Steve Smith brilliance takes Australia to a comfortable 7 wicket win in the 2nd T20I
Thanks to a brilliance by Steve Smith, Australia cruised to a 7 wicket win in the 2 nd T20I match played at Manuka Oval, Canberra on Tuesday. Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bat first. Babar Azam continued from where he left in the 1 st T20I. Pat Cummins got the breakthrough dismissing the out of form Fakhar Zaman for 2. Haris Sohail fell to bad stroke which put Babar Azam under pressure. At the end of 6 overs, Pakistan were struggling at 32 for 2. After the power play overs, Rizwan and Azam could not capitalize which made life tough for the visitors. As things looked rosy for Pakistan, Ashton Agar dismissed Rizwan for 14 off 16 balls. Rizwan and Babar added 33 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Asif Ali failed to rise occasion as he got out for 4. Iftikhar Ahmed came to the crease and took time to settle along with Babar Azam. Pakistani captain Babar Azam reached his fifty off 38 balls and was run out while attempting the 2 nd run with a direct throw fr...