Pakistan Choose to Bat in Decisive T20 Clash Against Australia
Green shirts make two changes to their lineup including Rizwan, who sits out for Haseebullah Khan
Hobart-Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first against Australia in the third and final T20I at Hobart’s Bellerive Oval on Monday. The Pakistani squad arrived in Hobart on Sunday, seeking to salvage pride in the series finale.
Earlier on Saturday, the hosts won T20I series 2-0 against the green shirts after defeating visitors by 13 runs in second match at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Set to chase 148, Pakistan only managed 134 before being bundled out in the final over.
Playing XIs
Pakistan have made two changes to their lineup, including their regular captain Mohammad Rizwan, who sits out for Haseebullah Khan.
Pakistan: Babar Azam, Sahibzada Farhan, Haseebullah Khan (wk), Usman Khan, Salman Agha (c), Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Jahandad Khan, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem.
Australia: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matt Short, Josh Inglis (c/wk), Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson.
