Spencer Johnson and Zampa humiliated Pakistan, Australia defeated them by 13 runs.
Highlights
Australia won the second T20 match by 13 runs
In the second match of the three-match T20 series, Australia have defeated Pakistan by 13 runs to take a 2-0 lead. Spencer Johnson bowled brilliantly to open the scoring for Australia in a low-scoring match. Adam Zampa also bowled brilliantly.
Australia are victorious in the second T20I by 13 runs.#AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/zc3ccn1eno
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) November 16, 2024
Pakistan’s team was restricted to just 134 runs
Australia have defeated Pakistan by 13 runs in the second T20 match, thanks to some lethal bowling from Spencer Johnson and Adam Zampa. With this win, Australia are leading 2-0 in the three-match series. Spencer Johnson did wonders by nailing the ball for Australia in the match, where Australia won the coin toss to bat first and scored 147 runs in the scheduled 20 overs despite losing nine wickets. In reply, the Pakistan team was reduced to 134 runs in 19.4 overs.
Australia had scored 147 runs in the match
Australia’s batting performance in the second T20 match at the Sydney Cricket Ground was very average. Matthew Short scored the team’s highest run of 32. Apart from this, Aaron Hardley scored 28, Glenn Maxwell scored 21 and Jack Fraser-McGurk scored 20. Thus the Australian team managed to score 147 runs.
Haris Rauf delivers a phenomenal bowling performance
Haris Rauf once again delivered a brilliant bowling performance for Pakistan. Haris Rauf took 4 wickets for just 22 runs in his 4 overs. Apart from this, Abbas Afridi also bowled well and took 3 wickets for just 17 runs in his 4 overs and Sufyan Muqeen took 2 wickets for 21 runs in his 4 overs.
Spencer Johnson wreaked havoc on Australia
Pakistan, who went out to achieve Australia’s target of 148 runs, also had a poor performance with the bat. Australia’s Spencer Johnson stood out in the innings against Pakistan. He took five wickets for just 26 runs in his four overs. Apart from this, Adam Zampa also took two wickets for 19 runs in his four overs and Xavier Bartlett took one wicket.
As for the Pakistani batsmen, all except Usman Khan and Irfan Khan failed. Usman Khan played the first innings for the team and scored 52 off 38 balls. Apart from this, Irfan remained unbeaten on 37 off 28 balls, with the Pakistan team being defeated for good by conceding 134 runs.