Australia kept their winning streak alive in the second match of the three-match T20 series against Pakistan and now have a 13-run win at the Sydney Cricket Ground to take a 2-0 lead in the series. . In the second match, Australia decided to bat first after winning the toss and scored 147 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. In response, Pakistan’s batting performance was very poor, with the team scoring only 134 runs in 19.4 overs. In this win for Australia, their left-arm fast bowler Spencer Johnson played a very important role as he took a total of 5 wickets.
Pakistan’s four batsmen returned to the pavilion to bat.
Pakistan’s batting was so bad in this match that Agha Salman, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah and Sufyan Mukwem could not even open their accounts. At the same time, the Pakistan team also tied an old record of its own. This was the second time in the T20 international game that four players of the Pakistan team could not even open their accounts. Earlier in 2013, four of Pakistan’s batsmen were dismissed without opening an account against South Africa at Dublin Stadium. This was Australia’s sixth consecutive victory over Pakistan in T20 Internationals.
Spencer Johnson becomes third bowler to achieve this feat against Pakistan
The dominance of fast bowlers was on display in this match at Sydney Stadium as Harish Rauf took four wickets for Pakistan while Spencer Johnson managed to open for Australia The door. In this match, Johnson took 5 wickets but only scored 26 runs, which was the best performance of his T20 international career so far. Apart from this, Johnson also became the fourth bowler to take 5 wickets in a T20 international against Pakistan and he is also the sixth Australian bowler to successfully open his claws in this format. The final game of the series will now be played at Hobart Stadium on November 18.
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