Pakistan opt to bat first against Australia in dead rubber

2026-02-01 - 10:46

Pakistan skipper Salman Agha has won the toss and opted to bat first against Australia in the third and final T20I of the series at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday. It is a dead rubber as Pakistan had already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead after winning the last two games with convincing margins. Pakistan Playing XI: Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Ali Agha (c), Babar Azam, Khawaja Nafay, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shahen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed Australia Playing XI: Mitchell Marsh (c), Matthew Short, Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Philippe (wk), Mitchell Owen, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Matt Kuhnemann, Adam Zampa