Stoinis sizzles in Australia’s collection sweep over Pakistan in T20

Australia’s Marcus Stoinis performs a shot in the course of the T20 worldwide cricket match between Australia and Pakistan in Sydney, Australia.
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Marcus Stoinis bludgeoned 61 not out off 27 balls as Australia swept Pakistan 3-0 within the Twenty20 collection with a seven-wicket victory within the remaining recreation on Monday (November 18, 2024).

The hosts had a 29-run win in a rain-shortened seven-overs-a-side match within the first T20 in Brisbane, earlier than quick bowler Spencer Johnson then grabbed a career-best 5-26 to propel Australia to a 13-run win.

Stoinis smacked 5 sixes – three in a single over off Shaheen Shah Afridi — and 5 fours as Australia raced to 118-3 in 11.2 overs. Quick bowlers Shah Afridi (1-43) and Haris Rauf (0-34) conceded 77 runs off their mixed six overs in a one-sided recreation.

Earlier, Pakistan misplaced 9 wickets for 56 runs on the way in which to a meagre complete of 117 in 18.1 overs regardless of Babar Azam (41) and Haseebullah Khan (24), one in all two adjustments produced from the second recreation, scoring at a brisk tempo within the powerplay.

“It has been an incredible week,” Australia captain Josh Inglis mentioned. “We have had a whole lot of enjoyable as a gaggle. When Stoinis goes like that, he’s actually arduous to cease.”

Haseebullah changed common white-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan, and Salman Ali Agha took over as Pakistan’s fourth T20 skipper in 2024. Left-arm quick bowler Jahandad Khan was most well-liked to Naseem Shah.

Leg-spinner Adam Zampa (2-11) ignited Pakistan’s slide when he had Haseebullah caught at quick fantastic leg. He then clear bowled Babar with a pointy googly.

Babar surpassed Virat Kohli’s Indian tally of 4,188 runs in T20s and moved as much as second place with 4,192 in 126 video games. Rohit Sharma leads the way in which with 4,231 in 159 matches.

Aaron Hardie (3-21) eliminated Sydney Usman Khan when he holed out at deep cowl for 3, whereas Salman performed throughout the road towards the quick bowler and was out leg earlier than.

Shah Afridi smashed two fours and a six in his quickfire 16 and helped Pakistan cross the 100-run mark. Australia’s participant of the collection Johnson (2-24) wrapped up the innings by clear bowling No. 11 Sufiyan Muqeem.

Australia openers Jake Fraser-McGurk (18) and Matthew Brief (2) fell contained in the batting powerplay earlier than Inglis (27) and Stoinis hurried the run chase.

Inglis could not clear quick fantastic leg as he tried to scoop Abbas Afridi within the tenth over earlier than Stoinis hit three sixes and a 4 in Shah Afridi’s one over to finish the win.

Pakistan gained the previous ODI collection 2-1 however its battle in T20s continued. It was knocked out within the group stage of the World Cup in June.

“It is clearly an enormous achievement profitable the ODI collection, however we may have performed significantly better within the T20s,” Salman mentioned. “I believe within the center overs, we did not capitalize on the beginning.”