Pakistan v Australia, 2nd T20I, Dubai

DUBAI: Pakistan and Australia will face each other again in the second Twenty20 Match in Dubai Cricket Stadium today (Friday).

National team skipper Mohammad Hafeez said he is confident his team beat in the T20 seres and go on to proper at the World T20 championship in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan trounced Australia by seven wickets in the first Twenty20

international on Wednesday, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Our win will help us in the World Twenty20, we need to carry the winning momentum on into the World Twenty20," said Hafeez of the World Twenty20 which starts on September 18.

Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20

DUBAI: Pakistan easily defeated Australia by seven wickets with 5.1 overs remaining in the first Twenty20 International of the three-match series here at the Dubai Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.


Wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal top scored with an unbeaten 31 followed by opener Imran Nazir (22) and captain Mohammad Hafeez (17) while Nasir Jamshed made 10 and Shoaib Malik remained not out on nine.

Earlier, Pakistani bowlers dismissed Australia for a mere 89 runs in 19.3 overs after Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez won the toss and put Australia into bat

This was their second lowest total in Twenty20 International cricket as the previous lowest was 79 which they made against England at Southampton in 2005.

No Australian batsman could get into the double figures except three players --- Opener David Warner (22), middle-order batsman Cameron White (15) and captain George Bailey (14).

Left-arm pacer Sohail Tanvir was the most successful bowler for Pakistan with three for 13 while off-spinners Saeed Ajmal and Hafeez, and left-arm spinner Raza Hasan claimed two wickets each. Umar Gul took one wicket.