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PAK vs AUS 1st T20I Full Highlights: Before the T20 World Cup 2026, a three-match T20 series is being played between Pakistan and Australia. The first T20 was played on Thursday (29 January) at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. In the match, Pakistan defeated Australia by winning by 22 runs. This victory will be a big boost for Pakistan before the upcoming T20 World Cup.
However, the thing to note is that Pakistan won the match, but the team’s star batsman Babar Azam appeared to be a flop. Babar’s flop can be a big problem for the Men in Green before the T20 tournament. In the match, Babar returned to the pavilion after scoring only 24 runs in 20 balls. During this, 1 four and 1 six came from his bat.
Pakistan’s right decision after winning the toss
Let us tell you that in the match, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat. This decision of the team proved to be absolutely right. The host team, who came to bat first, scored 168 runs for 8 wickets on the board in 20 overs.
Although this was not a big total considering Australia, but the Pakistani bowlers did wonders and led the team to victory. Let us tell you that Sam Ayub, who came to open for Pakistan, played the biggest innings and scored 40 runs in 22 balls with the help of 3 fours and 2 sixes. Apart from this, no other batsman could even cross the 40 run mark. Four batsmen could not even cross double figures.
Australia flop in run chase
Then the Australian team, which came on the field for run chase, could reach only 146 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. The team had a very bad start. Kangaroos had lost 2 wickets on the score of just 28 runs. After this the team could not control itself. Cameron Green, who came at number three, played the biggest innings for the team. He scored 36 runs in 31 balls with the help of 3 fours and 1 six. During this period, Abrar Ahmed and Sam Ayub took maximum 2-2 wickets for Pakistan.