26/10Result
2nd T20I (N), Australia tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Oct 26 2018
Pakistan won by 11 runs
Player of the Match
Imad Wasim
Imad WasimPakistan
26/10Result
2nd T20I (N), Australia tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Oct 26 2018
Pakistan won by 11 runs
Player of the Match
Imad Wasim
Imad WasimPakistan

END OF OVER:
20 | 15 Runs | PAK: 147/6 | RR: 7.35

  • Faheem Ashraf17 (10b)
  • Imad Wasim1 (1b)
  • Andrew Tye4-0-40-0
  • Nathan Coulter-Nile3-0-18-3

Pakistan have got 147 for 6. Might not look formidable, but taking the pace off has made run-scoring difficult on this surface. And they defended 155 very handily in the last match. Still, Pakistan will feel they left a few runs in the bank, with the Hafeez-Babar Azam partnership perhaps a tad too slow to accelerate. Australia should feel positive about chasing this down, if the ghosts of the first T20I don't come back to haunt them.

19.6
1lb
Tye to Faheem Ashraf, 1 leg bye, tried to repeat the previous shot, but was late on it, and the ball trickles to short third man.

Mahesh: ""Why did Sarfraz did not come to bat? Baffling" - given the match situation, he probably thought guys who could clear the ball with power would be more useful perhaps

19.5
6
Tye to Faheem Ashraf, SIX, gets hold of it picked up the change of pace beautifully, stayed back and clobbered it over deep midwicket
19.4
1
Tye to Imad Wasim, 1 run, slower ball, full on the stumps, gets an inside edge to short fine leg
19.3
1
Tye to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run, well timed, but Maxwell is there at the square-leg fence and he's been superb on the field. short ball, pulled away, but Maxwell cuts it off and throws it back like a rocket
19.2
2
Tye to Faheem Ashraf, 2 runs, yorker length, moved a touch away and swings it towards midwicket
19.1
4
Tye to Faheem Ashraf, FOUR, high bouncer, he plays it cleverly, to the vacant fine leg region for four

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | PAK: 132/6 | RR: 6.94

  • Faheem Ashraf4 (5b)
  • Imad Wasim0 (0b)
  • Nathan Coulter-Nile3-0-18-3
  • Andrew Tye3-0-26-0
18.6
1
Coulter-Nile to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run,

Salman Rai: "These wickets are not conducive for power hitting so anything above 140 should be match winning. I call Pakistan winning this comfortably. "

18.5
W
Coulter-Nile to Hasan Ali, OUT, Mitch Marsh juggles and holds on No batting heroics from Hasan Ali this time. Mid-off was up, and he bowled a full length delivery. Hasan cleared his leg and swung, but got only the toe-end to it. The ball was going behind Marsh. He ran back, arms outstretched, got the ball in both hands. It popped out, but he had the presence of mind to grab it again.

Hasan Ali c Marsh b Coulter-Nile 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

vysakh: "Pak is going to reach 150 comfortably, I dont see why the Pakistani fans are complaining!! Pak bowlers can take out Austrailia for under 100"

18.4
W
Coulter-Nile to Shoaib Malik, OUT, Pakistan are falling away a bit Malik cleared his back leg and tried to go over the in-field, but no timing again - and Mitch Marsh at mid-off holds on comfortably

Shoaib Malik c Marsh b Coulter-Nile 14 (12b 1x4 0x6) SR: 116.66

18.3
1lb
Coulter-Nile to Faheem Ashraf, 1 leg bye, struck on the pads, but perhaps too high. Goes for the quicker one, and the batsman is late on his flick
18.2
1
Coulter-Nile to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, back of a length again, but slower ball on the stumps. Has to wait for it and swivels it to deep square leg

Zaka Ullah: "Pakistan's strategy to consolidate and save wickets for the end of innings is not good. What is this lengthy batting lineup for in which even a number 10 takes 17 runs of an over if they don't utilize them because they do not take risks. They got away with 155 in the previous game, they will not today."

18.1
1
Coulter-Nile to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run, back of a length on the stumps, goes hard at it but no timing.

Just in: MS Dhoni will not feature in India's T20Is against Australia later this year.

END OF OVER:
18 | 11 Runs | PAK: 128/4 | RR: 7.11

  • Shoaib Malik13 (10b)
  • Faheem Ashraf2 (2b)
  • Andrew Tye3-0-26-0
  • Billy Stanlake4-0-36-2
17.6
2
Tye to Shoaib Malik, 2 runs, slower ball again, wide of off, he manages to get down and slash it over the in-field to the man on the point fence
17.5
1
Tye to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run, slower ball, back of a length on the stumps. The batsman has no pace to work with, ends up hitting fairly tamely to deep midwicket
17.5
1w
Tye to Faheem Ashraf, 1 wide, wrong line, too far down leg and he'll be wided for that
17.4
1
Tye to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, fuller length, driven from the stumps to cover
17.3
1
Tye to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run, slower ball on the pads, he swivels it to short fine-leg, with no timing
17.2
1
Tye to Shoaib Malik, 1 run,
17.1
4
Tye to Shoaib Malik, FOUR, gets his line wrong, and with the fine leg up, a length ball on the pads is a free gift. helps it down to the fence

Hint of desperation perhaps in the way Pakistan are hitting out in these end overs. Driven no doubt by the sluggishness earlier. Pakistan had a middle order collapse in the first T20I also

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 117/4 | RR: 6.88

  • Shoaib Malik5 (6b)
  • Billy Stanlake4-0-36-2
  • D'Arcy Short3-0-16-1
16.6
W
Stanlake to Asif Ali, OUT, clobbered straight to the man on the point fence back of a length on off, he timed it pretty well, but it went straight to D'Arcy Short.

Asif Ali c Short b Stanlake 9 (6b 0x4 1x6) SR: 150.00

16.5
1
Stanlake to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, tried to work it into the legside but gets an outside edge that drops near him. They run through for a quick single
16.4
1
Stanlake to Asif Ali, 1 run, bouncer An attempted slower bouncer, it rose head high. Asif managed to hoick it down to deep square-leg
16.3
6
Stanlake to Asif Ali, SIX, clubbed Asif Ali is known for his big-hitting and he shows why. Length ball on the stumps, he goes deep inside his crease, and whacks it into the stands at midwicket

Ahmed : "Does Maxwell not bowl anymore? " - He opened the bowling today

16.2
1
Stanlake to Shoaib Malik, 1 run, length ball outside off, steered to third man

Australia 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st11AJ FinchDJM Short
2nd8AJ FinchCA Lynn
3rd12AJ FinchMR Marsh
4th30MR MarshGJ Maxwell
5th1GJ MaxwellAT Carey
6th11GJ MaxwellBR McDermott
7th59NM Coulter-NileGJ Maxwell
8th2NM Coulter-NileAJ Tye
9th2A ZampaAJ Tye