Australia tour of Pakistan (T20Is) 2025/26
1st T20I: Pakistan vs Australia | Pakistan won by 22 runs
| Toss | Pakistan, who chose to bat | Series | Australia Tour Of Pakistan (T20Is) 2025/26 |
| Umpires
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Ahsan Raza (Pakistan) and Asif Yaqoob | Match Date | 29 Jan 2026 |
| Match Referee | Ali Naqvi (Pakistan) | Ground | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| TV Umpire | Nasir Hussain | ||
| Player of Match | Saim Ayub (Pakistan) |
Pakistan Innings |
R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sahibzada Farhan | c & b Xavier Bartlett | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2 | Saim Ayub | c Jack Edwards b Adam Zampa | 40 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 181.82 |
| 3 | Salman Ali Agha * | c Xavier Bartlett b Adam Zampa | 39 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 144.44 |
| 4 | Babar Azam | lbw Adam Zampa | 24 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 120.00 |
| 5 | Fakhar Zaman | c Cameron Green b Xavier Bartlett | 10 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 62.50 |
| 6 | Usman Khan † | c Cameron Green b Adam Zampa | 18 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 128.57 |
| 7 | Mohammad Nawaz | not out | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 107.14 |
| 8 | Shadab Khan | c Cameron Green b Mahli Beardman | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| 9 | Shaheen Shah Afridi | c Mitchell Owen b Mahli Beardman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 10 | Mohammad Salman Mirza | not out | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| 11 | Abrar Ahmed | Did not bat | ||||||
| Extra | b 2, lb 2, w 12, nb 1 | 17 | ||||||
| Total | 8 wickets; 20.0 overs; 0 mins | 168 | 8.4 runs per over | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-0 ( Sahibzada Farhan, 0.1 ) ; 2-74 ( Saim Ayub, 7.4 ) ; 3-86 ( Salman Ali Agha, 9.2 ) ; 4-123 ( Babar Azam, 13.5 ) ; 5-140 ( Fakhar Zaman, 15.4 ) ; 6-149 ( Usman Khan, 17.5 ) ; 7-160 ( Shadab Khan, 19.3 ) ; 8-160 ( Shaheen Shah Afridi, 19.4 ) ;
Bowling |
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Bartlett | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Cooper Connolly | 3.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Short | 2.0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Edwards | 2.0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahli Beardman | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Zampa | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameron Green | 1.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Australia Innings |
R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Short | b Saim Ayub | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
| 2 | Travis Head * | c Babar Azam b Saim Ayub | 23 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 176.92 |
| 3 | Cameron Green | c Babar Azam b Mohammad Nawaz | 36 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 116.13 |
| 4 | Matt Renshaw | run out Salman Ali Agha | 15 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 136.36 |
| 5 | Cooper Connolly | b Abrar Ahmed | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 6 | Mitchell Owen | run out Mohammad Nawaz | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 7 | Josh Philippe † | c Saim Ayub b Abrar Ahmed | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 120.00 |
| 8 | Jack Edwards | c Babar Azam b Shadab Khan | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| 9 | Xavier Bartlett | not out | 34 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 136.00 |
| 10 | Adam Zampa | not out | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| 11 | Mahli Beardman | Did not bat | ||||||
| Extra | b 1, w 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 8 wickets; 20.0 overs; | 146 | 7.3 runs per over | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-21 ( Matthew Short, 1.5 ) ; 2-28 ( Travis Head, 3.2 ) ; 3-68 ( Matt Renshaw, 7.1 ) ; 4-68 ( Cooper Connolly, 7.3 ) ; 5-80 ( Mitchell Owen, 10.1 ) ; 6-96 ( Cameron Green, 12.2 ) ; 7-105 ( Jack Edwards, 13.5 ) ; 8-112 ( Josh Philippe, 15.4 ) ;
Bowling |
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 3.0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saim Ayub | 3.0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Salman Mirza | 3.0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shadab Khan | 3.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Abrar Ahmed | 4.0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Match Notes
Pakistan Inning
- Pakistan : 50 runs in 5.3 overs (33 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket : 50 runs in 32 balls (Salman Ali Agha 22 , Saim Ayub 30 , Ex 1)
- Pakistan : 100 runs in 10.5 overs (65 balls), Extras 8
- Pakistan : 150 runs in 18.2 overs (110 balls), Extras 13
- Innings Break : Pakistan - 168/8 in 20.0 overs (Mohammad Nawaz 15 , Mohammad Salman Mirza 5)
Australia Inning
- Australia : 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks Break : Australia - 80/4 in 10.0 overs (Cameron Green 27 , Mitchell Owen 8)
- Australia : 100 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 2

