After the ODI series winning, visiting On Thursday, November 14, at The Gabba in Brisbane, Pakistan took on the hosts, Australia, in the opening Twenty20 International. Because of the intense lightning and rain, the toss was postponed. The black clouds lingering overhead further dampened the prospects of enjoying some game when the pouring ceased. Despite the cloudy weather, the umpires attempted to call a match, and a Twenty20 International with seven overs per side was chosen.
After winning the toss, Pakistan chose to bowl first. They were able to dismiss the dangerous Jake Fraser McGurk for 9 off 5 in the second over, and Matthew Short followed suit with a mere 7 off 4. All this time, Glenn Maxwell was doing the heavy lifting, scoring 43 off just 19 balls with three maximums and five boundaries. At the time of his dismissal, the hosts had reached 66/3 in just 5.3 overs.
Tim David only scored 10 runs in 8 balls of play. Marcus Stoinis, however, stole the show at the end of the inning. In seven overs, Australia scored 93/4 thanks to his undefeated 21 from just seven balls, two boundaries, and one maximum. Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf each contributed one wicket, while Abbas Afridi took two for Pakistan.
Australian bowlers put pressure on the hitters from Pakistan.
Pakistan was dominated by Australian bowlers right from the beginning. On the fourth ball of the innings, Sahibzada Farhan (8 off 4 balls) was caught up after appearing to be in excellent form and hitting two boundaries. In an attempt to swing across a larger pitch, Mohammad Rizwan (0 off 2 balls) was next in line. Three, four, and four runs were scored by Babar Azam, Usman Khan, and Agha Salman. Irfan Khan, on the other hand, was caught. 3.2 overs later, the visitors were reeling at 24/6.
Although he had an unbeatable task at hand, Abbas Afridi (20* off 10) made a brief appearance in the end. In the first Twenty20 International, Australia won by 29 runs, while Pakistan finished their innings at 64/9.
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Nathan Ellis and Xavier Bartlett both took three wickets for Australia. Adam Zampa and Spencer Johnson, on the other hand, took two and one wicket, respectively.
Here’s how the fans reacted to Australia’s win in first T20I game:
AUSTRALIA DEFEATED PAKISTAN IN THE FIRST T20I 🏆
– Star of the show was Glenn Maxwell..!!!#AUSvPAK #PAKvsAUS pic.twitter.com/jnfpAH4g8P
— BabarAzam & ViratKohli fans club 🇵🇰🇮🇳 (@CallMeSheheryar) November 14, 2024
🚨Australia has defeated Pakistan by 29 runs in 1st T20I. pic.twitter.com/HG10UNlO8o
— Salman 🇵🇰 (@SalmanAsif2007) November 14, 2024
Australia beat Pakistan by 29 runs. Pakistan ended on 64/9. Poor batting and bowling from Pakistan. Ausies lead series 1-0 (3)#AUSvPAK
— Rayham🇵🇰🏏 (@Rayham__56) November 14, 2024
Australia defeated Pakistan in 1st T20I pic.twitter.com/8yDOTIIQJM
— Prakash (@definitelynot05) November 14, 2024
Such a Shameful display from Pakistan batsmen. Looks like Pakistan’s on a runaway train.#AUSvPAK #PAKvsAUS
— Ahmad Shahzad 🇵🇰 (@iamAhmadshahzad) November 14, 2024
Pakistan need 94 runs in just 7 over game .
What a batting by Glenn Maxwell, tim David, Marcus stoinish. 🔥🏆♥️#AUSvPAK #PAKvsAUS #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/CVbLKM9687— Talha Ch (@Talhaofficial01) November 14, 2024
The Glenn Maxwell show is on in Brisbane!
📸: Disney+ Hotstar pic.twitter.com/2DOpQVCjP6
— Praveen kumar (@Naninaidu98) November 14, 2024
Glenn Maxwell goes berserk as Australia set a 9️⃣4️⃣-run target in the 7️⃣-over contest 🔥🥵#PAKvsAUS pic.twitter.com/ihjjmddTsl
— Imran Ameer (@Muhamma59947478) November 14, 2024
Highest SR in the last 10 years in T20I while batting first: [Runs]
SuryaKumar Yadav – 175.0 [1661]
*Glenn Maxwell – 163.7 [953]
Colin Munro – 163.2 [1094]
Shoaib Malik – 158.4 [832]
Moeen Ali – 154.0 [667](Min 30 Inns) pic.twitter.com/qG1ibBlFIJ
— Daniyal (@Daniyal550) November 14, 2024
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