Pakistan vs Australia, 2nd T20I, Twenty20 International in Lahore, 2026 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series:Twenty20 International

Venue:Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Date & Time:31 Jan 2026, 11:00 am LOCAL

PAK198/5(20)

AUS108/10(15.4)

Pakistan won by 90 runs

Player of the Match

Salman Agha

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sahibzada Farhan	c Josh Inglis b Matthew Kuhnemann	5	5	1	0	100.00
Saim Ayub	b Cooper Connolly	23	11	4	0	209.00
Babar Azam	b Adam Zampa	2	5	0	0	40.00
Salman Agha	c Josh Inglis b Sean Abbott	76	40	8	4	190.00
Usman Khan	c Matthew Short b Xavier Bartlett	53	36	4	2	147.00
Shadab Khan	not out	28	20	1	2	140.00
Mohammad Nawaz	not out	9	3	2	0	300.00

Total198/5 (20 Ov, RR: 9.90)

Fall of Wickets

17-1 (Farhan, 0.2 ov)72-2 (Ayub, 0.9 ov)76-3 (Azam, 1.2 ov)125-4 (Agha, 2.1 ov)188-5 (Khan, 3.2 ov)

Bowling

Bowler	O	R	W	Eco
Xavier Bartlett	4	52	1	13.0
Matthew Kuhnemann	4	40	1	10.0
Cooper Connolly	4	30	1	7.5
Sean Abbott	3	33	1	11.0
Adam Zampa	4	27	1	6.8
Matthew Short	1	16	0	16.0

Australia - 2nd Innings108/10 (15.4)

Over 16

3 runs

15.4W

Tariq to Matthew Kuhnemann, OUT! Catch Out

mistimes it and finds the fielder

Matthew Kuhnemann 2(4) • FOW: 108/10

15.3

Tariq to Adam Zampa, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

15.2

Tariq to Matthew Kuhnemann, 1 run

rotates the strike

15.1

Tariq to Adam Zampa, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

Over 15

7 runs

14.6

Ahmed to Adam Zampa, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

14.5W

Ahmed to Matthew Short, OUT! Catch Out

lofts it straight to the fielder

Matthew Short 27(23) • FOW: 104/9

14.44

Ahmed to Matthew Short, FOUR

punched off the back foot for four

14.3

Ahmed to Matthew Kuhnemann, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

14.2

Ahmed to Matthew Kuhnemann, no run

left alone outside off

14.1

Ahmed to Matthew Short, 1 run

worked away for one

Over 14

10 runs

13.6W

Khan to Sean Abbott, OUT! Clean Bowled

plays all around it, bowled through the gate

Sean Abbott 0(1) • FOW: 98/8

13.5W

Khan to Xavier Bartlett, OUT! Catch Out

edges through to the keeper

Xavier Bartlett 10(9) • FOW: 98/8

13.4

Khan to Matthew Short, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

13.3

Khan to Xavier Bartlett, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

13.26

Khan to Xavier Bartlett, SIX

pulled into the stands

13.1

Khan to Matthew Short, wide

down the leg side, wide called

13.1

Khan to Matthew Short, 1 run

worked away for one

Over 13

7 runs

12.6

Tariq to Xavier Bartlett, no run

good length, no run

12.5

Tariq to Matthew Short, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

12.44

Tariq to Matthew Short, FOUR

clipped through midwicket

12.3

Tariq to Matthew Short, no run

played and missed

12.2

Tariq to Matthew Short, 2 runs

placed wide of mid-on, easy two

12.1

Tariq to Matthew Short, no run

watchful defence

Over 12

4 runs

11.6

Khan to Xavier Bartlett, no run

watchful defence

11.5

Khan to Matthew Short, 1 run

rotates the strike

11.4

Khan to Xavier Bartlett, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

11.3

Khan to Xavier Bartlett, no run

pushed to the fielder

11.2

Khan to Matthew Short, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

11.1

Khan to Xavier Bartlett, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

Pakistan - 1st Innings198/5 (20)

Over 20

14 runs

19.6

Bartlett to Shadab Khan, 1 run

rotates the strike

19.5

Bartlett to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run

rotates the strike

19.44

Bartlett to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR

punched off the back foot for four

19.34

Bartlett to Mohammad Nawaz, FOUR

punched off the back foot for four

19.2W

Bartlett to Usman Khan, OUT! Catch Out

edges through to the keeper

19.14

Bartlett to Usman Khan, FOUR

punched off the back foot for four

Over 19

9 runs

18.6

Abbott to Shadab Khan, 2 runs

placed wide of mid-on, easy two

18.5

Abbott to Shadab Khan, no run

good length, no run

18.4

Abbott to Usman Khan, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

18.3

Abbott to Shadab Khan, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

18.2

Abbott to Usman Khan, 1 run

nudged for a single

18.14

Abbott to Usman Khan, FOUR

pulled powerfully to the boundary

Over 18

11 runs

17.64

Zampa to Shadab Khan, FOUR

punched off the back foot for four

17.5

Zampa to Usman Khan, 1 run

rotates the strike

17.4

Zampa to Shadab Khan, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

17.3

Zampa to Usman Khan, 3 runs

pushed wide, they're back for three

17.2

Zampa to Shadab Khan, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

17.1

Zampa to Usman Khan, 1 run

rotates the strike

Over 17

9 runs

16.6

Bartlett to Shadab Khan, no run

pushed to the fielder

16.56

Bartlett to Shadab Khan, SIX

lifted over cover for maximum

16.4

Bartlett to Shadab Khan, no run

left alone outside off

16.3

Bartlett to Shadab Khan, no run

good length, no run

16.2

Bartlett to Usman Khan, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

16.1

Bartlett to Shadab Khan, wide

too wide outside off, left alone

16.1

Bartlett to Shadab Khan, 1 run

nudged for a single

Over 16

16 runs

15.6

Short to Usman Khan, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

15.5

Short to Shadab Khan, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

15.46

Short to Shadab Khan, SIX

launched over long-on

15.3

Short to Usman Khan, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

15.26

Short to Usman Khan, SIX

slog-swept over midwicket for six

15.1

Short to Usman Khan, no run

left alone outside off