Pakistan vs Australia, 1st T20I, Australia tour of Pakistan, 2026 - Player Highlights

Mahli Beardman to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, yorker length delivery in line of the stumps, Mohammad Nawaz clears his front leg and digs it out through covers

Mahli Beardman to Mohammad Nawaz, wide, full delivery down leg, Mohammad Nawaz swings and misses

Mahli Beardman to Salman Mirza, byes, 1 run, very full outside off, Salman Mirza tries to carve it square of the wicket but misses. The keeper can't gather it cleanly and concedes a bye

Mahli Beardman to Salman Mirza, no ball, FOUR, slower back of a length delivery outside off, Salman Mirza waits for it and steers it nicely past the left side of short third to find the fence. Mahli Beardman has overstepped so a Free Hit is coming up...

Mahli Beardman to Shaheen Afridi, out Caught by Mitchell Owen!! Two in two for Mahli Beardman! A length delivery on leg-stump, Shaheen Afridi heaves it uppishly but hasn't been able to found the gap. It's straight down the throat of Mitchell Owen at backward square leg who gets low to take it nicely. Shaheen Afridi c Mitchell Owen b Mahli Beardman 0(1)

Mahli Beardman to Shadab Khan, out Caught by Cameron Green!! Maiden T20I wicket for Mahli Beardman on his debut! Another one bites the dust! Shortish delivery well outside off, Shadab Khan has to reach out as he goes for a flat-batted stroke downtown but only manages to get it off the toe-end to long-on. Green is safe as houses and takes his third catch of the evening. Shadab Khan c Cameron Green b Mahli Beardman 1(4)

Mahli Beardman to Shadab Khan, no run, a swing and a miss! A back of a length delivery angling in from around off, slower off-cutter this time, Shadab Khan tries to slog it across but misses and the ball flies over the stumps

Mahli Beardman to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, pitched up on leg-stump, Mohammad Nawaz flicks it off the inner half in front of square on the leg-side

Mahli Beardman to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, skiddy shortish delivery rushing Mohammad Nawaz for pace a bit. He mistimes the pull to deep square leg. Good over from Mahli Beardman, only 4 off it

Mahli Beardman to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, brilliant yorker on middle and leg, Mohammad Nawaz can only dig it out down the track

Mahli Beardman to Usman Khan, 1 run, very full delivery around off, Usman Khan crouches in his stance and carves it to deep backward point

Mahli Beardman to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, shortish delivery on leg-stump, Mohammad Nawaz hooks it to fine leg

Mahli Beardman to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, Mohammad Nawaz tries to make a bit of room for himself but Mahli Beardman tucks him up with a shortish delivery. He can only block it in front of him

Mahli Beardman to Usman Khan, 1 run, on a back of a length, dabbed to short third

Mahli Beardman to Fakhar Zaman, leg byes, 1 run, skiddy back of a length delivery, Fakhar Zaman swipes at it but it deflects off his thigh pad towards third man for a leg bye

Mahli Beardman to Babar Azam, 1 run, short of length outside off, Babar Azam chops it through point

Mahli Beardman to Babar Azam, 2 runs, another slower delivery and it cuts in from outside off, Babar Azam flat-bats it and it hits the stumps at the other end. The ball rolls back and deflects off the umpire's leg to his left. The batters go for the single but Mahli Beardman is not sprinting towards the ball. So, they sense an opportunity and take the second run as well

Mahli Beardman to Babar Azam, FOUR, good percentage stroke! Slower length delivery outside off, Babar Azam clears his front leg and hits it over mid-off for a one-bounce boundary

Mahli Beardman to Babar Azam, no run, a play and a miss! Shortish and some room on offer, Babar Azam slashes and misses

Mahli Beardman to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, short of length on off, Fakhar Zaman camps back and taps it to covers for a quick single

Mahli Beardman to Salman Agha, no run, on a length around off, Salman Agha taps it to short third

Mahli Beardman to Saim Ayub, 1 run, Saim Ayub works this one through mid-wicket

Mahli Beardman to Saim Ayub, 2 runs, what an effort from Green! Had he taken it, it would have been an outstanding catch! Saim Ayub mistimes the expansive shot over wide mid-off. Green tracks back, covers a lot of ground and stretches his hands but he only manages to get his fingertips to it. He had sprinted back and almost reached it

Mahli Beardman to Saim Ayub, FOUR, 50 up for Pakistan! Nervy start for Mahli Beardman on his debut! An off-cutter but the line is awry once again as it's leg-sidish. Saim Ayub moves inside the line and helps it over short fine to pick up another boundary

Mahli Beardman to Saim Ayub, no run, skiddy back of a length delivery around leg-stmup, Saim Ayub triees to swipe it across but it deflects off his pads to short fine

Mahli Beardman to Saim Ayub, SIX, what a hit! A length delivery on leg-stump, Saim Ayub plays a brilliant pick-up shot over deep backward square leg for a maximum. It was a no-look hit. Swagger from the southpaw