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
Australia vs Pakistan, 2nd T20I at Sydney, AUS vs PAK, Nov 16 2024 - Match Result
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.
15 off 3...
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
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...
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
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?
gets a bottom edge, as he looks to swipe at this short-of-a-length ball around off. Single to deep square
on a length, and on middle and off. Dabbed down towards square leg
Rauf
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
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..."
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.
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
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!!!"
change of pace again, and this time Irfan is beaten. On a length and just outside off, as he looks to pull but misses
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
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
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
another wide, and almost a replay of the previous ball. On a wide line, and quite full, as Irfan left it alone
quite full, and wide of off. Left alone, and wide called
Ellis
full ball angling across towards off, and turning in. Dabbed down on the pitch
Muqeem in, with a slip
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
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Sydney Cricket Ground | |
Toss | Australia, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2024/25 |
Player Of The Match | |
Series result | Australia led the 3-match series 2-0 |
Match number | T20I 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 days | 16 November 2024 - night (20-over match) |
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Match Referee |
Over 20 • PAK 134/10