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Monday November 18, 2024

Pak vs Aus: Green Shirts win toss, elect to bat first

Visitors make changes in line up including Rizwan who sits out for Haseebullah Khan

By Sports Desk
November 18, 2024
Pakistan and Australian skippers at the toss of the third and final T20I at the Bellerive Oval in Tasmania, on November 18, 2024. — Screengrab/GeoNews
Pakistan and Australian skippers at the toss of the third and final T20I at the Bellerive Oval in Tasmania, on November 18, 2024. — Screengrab/GeoNews

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first against Australia in the third T20I of the ongoing three-match series on Monday at Bellerive Oval.

The Pakistani squad on Sunday reached Hobart for the third T20I. The touring side, who registered a historic victory in the three-match ODI series, failed to deliver a similar performance in the ongoing T20I series as they've already lost the series.

Earlier on Saturday, the hosts won T20I series 2-0 against the green shirts after defeating visitors by 13 runs in second match at Sydney Cricket Ground.

Set to chase 148, Pakistan only managed 134 before being bundled out in the final over.

Playing XIs

Pakistan have made two changes to their lineup, including their regular captain Mohammad Rizwan, who sits out for Haseebullah Khan.

Pakistan: Babar Azam, Sahibzada Farhan, Haseebullah Khan (wk), Usman Khan, Salman Agha (c), Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Jahandad Khan, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem.

Australia: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matt Short, Josh Inglis (c/wk), Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson.


This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.