29/01Result

1st T20I (D/N), Australia tour of Pakistan at Lahore, Jan 29 2026

PakistanPakistanPAK
168/8
AustraliaAustraliaAUS
146/8 (20 ov)

Pakistan won by 22 runs

Player of the Match

Saim AyubPakistan

29/01Result

1st T20I (D/N), Australia tour of Pakistan at Lahore, Jan 29 2026

PakistanPakistanPAK
168/8
AustraliaAustraliaAUS
146/8 (20 ov)

Pakistan won by 22 runs

Player of the Match

Saim AyubPakistan

Match Day

83dDanyal Rasool

All-round Ayub hands Pakistan comfortable win

Spinners, run-outs dominated Australia's chase after Ayub, Agha lifted Pakistan to a respectable total

83dAAP

Zampa warns of World Cup trial by spin in Sri Lanka

Legspinner says Australia's T20I loss to Pakistan, with an inexperienced team, highlights the challenge waiting at the World Cup

Preview

84dAlex Malcolm

Head to lead in first T20I; Pakistan's focus on Babar and Afridi's returns

Australia to play an under-strength side against a full-strength Pakistan squad aiming to finalise their T20 World Cup combination

Videos

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Finch and Clarke surprised by Rauf exclusion
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Australia INNINGS		R	B
MW Short	bowled	5	4
TM Head	caught	23	13
C Green	caught	36	31
MT Renshaw	run out	15	11
CPL Connolly	bowled	0	2
MJ Owen	run out	8	8
JR Philippe	caught	12	10
J Edwards	caught	5	6
XC Bartlett	not out	34	25
A Zampa	not out	5	10
M Beardman
EXTRAS	(b 1, w 2)
TOTAL	146 (8 wkts; 20 ovs)

Pakistan BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Shaheen Shah Afridi	3.0	0	29	0	9.66
Saim Ayub	3.0	0	29	2	9.66
Salman Mirza	3.0	0	27	0	9	(1w)
Shadab Khan	3.0	0	25	1	8.33	(1w)
Abrar Ahmed	4.0	0	10	2	2.5
Mohammad Nawaz (3)	4.0	0	25	1	6.25

Australia 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	21	TM Head	MW Short
2nd	7	TM Head	C Green
3rd	40	MT Renshaw	C Green
4th	0	C Green	CPL Connolly
5th	12	C Green	MJ Owen
6th	16	C Green	JR Philippe
7th	9	J Edwards	JR Philippe
8th	7	XC Bartlett	JR Philippe
9th	34	A Zampa	XC Bartlett