Saim Ayub is gone after a brilliant half-century and that has set Pakistan up for a good score. Salman Ali Agha and Fakhar Zaman were out early as Australia started well with the ball after Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first.

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Pakistan on Saturday again opted to bat first after winning the toss against Australia as the two teams play their second match of a T20I series at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. On Thursday, in the opening match of the series, the Green Shirts achieved their first T20I victory against Australia in more than seven years.

The spin quartet of Saim Ayub, Abrar Ahmed, Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz — all selected for the T20 World Cup —- shared six wickets to restrict Australia to 146-8 in reply to Pakistan’s 168-8. Ahmed led with 2-10 off four overs and Ayub’s two wickets included Australia stand-in captain Travis Head for a 13-ball 23.

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England warming up for T20 World Cup, which is live on Sky Sports from Saturday February 7 to Sunday March 8; England beat Sri Lanka 2-1 in preceding one-day international series; T20 series continues on Sunday (1.

The International Cricket Council, on Friday, confirmed the appointments of match officials for the group stage of the upcoming T20 World Cup. The mega event is starting on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka and 24 officials will serve as on-field umpires for the group stage matches.

Jofra Archer returns to the England team to face Sri Lanka in the first T20 match after recovering from injury.