Australia (118/3) crush Pakistan (117) in 3rd T20I by 7 wickets, completing 3-0 T20I series sweep

[Cricket Warrior]

Australia will face Pakistan in the third and final T20I of the series at Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Monday, November 18.

After losing the ODI series, Australia bounced back strongly, winning the T20I series 2-0 and now aiming for a clean sweep.

On the other hand, Pakistan will be disappointed with their performance, having lost the series in the first two games, and will be playing for pride in the final match to end the tour on a positive note.

The pitch at Bellerive Oval, Hobart, is known to be balanced. The average first-innings score in the last 20 matches at this venue is 147 runs. The team batting first has won 40% of the matches, meaning the toss does not have a significant impact. The winning team will likely decide to bat or bowl based on the ground conditions on the day.


Squads:

Pakistan Squad: Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Babar Azam, Arafat Minhas, Omair Yousuf, Haseebullah Khan, Irfan Khan, Usman Khan, Agha Salman, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Jahandad Khan, Sahibzada Farhan, Abbas Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem

Australia Squad: Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Josh Philippe, Spencer Johnson.


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[Aami]

2-1, 3-0 - doesnt matter...lets have the new guys make a statement and win a game for Pakistan.

All I want is a batter to win a game for us whilst chasing...and be there to tell a tale. Now, that would be progress.

 

[Rana]

Australia never lost a T20 at Hobart

Pakistan never played a T20 at Hobart

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Australia never lost a T20 at Hobart

Pakistan never played a T20 at Hobart

Rizwan be like

 

[Rana]

Rizwan be like

Desh ka Choudhary

 

[Cricket Warrior]

2-1, 3-0 - doesnt matter...lets have the new guys make a statement and win a game for Pakistan.

bhai the statements which these guys are trying to make are worst than my bank statement...

It means that in T20s they are selecting players who can excel in ODIs and in ODIs they are selecting players suited for Tests. It's total chaos and nothing will improve unless they start selecting players on merit for the right format.

 

[Ahmed216]

Not Rizwan's fault if he loses this series 3-0.

He's been denied the services of best talent available in the country

 

[Rana]

Not Rizwan's fault if he loses this series 3-0.

He's been denied the services of best talent available in the country

Yes it’s not his fault here

It was not his fault against USA too when Pakistan had Fakhar, Azam, Imad and Amir

It’s never ever Rizwan’s fault is it?

 

[Ahmed216]

Yes it’s not his fault here

It was not his fault against USA too when Pakistan had Fakhar, Azam, Imad and Amir

It’s never ever Rizwan’s fault is it?

Sharjeel khan and Asif Ali are the missing names

 

[emranabbas]

Not Rizwan's fault if he loses this series 3-0.

He's been denied the services of best talent available in the country

But but rizwan took the best out of the players lol. He used a magic wand and turned harris into Brett Lee

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Hobart is a relatively small ground compared to other Australian venues, so if Australia bats first here, I think they will score 200 this time

 

[Rana]

Hobart is a relatively small ground compared to other Australian venues, so if Australia bats first here, I think they will score 200 this time

Rizzu desperate to bat first and make sure 140 barrier isn’t crossed

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Rizzu desperate to bat first and make sure 140 barrier isn’t crossed

140 is also out of their reach

 

[Ahmed216]

But but rizwan took the best out of the players lol. He used a magic wand and turned harris into Brett Lee

Some players respond better than others.

I am sure he would have turned Sharjeel and Asif into gayle and ABD. After all they're the best in Pakistan

 

[Dr_Bassim]

I expect Rizwan and Babar to score now that the pressure is off.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Strange. Rizwan is not playing today

 

[Kianig89]

The irony two seniors Babar & Sallman not suited for modern t20s

 

[adi_62941]

Salman agha without any T20 performance a captain of Pakistan team. Have he ever captained any side in domestic cricket

 

[FearlessRoar]

Strange. Rizwan is not playing today

Mohammad Rizwan is given a much-needed rest for the last encounter, or perhaps wants to avoid a whitewash in his debut T20I series as captain.

 

[Xoib]

Decent intent by dropping Rizwan atleast with Babar you could see he was willing to play attacking cricket last game just could not execute it, Rizwan was going nowhere

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Strange. Rizwan is not playing today

Rizwan might not be a t20 player but he is a selfless captain, he is risking his own position and playing someone who is seen as a direct competitor, good intentions.

 

[mominsaigol]

Rizzu desperate to bat first and make sure 140 barrier isn’t crossed

He ain't playing today

 

[mominsaigol]

Rizwan might not be a t20 player but he is a selfless captain, he is risking his own position and playing someone who is seen as a direct competitor, good intentions.

Mate one thing I've learned about you, Whenever you started watching cricket, you've only been following India + pakistani games and have been watching through a very narrow media lens.

Selfless captain lol. Funny take

 

[mominsaigol]

Let's be honest. Rizzu is just chickening out. That's all.

 

[Asif321]

Salman no way should be T20 captain. Don’t know who’s idea was this

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Let's be honest. Rizzu is just chickening out. That's all.

He is expecting a heavy loss in his absence.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Strange. Rizwan is not playing today

Possibly the best XI from the squad

 

[Dr_Bassim]

If Rizwan is not playing and Babar gets out early, Pakistan have a chance to actually win.

 

[Kianig89]

Babar should have also sat out, let's hope the young guns fire today

 

[Farabi]

Strange. Rizwan is not playing today

If Pakistan wants to build a strong team and bench, fans need to move past conspiracy theories and stop confusing resting with dropping.

In the mature cricketing world, unless it's explicitly stated during squad announcements that a player has been dropped, they are typically being rested.

This is a positive move by the management, and it deserves support. Spreading conspiracy theories only creates unnecessary insecurity and harms team progress.

 

[Farabi]

Strange. Rizwan is not playing today

Rizwan might not be a t20 player but he is a selfless captain, he is risking his own position and playing someone who is seen as a direct competitor, good intentions.

Yup - very positive move by the management.

 

[Farabi]

Decent intent by dropping Rizwan atleast with Babar you could see he was willing to play attacking cricket last game just could not execute it, Rizwan was going nowhere

Resting is not the same as dropping.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Second Four-day match - Pakistan Shaheens vs Sri Lanka A

Lunch Day 1: Sri Lanka A 98-6 (28 ov)

 

[Mrjungshook]

Pretty sure I am about to watch rizwan reading Qur'an when camera will be on him.
I mean there is no problem In that infact he is 10000 times better than me may be more.
But I feel he does this intentionally to win a section of crowd.
I can be wrong.

 

[Haider18]

Bringing in Haseeb for Rizzy is barely a positive change. Should have played Omair.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Bringing in Haseeb for Rizzy is barely a positive change. Should have played Omair.

Both are not international material.

 

[Rana]

Why can’t Rizwan just resign?

 

[G0rmintAunty]

Second Four-day match - Pakistan Shaheens vs Sri Lanka A

Lunch Day 1: Sri Lanka A 98-6 (28 ov)

I was going to say wrong thread but our expected score will be quite similar to this

 

[FearlessRoar]

He was given his T20I cap by Shaheen Shah Afridi in Hobart

 

[stani_pak]

Pakistan won the toss and will bat first farhan and babar to open

 

[FearlessRoar]

Pakistan have won the toss and have opted to bat

Teams:

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

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

 

[stani_pak]

Will be interesting to see how Babar does here since he has not had a good tour at all he is 38 runs away to go past Virat Kohli for for T20 international runs. Kohli finished at 4188

 

[mominsaigol]

One Laanat must open the innings at all costs

Bro Hasebullah is at 3. It's no different. He's another rizzu lol.

Shame they never gave omair a debut.

Omair + Usman are the only batters pak has

 

[mominsaigol]

Pakistan have won the toss and have opted to bat

Teams:

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

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

This is the weakest pak t20 11 I've ever seen lol.

Even worse then our 2022 final lineup

 

[stani_pak]

Shaheen afridi 4 wickets away from 100 international t20 wickets

 

[mominsaigol]

Possibly the best XI from the squad

Why? Omair is 100× superior then this parchi Hasebullah

 

[mominsaigol]

Both are not international material.

Omair isn't too bad. He's young and plays positively, can develop into a good player for pak

 

[Kianig89]

Jahandad is an allrounder should bat around 14th over

 

[Kianig89]

Let's see from which School of thought is Salman the captain, Dhoni ?? Cummins or Misbah

 

[FearlessRoar]

Looking good for pacers

 

[Mrjungshook]

Let's see from which School of thought is Salman the captain, Dhoni ?? Cummins or Misbah

Rizwan the warrior of jagranpur.

 

[Kianig89]

Wicket looks tricky a collapse on cards

 

[Kianig89]

Rizwan the warrior of jagranpur.

Unfortunately majority of PPers don't rate Rizwan the captain

 

[mominsaigol]

Wicket looks tricky a collapse on cards

Your batting sucks. And why isn't your captain playing today? Afriad of a whitewash?

 

[Vikram1989]

Can babar score 100 ? Can pak score 300 with new intent as riz professed

 

[G0rmintAunty]

Omair should've come in place of Farhan, we all know what he is capable of and did in the Emerging Cup, however does seem quite limited once the PP is over.

 

[Kianig89]

So it will be Babar and Farhan , Warner watching closely from dugout

 

[Kianig89]

Your batting sucks. And why isn't your captain playing today? Afriad of a whitewash?

Yes afraid of whitewash infact he's flown straight to Bulawayo

 

[Kianig89]

Crowd eager to watch Babar grace the turf at Bellerieve

 

[FearlessRoar]

Babar and Sahibzada Farhan padding up

 

[FearlessRoar]

if today babar fails his average will fall below 40

 

[Kianig89]

Babar needs to end the tour on high, Spencer J will come good

 

[emranabbas]

Rizwan chickened out?

 

[Mrjungshook]

if today babar fails his average will fall below 40

Even if falls below 30 doesn't matter as long as he gives us some match winning knocks.
His consistency time is gone now.
We need him to hit from ball 1 enough of him being an accumulator.

 

[mominsaigol]

Rizwan chickened out?

Rizwan didn't chicken out. He needs rest

Jokes aside rizzu is a coward batsmen

 

[emranabbas]

Always love pakistan batting first half the fans are excited second half they come back to reality

 

[FearlessRoar]

Brave shot by Sahibzada Farhan

 

[mominsaigol]

Road pitch, shpuld seek to smack 200 here

 

[emranabbas]

Rizwan didn't chicken out. He needs rest

Jokes aside rizzu is a coward batsmen

Is this zimbabwe or Nepal that he needs rest lol

 

[Mrjungshook]

Chalo g
Rizwan back as opener for southafrica series.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Bowl one short ball at pace to Farhan or Usman and they're a goner!

 

[Rana]

3 times out in the same manner against the same bowler

 

[emranabbas]

That was a brain fade umar akmal style shot

 

[mominsaigol]

Is this zimbabwe or Nepal that he needs rest lol

I feel like rizzu will frequently do this from now on.

And future fans will say nonsense such as he's the only pak captain in history to avoid a whitewash

 

[Asif321]

Sahibzada has been shocking

 

[RidiculousMan]

3 times out in the same manner against the same bowler

He can't handle short pitched balls at pace. Best suited to bat on UAE and Pakistan pitches

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Match lost.

 

[Kianig89]

So it is rinse and repeat

 

[G0rmintAunty]

He can't play short bowling to save his life.

 

[Ahmed216]

Every sahibzada supporter ever should hang his head in shame