Pakistan vs Australia LIVE Score 1st T20 at Lahore: Ayub gets huge wicket of Head to put AUS under pressure

Saim Ayub gets another wicket here and this one is a massive scalp. Travis Head wants to go big but the ball takes a leading edge and lands straight in the hands of Babar Azam at long-on. Head is out for 23 off 13. Ayub has two wickets in eight balls.

AUS 28-2(3.2)

Travis Head keeps going hard on the other end. Salman Mirza bowls it full and Head just hacks the ball across and gets a six over mid-wicket.

AUS 28-1(3)

Matt Short is out early. Just five runs from four balls. It is a carrom ball from Saim Ayub and Short is bowled. Travis Head is going hard on 17 off just 7.

AUS 21-1(1.5)

An eventful final over. Mahli Beardman took wickets on the third and fourth ball to come on a hat-trick which he could not take. He then bowled a no ball which was sent for four. In total, he gives nine runs in the over and Pakistan finish with a decent score.

PAK 168-8(20)

Mohammad Nawaz hits it high over mid-wicket to get a six. First boundary for Pakistan after 20 balls. Their innings has completely derailed after a brilliant start.

PAK 159-6(19)

Another wicket for Adam Zampa. His fourth of the night. Brilliant bowling from the leg-spinner and he finishes with 4/24 in four overs. Now he has sent back Usman Khan for 18 off 14. Just 12 runs from last three overs.

PAK 149-6(18)

Mahli Beardman gave away 21 runs in his first four overs but now he comes back well to give just four runs in the 17th over to further derail Pakistan’s innings. Usman Khan and Mohammed Nawaz right now in the middle.

PAK 146-5(17)

Fakhar Zaman is expected to be the X-factor for Pakistan but today he was really ordinary. Only 10 for the left-hander tonight and he takes 16 balls for it. Xavier Bartlett gets his second wicket.

PAK 142-5(16)

Adam Zampa finds Babar Azam’s pads and Australia go up in appeal. Umpire is unmoved but Australia review and it is a successful one. Babar Azam is out for 24 off 20.

PAK 124-4(14)

Babar Azam now upping the ante. He jumps out of the crease and launches Adam Zampa for a six on the first ball of the over.

PAK 121-3(13.1)

Just five runs from the 13th over bowled by Xavier Bartlett. Babar Azam is batting on 17 off 17 while Fakhar Zaman too is batting slow on 7 off 11.

PAK 115-3(13)

Pakistan have crossed 100 in 11 overs. Babar Azam finds his first boundary of the game. But he is still batting at a strike rate of under 100.

PAK 101-3(11)

Adam Zampa gets another wicket. Salman Ali Agha wants to put pressure on the leggie but Zampa is too smart. 39 off 27 for Agha tonight.

PAK 86-3(9.2)

Cameron Green is into the attack now and Salman Ali Agha continues to hit sixers. He welcomes Green with a six first ball. Meanwhile, Babar Azam has played 5 balls for his two runs so far.

PAK 85-2(9)

Adam Zampa flights the ball and Saim Ayub takes the bait. He goes for a big shot down the ground but holes out to long-on and is out for 40 off 22. A good innings for Ayub and Pakistan look set for a big score now. Babar Azam is out in the middle now.

PAK 74-2(7.4)

Promising fast bowler Mahli Beardman comes into the attack and Saim Ayub slams him for a four on the very first ball. Ayub then launches a six on the third ball. But Beardman does well to concede only 3 runs in the next four balls.

PAK 56-1(6)

A tight fifth over from Cooper Connolly and he gives away only five runs from this. But Pakistani batters Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha have done well to put up a decent foundation here.

PAK 43-1(5)

One six in every over so far from Pakistani batters but they are not finding boundaries consistently and also playing dot balls. All this means the run rate has still not touched nine despite some big shots.

PAK 26-1(3)

This is how modern batters bat. Saim Ayub puts the pressure back on Australia. Ayub jumps out of his crease and launches the ball into stands on the leg side. Bartlett finishes first over with eight runs and also a wicket.

PAK 8-0(1)

Xavier Bartlett has struck with the first ball of the match and Australia draw first blood right on the opening delivery. Farhan gives back a simple catch to Bartlett and Pakistan have been pushed back early.

PAK 0-1(0.1)