By Admin 
Before the T20 World Cup (T20 World Cup 2026), Pakistan defeated Australia for the second consecutive T20 and won the series. In the match played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, host Pakistan defeated Kangaroo team by 90 runs. Captain Salman Aga played the biggest innings for Pakistan and scored 76 runs in 40 balls with the help of 8 fours and 4 sixes.
Coming to bat first in the match, Pakistan put 198/5 runs on the board in 20 overs. Apart from captain Salman Aga, Usman Khan also performed a good innings for the team and scored 53 runs in 36 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes. During this, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhneman, Cooper Connolly, Sean Abbott and Adam Zampa took 1 wicket each for Australia.
Australia flopped in run chase
The Australian team, which came on the field for the run chase, looked a complete flop. The team was all out for just 108 runs in 15.4 overs. During this period, Cameron Green was the bowler who played the biggest innings for the team. Green scored 35 runs in 20 balls with the help of 1 four and 2 sixes. Apart from this, no batsman could touch the 30 run mark. A total of 7 batsmen of the team could not even cross double figures.
Pakistan’s strong bowling
For Pakistan, Shadab Khan and Abrar Ahmed bowled brilliantly and took maximum 3 wickets. Apart from this, Usman Tariq took 2 wickets in his account. Rest Sam Ayub and Mohammad Nawaz took 1 wicket each.
Pakistan did wonders in the first match also
Talking about the first match of the T20 series, Pakistan had won by 22 runs. Now, by winning the second consecutive match, the host team has achieved an unassailable lead in the series. This series will prove to be a big boost for Pakistan before the T20 World Cup. Now the third and last match of the series will be played on Sunday, February 01.