HARRARE – Australia thrashed Pakistan on Monday to win the second T20I ofthe Zim-Aus-Pak tri-series by nine wickets in Harare.
Thanks to Aaron Finch’s 68 runs off just 33 balls, the Aussies cruised tovictory in the game in just under 11 overs. D’Arcy Short (15) was the onlybatsman out for the team in the 117-run chase.
Earlier, all-rounders Shadab Khan and Faheem Ashraf again proved theirunderrated prowess with the bat as their cameos helped Pakistan puttogether 116 runs against Australia after the team’s top order had endureda horrific collapse.
After the top five batsmen were out for just 47 runs on the board,middle-order batsman Asif Ali staged a late resurgence with 22 runs off 20deliveries.ARTICLE CONTINUES AFTER AD
Shoaib Malik, who became the first male player to complete a century ofT20Is today, was run out for 13. Faheem (21) and Shadab (29) then helpedPakistan reach 116 in their second match of the tri-series being played inZimbabwe.