Overview:
Zampa was magnificent, taking 4 wickets and conceding just 24 runs from his four overs. Mahli Beardman and Bartlett claimed two scalps each.
Pakistan successfully defended 168 and defeated Australia by 22 runs in the first T20I at the Gaddafi Stadium on January 29. The visitors managed 146/8 in the allotted 20 overs, with Cameron Green (36 off 31) and stand-in captain Travis Head (23 off 13) showing some resistance with the bat.
Green hit 3 fours and 1 six while Head smashed 2 boundaries and 2 maximums. Matt Renshaw (15) and Mitchell Owen (8) were run out, impacting the chase. Matthew Short (5), Cooper Connolly (0), Jack Edwards (5) and Josh Philippe (12) failed to contribute. Bartlett troubled Pakistan, but his effort of 34 not out in 25 balls went in vain. He hit 3 fours and 2 sixes.
Saim Ayub was spot on in the batting and bowling departments. After posting 39 runs, he took two wickets as well. Shadab Khan (1 wicket), Abrar Ahmed (2 wickets) and Mohammad Nawaz (1 wicket) bowled well.
Earlier, Pakistan were stunned on the first ball of the match when Xavier Bartlett sent back Sahibzada Farhan, who recorded a duck. However, Saim and skipper Salman Ali Agha added 74 runs for the second wicket. Ayub hit four sixes and 1 boundary while Agha added 40 runs off 22 deliveries to the total. He struck 3 boundaries and 2 maximums.
Babar Azam was looking in good touch, but Adam Zampa scripted his downfall. The right-handed batter’s 20-ball 24 were laced with 1 four and 1 six.
Fakhar Zaman (10 off 16), Usman Khan (18 off 14), vice-captain Shadab Khan (1 off 4), and Shaheen Shah Afridi (0) had no answers to the brilliance of rival bowlers. It was Nawaz, who stayed till the end and ensured the Men in Green reached a fighting total. He accumulated an unbeaten 15 off 14.
Zampa was magnificent, taking 4 wickets and conceding just 24 runs from his four overs. Mahli Beardman and Bartlett claimed two scalps each.