In the third T20 match, Pakistan has scored 207 runs against Australia. This is the first time in the history of international T20 cricket that the Pakistan team has scored more than 200 against Australia. Babar Azam and Sam Ayub scored half-centuries, while Shadab Khan wreaked havoc in the death overs and played a brilliant inning of 46 runs.

200 runs for the first time against Australia

Pakistan team scored more than 200 runs against Kangaroo team for the first time in the history of international T20 cricket. Earlier, Pakistan’s highest T20 score against Australia was 198 runs, which it made in the second T20 match of the same series. Babar Azam returned unbeaten after scoring 50 runs in 36 balls. Whereas opening batsman Sam Ayub played a steady inning of 56 runs in 37 balls.

Especially Shadab Khan created a lot of havoc. Shadab came to bat in the 14th over of the Pakistani innings, by then Pakistan had scored 131 runs after losing 4 wickets. Shadab scored 46 runs in 19 balls, during which he hit 2 fours and 5 sixes. Thanks to his stormy innings, Pakistan scored 76 runs in the last 6 overs. Australia’s Cameron Green was badly beaten in bowling. He gave away 43 runs in 3 overs.

Pakistan’s biggest scores

Pakistan’s highest score in T20 cricket is 232 runs, which it made against England in the year 2021. His biggest score against Australia is 207 runs, which he made in this match. Pakistan team has never been able to even touch the figure of 190 runs against India. His biggest score against Team India is 182 runs.

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Pakistan has taken an unassailable lead in the ongoing important series before the T20 World Cup 2026. In the second T20, Pakistan defeated Australia by a huge margin of 90 runs and took a 2-0 lead in the 3-match series. After this match, questions were raised about the bowling action of Usman Tariq. Australian batsman Cameron Green himself looked angry at his action, on whose ball he was caught out. Its video is also going viral.

In this match played at Gaddafi Stadium, Pakistan had set a target of 199 runs for Australia, in response to which the visiting team collapsed for 108 runs. The team’s first wicket in the form of captain Mitchell Marsh (18) fell at the score of 22, after which Travis Head was also bowled on the very next ball. Dangerous batsman Head could score only 4 runs. Australia’s fifth wicket fell at the score of 54, although there were expectations from Cameron Green who was batting well. But in the 11th over he was caught out on the ball of Usman Tariq.

Batsmen looked unhappy with Usman Tariq’s bowling action

Cameron Green was playing after scoring 35 runs in 19 balls. Green tried to hit a big shot on the fifth ball of the 11th over bowled by Usman Tariq, but it became an opportunity for Shadab Khan to take an easy catch. Green was out, but while returning to the pavilion he raised questions on Usman’s bowling through gestures. After this, when he reached his dugout, he also told his players that he was bowling with his hands very low.

Usman Tariq is clearly a chucker.

How can someone with that kind of bowling action is allowed to bowl in international cricket??

Cameron Green is so angry, he is literally saying Usman Tariq is a world class premium chucker from Pakistan. ??? pic.twitter.com/OcbwpxbZBv

— Incognito (@Incognito_qfs) January 31, 2026

Questions have also been raised in PSL

Its video is also going viral, some people are calling it ‘chucking’ (illegal bowling). Let us tell you that even in the 9th and 10th edition of Pakistan Super League, his action was described as suspicious. However, both times the PCB got official tests done and they got a clean chit.

Hitting the ax on one’s own foot, this phrase fits the Pakistan cricket team perfectly. It seems that the inclusion of Babar Azam in the team of T20 World Cup 2026 is going to be very costly for the Pakistan team. Babar Azam has once again flopped in the ongoing T20 series against Australia. In the second T20 match played in Lahore, Babar was out after scoring only 2 runs.

In the second T20 match, Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. Captain Salman Aga played a stormy innings of 76 runs in 40 balls, in which he hit 8 fours and 3 sixes. But Babar was out after scoring 2 runs in 5 balls.

Pakistan hit the ax on its own foot

Despite Babar Azam’s poor form, he has got a place in the Pakistan team for T20 World Cup 2026. He was able to score 24 runs in 20 balls in the first T20 against Australia. Bad form, poor strike rate can ruin the Pakistan team’s fortunes in the upcoming World Cup.

Babar had earlier also flopped badly in the Big Bash League. In BBL 2025-26, Babar Azam was able to score only 202 runs in 11 matches. Babar scored these runs at an average of 22.44 and he was once again trolled due to his poor strike rate. In the season, he scored runs at a strike rate of 103. Despite these figures, he got entry into the World Cup squad.

Salman-Usman saved Pakistan

In the second T20 match, Pakistan scored 198 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. After captain Salman Aga’s stormy innings of 76 runs, wicketkeeper batsman Usman Khan took over the responsibility. Usman played an inning of 53 runs in 36 balls, saving Pakistan from being reduced to a small score. Shadab Khan also contributed 28 runs.

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Just before the T20 World Cup 2026, the Australian cricket team will tour Pakistan, where a series of 3 T20 matches will be played. This series will be important for both the teams in terms of preparations for the T20 World Cup, it will give Australia a chance to adapt to the environment on the pitches of the subcontinent. PCB has announced the dates of the matches.

Australia cricket team will reach Lahore on 28 January. This series will be important for Australia, especially when many key players of the team are in the recovery period. Australia’s Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Tim David are recovering. Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi is also injured, he got injured while playing in the Big Bash League. Before the T20 World Cup 2026, this series will be a good opportunity for both to test their combination.

Excited to host Australia- PCB

The T20 World Cup 2026 will start from February 7, in which a total of 20 teams will participate. Pakistan is in Group A and Australia is in Group B. PCB COO Sumair Ahmed Syed welcomed the visiting team and described this series as a big event for the cricket fans of Pakistan.

He said, “We are excited to host Australia for a three-match T20 series in Lahore. This tour is a great start to the year for Pakistan cricket fans and I request them to come in large numbers during the series to cheer on both the teams as they finalize their preparations for the T20 World Cup.”

pakistan vs australia t20 series schedule

• 1st T20- 29 January, Lahore
• Second T20- 31 January, Lahore
• 3rd T20- 1 February, Lahore

Pakistan team will play all its matches in T20 World Cup 2026 in Sri Lanka, if the team reaches the semi-finals or final then that match will also be held there otherwise it will be held in India. Australia cricket team is included in Group B, all the matches of this group will also be held in Sri Lanka.