HOBART – Pakistan have announced the playing XI for third and final T20I match against Australia which will be played at the Bellerive Oval Stadium in Hobart today, November 18.
Salman Ali Aghan has replaced Mohammad Rizwan as captain for national team as the latter has been rested for the third match against Australia. Rizwan is not injured.
Hasibullah will take on the wicket-keeping duties in the match
The playing XI includes Captain Salman Ali Agha, Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Hasibullah, Usman Khan, Mohammad Irfan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Jehandad Khan, Haris Rauf, and Sufiyan Maqeem.
The final T20 between Pakistan and Australia will begin today at 1:00 PM Pakistan Standard Time.
Australia have taken taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series over Pakistan after securing win in second match at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday evening. Pakistan fell 13 runs short in pursuit of the 148-run target as Usman Khan’s half-century went in vain.
Earlier, Haris Rauf’s four for 22 and Mohammad Abbas Afridi’s boundary-less 3-17 in four overs helped Pakistan restrict Australia below 150. Sufiyan Moqim backed the pace attack with a tight four-over spell of 2-21.
