Australia vs Pakistan, 2nd T20I at Sydney, AUS vs PAK, Nov 16 2024 - Match Result

RESULT
2nd T20I (N), Sydney, November 16, 2024, Pakistan tour of Australia
(19.4/20 ov, T:148) 134

Australia won by 13 runs

Player Of The Match
5/26
spencer-johnson
Cricinfo's MVP
141.81 ptsImpact List
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Scores: Sudeep Poojar | Comms: @himanshu_a30
Scorecard summary
Australia 147/9(20 overs)
4/22 (4)
28 (23)
3/17 (4)
Pakistan 134/10(19.4 overs)
52 (38)
37* (28)
2/19 (4)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PlayerTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
AUS141.810(1)- 1.09- 0.975/266.69142.78
PAK91.422(3)0.950.634/224.8390.78
PAK64.124(2)5.076.463/172.6857.66
PAK62.5552(38)59.4762.55---
AUS58.3832(17)41.2358.38---

That's it from us from the second T20I between Australia and Pakistan. The visitors can't win the series now, but can still pull one back to leave the country with a win. It was a tight finish in Sydney tonight, though, and this is Himanshu signing off on behalf of Sudeep and Danyal. Good night, and take care!

Dave: "Australia fumbled around a little in the last ten overs, but the result was never in doubt. 2-0."

Josh Inglis: "We thought we were there and thereabouts... really happy."

Mohammad Rizwan: "If you take the positives, the boys bowled very well. We know Australia is not an easy team; if we give them chances... all the boys bowled well. I prepare myself as to what the conditions demand."

Spencer Johnson is the Player of the Match: "It's an opportunity I don't take lightly. You never know when it's your last game for Australia. It's probably a different bowling unit than what we're used to in Australia."

Time for the presentations

Adam Zampa: "It's a great night here at the SCG. To win a series against Pakistan feels good. A lot of games here feel like away games... it was very impressive. Johnson bowls fast. He hasn't played a lot of cricket."

Furqan: "Pak lost the match in first 9 overs, where they didn't hit a boundary off the bat. Unacceptable in this day and age."

10.47pm A game full of twists, turns, and nudges and nurdles. Take a look at ESPNcricinfo's forecaster graph, and you'll know how much this match swung one way and the other until even the last over. But Pakistan were 44 for 4 in the tenth over, and in a hole in their chase of 148 on a slow and gripping pitch. Usman fought back with a fifty, and Irfan kept Pakistan's hopes alive, but Johnson's five-for meant Australia remained ahead for most stages.

19.4
1W
Ellis to Irfan Khan, 1 run, OUT

a high-ish full toss around off, and dispatched to long-on. Two is the call, but amid confusion and mix-up, Rauf is run-out! The throw from long-on arrives at the keeper's end, with both batters almost finishing at the bowler's end. Rauf pushed for the second, but anyway, one of them would have been run-out, given it was near impossible to take two there. Australia go 2-0 up in the three-match series

Haris Rauf run out (David/†Inglis) 2 (3b 0x4 0x6 6m) SR: 66.66

15 off 3...

19.3
Ellis to Irfan Khan, no run

another dot, and pressure mounting on Irfan! He gets across, and can only manage to paddle sweep this fullish ball wide of off to long leg

19.2
Ellis to Irfan Khan, no run

wow, this is a yorker landing around sixth stump. Dug out towards extra cover, and they don't run

Irfan has to score 15 off five balls...

19.1
1
Ellis to Haris Rauf, 1 run

ohhh, nicely jabbed away wide of the keeper, as the ball is on a fullish length, and wide of off. Single to deep third

Ellis has the ball. Maxwell has a word of advice for him. In Pakistan's dugout, their coach Gillespie, an Australian, looks calm.

Pakistan need 16, but Rauf is on strike

end of over 198 runs • 1 wicket
PAK: 132/9CRR: 6.94 RRR: 16.00 • Need 16 from 6b
Irfan Khan36 (25b 4x4 1x6)
Haris Rauf1 (2b)
Marcus Stoinis 3-0-27-0
Nathan Ellis 3-0-28-0
18.6
4
Stoinis to Irfan Khan, FOUR runs

clipped to deep square leg! Although this gives Pakistan four, Rauf will take strike next over! Full ball slanting into his pads, as he leaned into the shot to find the gap

Can Irfan retain strike?

18.5
1
Stoinis to Haris Rauf, 1 run

gets a bottom edge, as he looks to swipe at this short-of-a-length ball around off. Single to deep square

18.4
Stoinis to Haris Rauf, no run

on a length, and on middle and off. Dabbed down towards square leg

Rauf

18.3
1W
Stoinis to Irfan Khan, 1 run, OUT

on the bounce to fine leg! But do we have a run-out here? The square-leg umpire asks for help from his TV colleague. Yup, Muqeem is well short even as he dives back after attempting a second run. The ball was on a length, as it swung into Irfan's pads. He swung at it, and hit on the bounce to fine leg. They got the single comfortably, before Muqeem took for a second

Sufiyan Muqeem run out (Short/†Inglis) 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 9m) SR: 0
18.2
Stoinis to Irfan Khan, no run

good ball. The line is very tight - and just outside off - as Stoinis bowls a bouncer. Irfan went hooking, but missed, with the ball going from close to his head. In fact, it goes over

Talha: "No jinxing plz..."

18.1
2
Stoinis to Irfan Khan, 2 runs

short in length, and wide of off. He reaches out and swats over extra cover to tick off two more

Pakistan need 24 off 12. Irfan key. Stoinis back.

end of over 1817 runs
PAK: 124/8CRR: 6.88 RRR: 12.00 • Need 24 from 12b
Irfan Khan29 (21b 3x4 1x6)
Sufiyan Muqeem0 (1b)
Nathan Ellis 3-0-28-0
Adam Zampa 4-0-19-2
17.6
1b
Ellis to Irfan Khan, 1 bye

Irfan will retain strike next over! They pinch a bye, as he looks to slash this length ball wide of off but is beaten. Good, quick stuff from Irfan

17.5
Ellis to Irfan Khan, no run

nicely bowled! This is a yorker around sixth stump, as Irfan looks to squeeze it away but is beaten

Sujatha: "Come on Irfan, square the series!!!"

17.4
Ellis to Irfan Khan, no run

change of pace again, and this time Irfan is beaten. On a length and just outside off, as he looks to pull but misses

17.3
6
Ellis to Irfan Khan, SIX runs

it is swinging Pakistan's way now! Irfan gets another delivery which is on a length, and although this bounces nicely just outside off, he clubs this over deep square leg for six

17.2
4
Ellis to Irfan Khan, FOUR runs

misfield by Bartlett, and four! This was drilled down the ground off a fuller length outside off, as Bartlett, at long-off, moved and tumbled to his right, but let the ball through

17.1
4
Ellis to Irfan Khan, FOUR runs

lofted over the bowler's head! Irfan the key for Pakistan. He is deep in the crease, and hammers this length ball slightly wide of off by getting his front leg out of the way

17.1
1w
Ellis to Irfan Khan, 1 wide

another wide, and almost a replay of the previous ball. On a wide line, and quite full, as Irfan left it alone

17.1
1w
Ellis to Irfan Khan, 1 wide

quite full, and wide of off. Left alone, and wide called

Ellis

end of over 171 run • 2 wickets
PAK: 107/8CRR: 6.29 RRR: 13.66 • Need 41 from 18b
Sufiyan Muqeem0 (1b)
Irfan Khan15 (15b 1x4)
Adam Zampa 4-0-19-2
Spencer Johnson 4-0-26-5
16.6
Zampa to Sufiyan Muqeem, no run

full ball angling across towards off, and turning in. Dabbed down on the pitch

Muqeem in, with a slip

16.5
W
Zampa to Naseem Shah, OUT

got him! This one hits the leg stump! He skipped down the pitch, and Zampa went on the shorter side on the stumps, before the ball turned in to slide between bat and pad as Naseem looked to push forward

Naseem Shah b Zampa 0 (2b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
Usman Khan
52 runs (38)
4 fours1 six
Productive shot
pull
13 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
63%
Irfan Khan
37 runs (28)
4 fours1 six
Productive shot
slog shot
6 runs
0 four1 six
Control
68%
Best performances - bowlers
SH Johnson
O
4
M
0
R
26
W
5
ECO
6.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W
1W
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
Haris Rauf
O
4
M
0
R
22
W
4
ECO
5.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
2W
1W
Match details
Sydney Cricket Ground
TossAustralia, elected to bat first
Series
Season2024/25
Player Of The Match
Series resultAustralia led the 3-match series 2-0
Match numberT20I no. 2954
Hours of play (local time)19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days16 November 2024 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Language
English
Win Probability
AUS 99.87%
AUSPAK
100%50%100%AUS InningsPAK Innings

Over 20 • PAK 134/10

Haris Rauf run out (David/†Inglis) 2 (3b 0x4 0x6 6m) SR: 66.66
W
Australia won by 13 runs
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