That's all we have from this game. Join us back tomorrow to see Australia take on hosts Zimbabwe at the same venue, same time. Till then, cheers and goodbye!!
That's all we have from this game. Join us back tomorrow to see Australia take on hosts Zimbabwe at the same venue, same time. Till then, cheers and goodbye!!
Finch: We played really well, the tone that our bowlers after winning the toss set early was fantastic. We have come here to win, we have been training well. Nice to have a polished performance to start here. He (Stanlake) did an outstanding job. Jhye, who didn't play much he bounced back today. The quicks bowled really aggressive, I hung onto a couple and it was nice. At times, we are chasing a reasonable small total, one or two overs can break the game. When you chasing at 4 or 5 runs an over, it becomes easy.
Sarfraz Ahmed: The total is important here. If you lose too many wickets early, You can't survive in the match. Credit goes to them, he (Stanlake) got pace, especially the first four overs and he found bounce as well. Time to work hard, hopefully we will come back well next game.
Billy Stanlake, Man of the Match:: We had a pretty disappointing tour of UK, it was challenging and to get out here and perform was nice. My role is to be aggressive upfront and try to take wickets with the new ball.hopefully I can keep doing my best. With the early wickets, Finch just kept me going and got into a good rhythm. It was nice to get off to a great start. He took some beautiful catches (Finch).
Build up:Hello there? While Pakistan have won 13 of their last 15 T20I games, Australia have lost their last 6 games in the limited-overs format, and looking at their current form, the Antipodean nation need to press hard if they are stop the number-one ranked team's dominance.
Yesterday, Pakistan had a stroll against Zimbabwe, but the challenges today would be different and it would be interesting to see if Pakistan stick with the same combination. They have a couple of fresh faces waiting for their turn to impress. It's all revving up for this interesting game. Toss, team news and more updates to follow...