Pakistan v Australia, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 2nd T20I, Australia tour of Pakistan, 2026

Australia tour of Pakistan 2nd T20I: Pakistan v Australia at Lahore, January 31, 2026
Pakistan
PAK
198/5 (20)
Australia
AUS
108/10 (15.4)
Finished
PAK won by 90 runs
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
Matthew Kuhnemann240050.00
Adam Zampa3300100.00
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Usman Tariq2.401626.00
Abrar Ahmed301434.67
Current Partnership: 4 run (0.5 ov) | Last Wicket: Matthew Kuhnemann 2 (4) | Fall of Wicket: 108/10 (15.4 ov)
CRR: 6.89 | Last Ten Overs: 63/7 6.20
Recent: W1111W41·1WW11611·

Commentary

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15.4
Matthew Kuhnemann c SA Agha b U Tariq 2 (4) Usman Tariq to Matthew Kuhnemann, no run, c SA Agha b U Tariq, Caught out !! carrom ball, good length, on the off stump, Matthew Kuhnemann goes forward, tries a high-risk shot towards slip, but the ball finds safe hands of Salman Agha, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Matthew Kuhnemann is out.
1
15.3
Usman Tariq to Adam Zampa, 1 run, Usman Tariq delivers off break ball at good length, Adam Zampa hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
15.2
Usman Tariq to Matthew Kuhnemann, 1 run, doosra, full length, on the off stump, Matthew Kuhnemann hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.
1
15.1
Usman Tariq to Adam Zampa, 1 run, Usman Tariq delivers carrom ball at back of length, Adam Zampa goes back and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long off for 1 run.
End of over 15 (7 runs)
Adam Zampa 1 (1)
Matthew Kuhnemann 1 (2)
Australia 105/9
Abrar Ahmed 3-0-14-3
Shadab Khan 4-0-26-3
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14.6
Abrar Ahmed to Adam Zampa, 1 run, legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Adam Zampa hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep cover for 1 run.
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14.5
Matthew Short c B Azam b A Ahmed 27 (23) Abrar Ahmed to Matthew Short, no run, c B Azam b A Ahmed, Caught out !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Matthew Short hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards long off, but the ball finds safe hands of Babar Azam, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Matthew Short is out.
4
14.4
Abrar Ahmed to Matthew Short, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Matthew Short goes back, hits it to the long on, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.
1
14.3
Abrar Ahmed to Matthew Kuhnemann, 1 run, Abrar Ahmed delivers flicker ball at full length, Matthew Kuhnemann goes back and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long on for 1 run.
0
14.2
Abrar Ahmed to Matthew Kuhnemann, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot.
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14.1
Abrar Ahmed to Matthew Short, 1 run, legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Matthew Short goes back to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.
End of over 14 (10 runs)
Sean Abbott 0 (1)
Matthew Short 22 (20)
Australia 98/8
Shadab Khan 4-0-26-3
Usman Tariq 2-0-13-1
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13.6
Sean Abbott b S Khan 0 (1) Shadab Khan to Sean Abbott, no run, b S Khan, Bowled out !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, A bold move from Sean Abbott as batter goes back and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
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13.5
Xavier Bartlett c B Azam b S Khan 10 (9) Shadab Khan to Xavier Bartlett, no run, c B Azam b S Khan, Caught out !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Xavier Bartlett hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards long off, but the ball finds safe hands of Babar Azam, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Xavier Bartlett is out.
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13.4
Shadab Khan to Matthew Short, 1 run, Matthew Short goes back to take legbreak of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook , edged!! and the ball sails towards square leg for 1 run.
1
13.3
Shadab Khan to Xavier Bartlett, 1 run, legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Xavier Bartlett goes back to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep cover for 1 run.
6
13.2
Shadab Khan to Xavier Bartlett, Six, Six !! What a delivery! legbreak lands right on the off stump, Xavier Bartlett hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!
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13.1
Shadab Khan to Matthew Short, 1 run, An accurately pitched flicker ball on the stumps, Matthew Short hangs in the crease to make a confident ramp shot, but gets an edge, and the ball goes towards slip for 1 run.
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13.1
Shadab Khan to Matthew Short, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! legbreak good length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Matthew Short no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.
End of over 13 (7 runs)
Xavier Bartlett 3 (6)
Matthew Short 20 (18)
Australia 88/6
Usman Tariq 2-0-13-1
Shadab Khan 3-0-16-1
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12.6
Usman Tariq to Xavier Bartlett, no run, Dot ball !! doosra, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the mid off.
1
12.5
Usman Tariq to Matthew Short, 1 run, Matthew Short goes back to take off break ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
4
12.4
Usman Tariq to Matthew Short, Four, Four !! doosra, full length, on the stumps. Matthew Short hangs in the crease, hits sweep in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
12.3
Usman Tariq to Matthew Short, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, back of length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the mid off.
2
12.2
Usman Tariq to Matthew Short, 2 runs, An accurately pitched doosra on the off stump, Matthew Short goes back to make a confident punch, sending the ball towards deep cover for 2 runs.
0
12.1
Usman Tariq to Matthew Short, no run, Dot ball !! carrom ball, good length, on the off stump, goes back, played it to the short cover.
End of over 12 (4 runs)
Xavier Bartlett 3 (5)
Matthew Short 13 (13)
Australia 81/6
Shadab Khan 3-0-16-1
Usman Tariq 1-0-6-1
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11.6
Shadab Khan to Xavier Bartlett, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Xavier Bartlett goes back to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
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11.5
Shadab Khan to Matthew Short, 1 run, Shadab Khan delivers legbreak at good length, Matthew Short goes back and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the long off, limits Matthew Short to just 1 run.
1
11.4
Shadab Khan to Xavier Bartlett, 1 run, Shadab Khan delivers flicker ball at full length, Xavier Bartlett hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
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11.3
Shadab Khan to Xavier Bartlett, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.