Australia tour of Pakistan (T20Is) 2025/26

1st T20I: Pakistan vs Australia  |  Pakistan won by 22 runs

Match Details
Toss Pakistan, who chose to bat Series Australia Tour Of Pakistan (T20Is) 2025/26
Umpires
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