Australia vs Pakistan - Australia tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 - 1st T20I - Pakistan take lead in the series – Live Score and Update
Australia 89 (19.3/20 ov) v Pakistan 90/3 (14.5/20 ov) - Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 31 balls remaining)
Pakistan on Wednesday returned Australia the favour by beating them in the opening match of the three-match T20I series by seven wickets at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
After having lost the three-match one-day series, Pakistan were aiming to comeback in the T20 series, while the Aussies were hoping to continue http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472heir winning streak against the Greens, who haven’t won a series against them in over a decade.
However, the Men in Green have now gained an upper hand in the ongoing tournament, and time will tell if they can really handle the pressure against the Aussies.
Meanwhile, after winning the toss, Pakistan chose to field first and left the Aussies in complete disarray as the bowlers pulverised http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s heavy batting contingent into bits and pieces, reducing them to a tally of 89 in 19.3 overs.
Pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 back to the pavilion with a score of 12 runs on the board.
Watson who had been called in for the 20-over games, looked a tad rusty which caused his decline after facing 11 deliveries.
With http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942, who had come at number three. The star of the ODI finale failed on this occasion, leaving his side under considerable stress.
However, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898, who dismissed Warner at a time when the Aussies were sitting on a total of 46 runs. The batsman hit the showers after clobbering 22 runs off 25 balls.
Pakistan were outstanding in the field today, where they held their catches and did not allow the Aussies to take a breather. Consequently, the Greens bowled-out the Men in Gold with a comfortable target ahead of them.
Pakistan then raced to the required tally of 90 runs in 14.5 overs for the loss of three wickets to win the match.
Hafeez was named as the Player of the Match.
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