... The Run Chase ...

Right then, 94 is what Pakistan need in 7 overs to pull off yet another upset down under. This should be an excellent battle between bat and ball given it is such a curtailed game and anything can happen. Stick around as the exciting run chase is up next.

Pakistan went in with an in-form pace attack but were dealt with a few lusty blows, especially early in the innings. Haris Rauf though brought some control back in the 3rd over and picked up a wicket as Shaheen Afridi followed up with a quiet over as well. Rauf went for plenty in his 2nd and final over and it was Abbas Afridi who impressed in the penultimate over with a double breakthrough. Surprisingly, Naseem was handed the final over but he conceded 20 runs which has now handed all the mom

Pheww! That was fast and furious and I guess that's what you get when it is just 7 overs to play with and there are some big names on showcase. Australia were quick off the blocks, scoring 33 in the first couple of overs but did lose Jake Fraser-McGurk early. Glenn Maxwell then came in and played a quickfire knock of 43 runs from just 19 balls before getting out. However, the screws started to come off the wheels towards the end but that blitz of 20 runs in the final over from Marcus StoinisÂ

Naseem Shah to Marcus Stoinis, MORE! That's a massive last over! Australia cross the 90-run mark! On middle, Stoinis makes room and flays it over point. This races away to the fence. 

Naseem Shah to Marcus Stoinis, Six!

Naseem Shah to Marcus Stoinis, 2 runs.

Naseem Shah to Marcus Stoinis, 2 runs.

Naseem Shah to Marcus Stoinis, 2 runs.

Naseem Shah to Marcus Stoinis, Four!

Abbas Afridi to Tim David, ! c Sahibzada Farhan b Abbas Afridi.

Skipper, Josh Inglis is in next.

Abbas Afridi to Tim David, ! Kaboom! That's massive! That's really big. This is angled into the pads. David pulls it well over the square leg fence. First one for him. Australia would love a couple more from him. 

Abbas Afridi to Marcus Stoinis, Only one! Fuller and on middle. This is timed down the ground towards long on. A run taken. 

Marcus Stoinis is the next batter in.

Abbas Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, ! c Usman Khan b Abbas Afridi.

Abbas Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Two! Outside off. Maxwell slashes. It goes more off the toe end but over cover for two. 

Abbas Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Swing and a miss! Goes for another reverse sweep. This is a slower one outside off. He misses. For once he misses the reverse sweep. 

With all three frontline quicks now bowled out, Abbas Afridi comes on to bowl.

Haris Rauf to Glenn Maxwell, 1 run.

Haris Rauf to Glenn Maxwell, Six!

Haris Rauf to Glenn Maxwell, No run.

Haris Rauf to Glenn Maxwell, Six!

Haris Rauf to Glenn Maxwell, Four!

Haris Rauf to Tim David, A slower one this time! On middle. David looks to go big on the leg side but misses. He gets hit on the body. It rolls on the off side. A leg bye taken. 

Haris Rauf to Glenn Maxwell, Wide!

Shaheen Afridi to Tim David, Just the one! Fuller and on middle. This is hit down to long on for one. 

Shaheen Afridi to Tim David, Dots are absolute gold! A yorker outside of. David looks to jam it out. It goes off the inner half back to the bowler. 

Shaheen Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Just the one this time! On the pads. Maxwell pulls it down to fine leg for one. 

Shaheen Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Six!

Shaheen Afridi to Tim David, Shorter and on middle. This is pulled past square leg for one. 

Shaheen Afridi to Tim David, That held in the surface too! On middle. This lands and holds its line. David plays it back to the bowler. 

Shaheen Afridi switches ends now.

Haris Rauf to Glenn Maxwell, Swing and a miss again! That's a fine over from Rauf! Shorter and outside off. Maxwell slashes but misses. Gets his team back in the game with that 6 balls. 

Haris Rauf to Tim David, Outside off. Rauf guides it past point for one. 

Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, ! c Babar Azam b Haris Rauf.

Tim David is in next.

Haris Rauf to Glenn Maxwell, A slower one! On the pads. Maxwell swings again. He's early in the shot. It goes off the back of the bat and down to third man for one. 

Haris Rauf to Glenn Maxwell, Big swing and a miss! Shorter and on middle. Maxwell swings but misses. 

Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, Fuller and on the pads. Short looks to flick but misses. It hits the pad and rolls on the off side. A leg bye taken. 

Haris Rauf to steam in after the Powerplay.

Naseem Shah to Glenn Maxwell, Four!

Naseem Shah to Glenn Maxwell, ! Slapped away! A little too short again. Maxwell makes room. He slaps it over cover and this races away. Another massive over. 

Naseem Shah to Glenn Maxwell, Four!

Naseem Shah to Glenn Maxwell, A wide now! Slower but down the leg side. Wided. It is actually a no ball! A big one. Free Hit coming up. 

Naseem Shah to Glenn Maxwell, Good comeback! Changes his length and bowls it slower. It is on the body. Maxwell bails out of the pull. 

Naseem Shah to Glenn Maxwell, ! That's outstanding! Outrageous! Wow! He brings out the reverse sweep first up. It is on middle. This is hit behind square on the off side. Boundary. 

Glenn Maxwell has been sent up the order at number 3.

Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, ! Taken! Straight to the man! Azam holds on. Shah strikes on the very first ball he bowls. Length and on off. Jake Fraser-McGurk looks to hit it on the up and past cover but provides a simple catch to that fielder. Welcome wicket for Pakistan. 

Naseem Shah to bowl from the other end.

Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Six!

Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Makes room now! This is shorter and on middle. It is slapped down to long on for one. 

Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, No run.

Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, ! This is even better! A little too full. On middle. Jake shows the full face of the bat and creams it past mid on. No chance of stopping that one. Lovely stroke. 

Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, ! Off the mark in style! A little bit of swing but hits it with it. On middle. This is whipped through mid-wicket and this races away to the fence. 

Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Australia and Short are underway! Full and on middle. This is flicked but to mid on for one. 

All in readiness for the 1st T20I to begin! The umpires are out in the middle and the players of Pakistan get into a huddle before making their way through the smoke and onto the field. It will be the duo of Matthew Short and Jake Fraser-McGurk to open the innings for Australia. Shaheen Afridi will take the new ball and he is raring to go. Let's play...

Pakistan (Playing XI) - Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (C/WK), Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Khan, Salman Agha, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Haseebullah Khan, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah.

Australia (Playing XI) - Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matthew Short, Josh Inglis (C/WK), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson.

TOSS - The flip of the coin lands in favor of Pakistan and they will BOWL first.

... The Run Chase ...

Right then, 94 is what Pakistan need in 7 overs to pull off yet another upset down under. This should be an excellent battle between bat and ball given it is such a curtailed game and anything can happen. Stick around as the exciting run chase is up next.

Pakistan went in with an in-form pace attack but were dealt with a few lusty blows, especially early in the innings. Haris Rauf though brought some control back in the 3rd over and picked up a wicket as Shaheen Afridi followed up with a quiet over as well. Rauf went for plenty in his 2nd and final over and it was Abbas Afridi who impressed in the penultimate over with a double breakthrough. Surprisingly, Naseem was handed the final over but he conceded 20 runs which has now handed all the mom

Pheww! That was fast and furious and I guess that's what you get when it is just 7 overs to play with and there are some big names on showcase. Australia were quick off the blocks, scoring 33 in the first couple of overs but did lose Jake Fraser-McGurk early. Glenn Maxwell then came in and played a quickfire knock of 43 runs from just 19 balls before getting out. However, the screws started to come off the wheels towards the end but that blitz of 20 runs in the final over from Marcus StoinisÂ

Naseem Shah to Marcus Stoinis, MORE! That's a massive last over! Australia cross the 90-run mark! On middle, Stoinis makes room and flays it over point. This races away to the fence. 

Naseem Shah to Marcus Stoinis, Six!

Naseem Shah to Marcus Stoinis, 2 runs.

Naseem Shah to Marcus Stoinis, 2 runs.

Naseem Shah to Marcus Stoinis, 2 runs.

Naseem Shah to Marcus Stoinis, Four!

Abbas Afridi to Tim David, ! c Sahibzada Farhan b Abbas Afridi.

Skipper, Josh Inglis is in next.

Abbas Afridi to Tim David, ! Kaboom! That's massive! That's really big. This is angled into the pads. David pulls it well over the square leg fence. First one for him. Australia would love a couple more from him. 

Abbas Afridi to Marcus Stoinis, Only one! Fuller and on middle. This is timed down the ground towards long on. A run taken. 

Marcus Stoinis is the next batter in.

Abbas Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, ! c Usman Khan b Abbas Afridi.

Abbas Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Two! Outside off. Maxwell slashes. It goes more off the toe end but over cover for two. 

Abbas Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Swing and a miss! Goes for another reverse sweep. This is a slower one outside off. He misses. For once he misses the reverse sweep. 

With all three frontline quicks now bowled out, Abbas Afridi comes on to bowl.

Haris Rauf to Glenn Maxwell, 1 run.

Haris Rauf to Glenn Maxwell, Six!

Haris Rauf to Glenn Maxwell, No run.

Haris Rauf to Glenn Maxwell, Six!

Haris Rauf to Glenn Maxwell, Four!

Haris Rauf to Tim David, A slower one this time! On middle. David looks to go big on the leg side but misses. He gets hit on the body. It rolls on the off side. A leg bye taken. 

Haris Rauf to Glenn Maxwell, Wide!

Shaheen Afridi to Tim David, Just the one! Fuller and on middle. This is hit down to long on for one. 

Shaheen Afridi to Tim David, Dots are absolute gold! A yorker outside of. David looks to jam it out. It goes off the inner half back to the bowler. 

Shaheen Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Just the one this time! On the pads. Maxwell pulls it down to fine leg for one. 

Shaheen Afridi to Glenn Maxwell, Six!

Shaheen Afridi to Tim David, Shorter and on middle. This is pulled past square leg for one. 

Shaheen Afridi to Tim David, That held in the surface too! On middle. This lands and holds its line. David plays it back to the bowler. 

Shaheen Afridi switches ends now.

Haris Rauf to Glenn Maxwell, Swing and a miss again! That's a fine over from Rauf! Shorter and outside off. Maxwell slashes but misses. Gets his team back in the game with that 6 balls. 

Haris Rauf to Tim David, Outside off. Rauf guides it past point for one. 

Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, ! c Babar Azam b Haris Rauf.

Tim David is in next.

Haris Rauf to Glenn Maxwell, A slower one! On the pads. Maxwell swings again. He's early in the shot. It goes off the back of the bat and down to third man for one. 

Haris Rauf to Glenn Maxwell, Big swing and a miss! Shorter and on middle. Maxwell swings but misses. 

Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, Fuller and on the pads. Short looks to flick but misses. It hits the pad and rolls on the off side. A leg bye taken. 

Haris Rauf to steam in after the Powerplay.

Naseem Shah to Glenn Maxwell, Four!

Naseem Shah to Glenn Maxwell, ! Slapped away! A little too short again. Maxwell makes room. He slaps it over cover and this races away. Another massive over. 

Naseem Shah to Glenn Maxwell, Four!

Naseem Shah to Glenn Maxwell, A wide now! Slower but down the leg side. Wided. It is actually a no ball! A big one. Free Hit coming up. 

Naseem Shah to Glenn Maxwell, Good comeback! Changes his length and bowls it slower. It is on the body. Maxwell bails out of the pull. 

Naseem Shah to Glenn Maxwell, ! That's outstanding! Outrageous! Wow! He brings out the reverse sweep first up. It is on middle. This is hit behind square on the off side. Boundary. 

Glenn Maxwell has been sent up the order at number 3.

Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, ! Taken! Straight to the man! Azam holds on. Shah strikes on the very first ball he bowls. Length and on off. Jake Fraser-McGurk looks to hit it on the up and past cover but provides a simple catch to that fielder. Welcome wicket for Pakistan. 

Naseem Shah to bowl from the other end.

Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Six!

Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Makes room now! This is shorter and on middle. It is slapped down to long on for one. 

Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, No run.

Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, ! This is even better! A little too full. On middle. Jake shows the full face of the bat and creams it past mid on. No chance of stopping that one. Lovely stroke. 

Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, ! Off the mark in style! A little bit of swing but hits it with it. On middle. This is whipped through mid-wicket and this races away to the fence. 

Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Australia and Short are underway! Full and on middle. This is flicked but to mid on for one. 

All in readiness for the 1st T20I to begin! The umpires are out in the middle and the players of Pakistan get into a huddle before making their way through the smoke and onto the field. It will be the duo of Matthew Short and Jake Fraser-McGurk to open the innings for Australia. Shaheen Afridi will take the new ball and he is raring to go. Let's play...

Pakistan (Playing XI) - Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (C/WK), Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Khan, Salman Agha, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Haseebullah Khan, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah.

Australia (Playing XI) - Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matthew Short, Josh Inglis (C/WK), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson.

TOSS - The flip of the coin lands in favor of Pakistan and they will BOWL first.