Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20 highlights: PAK beat AUS by 22 runs and take 1-0 lead in Lahore

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PAK vs AUS highlights: The series against Pakistan will not feature five key players -- Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Tim David, Nathan Ellis and Glenn Maxwell -- because they are not fighting fit yet.

Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20 Match Today highlights: Abrar Ahmed and Saim Ayub have picked up two wickets each to restrict Australia to 146/8 from 20 overs. Earlier, Adam Zampa’s four wickets had restricted Pakistan to 168/8 from 20 overs after Pakistan skipper Salman Agha won the toss and opted to bat first against Travis Head’s Australia in the first of the three-match T20I series on Thursday at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

Australia’s captain Mitchell Marsh, was among the eight Australian players who played in the final of the Big Bash League in Perth on Sunday night before flying out for the first game of the three-game series. The rest of the Australian team was training in Dubai. At the upcoming T20 World Cup, the Australians are hoping to rise back to the top of the T20I summit, after winning the 2021 edition of the tournament before falling short in 2022 and again in 2024, with India being the defending champions.

The series against Pakistan will not feature five key players — Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Tim David, Nathan Ellis and Glenn Maxwell — because they are not fighting fit yet.

Teams:

Australia (Playing XI): Travis Head(c), Matthew Short, Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe(w), Jack Edwards, Xavier Bartlett, Adam Zampa, Mahli Beardman

Pakistan (Playing XI): Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Salman Agha(c), Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan(w), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed