Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Highlights: Ayub shines as PAK defeat AUS by 22 runs

Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Highlights: Saim Ayub put in an all-round show as Pakistan defeated Australia by 22 runs in the first T20I in Lahore, on Thursday.

Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Highlights: Pakistan's Saim Ayub, right, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Australia's Travis Head. (AP)

Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Highlights: All-rounder Saim Ayub was key as Pakistan defeated Australia by 22 runs in the first T20I in Lahore, on Thursday. Chasing 169 runs, Australia were restricted to 146/8 in 20 overs, courtesy of Ayub's 2/29 and Abrar Ahmed's 2/10. The Aussies failed to find any moment, despite a decent knocks from Travis Head (23) and Cameron Green (36). Earlier, Adam Zampa's 4/24 was key as Australia restricted Pakistan to 168/8 in 20 overs. The Aussies started strong as Xavier Bartlett removed Sahibzada Farhan for a golden duck in the first ball of the opening over. After Farhan's departure, Saim Ayub and Salman Agha launched a counterattack. The partnership was broken in the eighth over as Adam Zampa removed Ayub for 40 off 22 balls. Zampa also dismissed Agha (39) and Babar Azam (24). Zampa struck again later for his fourth wicket, dismissing Usman Khan (18). Meanwhile, debutant Mahli Beardman took two wickets, removing Shadab Khan (1) and Shaheen Afridi (0) in the final over. Initially, Pakistan captain Salman Agha won the toss and opted to bat....Read More

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• 29 Jan 2026, 07:51:30 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: PAK win by 22 runs!

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Final over!

  Mirza begin with a slow short deilvery and Bartlett reads it well! He pulls it over midwicket for a six! Mirza responds with a dot and then Bartlett takes a single. Zampa does the same, takes a single. The over ends with a dot and then a single. PAK WIN!

  AUS - 146/8 (20), Target - 169

• 29 Jan 2026, 07:44:38 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: PAK close in on win

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Abrar tosses it up, short in length. Bartlett smacks it past long-on for a four. The over ends with a dot and then a single.

  AUS - 126/8 (18), Target - 169

• 29 Jan 2026, 07:36:16 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: OUT!

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Abrar tosses it up, a length delivery, around off. Philippe mistimes his shot, and it goes to the deep midwicket fielder for a catch! OUT!

  Philippe c Ayub b Abrar 12 (10)

  AUS - 112/8 (15.4), Target - 169

• 29 Jan 2026, 07:34:56 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: AUS - 110/7 (15), Target - 169

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: A short delivery by Nawaz and Bartlett pulls it high in the air, the fielder in the deep goes to his right at the long on boundary for a catch, doesn't get to it! FOUR!

  AUS - 110/7 (15), Target - 169

• 29 Jan 2026, 07:32:45 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Another wicket! AUS continue to crumble!

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Shadab tosses it up, outside off. Edwards miscues it off the inside half, caught at long on by Babar!

  Edwards c Babar b Shadab 5 (6)

  AUS - 105/7 (13.5), Target - 169

• 29 Jan 2026, 07:22:08 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Green departs! OUT!

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Green tries to take on Nawaz! A length delivery, on the stumps and the Aussie plays through the line. He goes straight to long off for a simple catch! OUT!

  Green c Babar b Nawaz 36 (31)

  AUS - 96/6 (12.2), Target - 169

• 29 Jan 2026, 07:18:50 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: AUS need 74 in 48 balls!

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: A slow delivery by Shaheen, and down leg. Green flicks it fine, and it goes past short fine leg for a four! SHOT! Then Green takes a double to end the 12th over.

  AUS - 95/5 (12), Target - 169

• 29 Jan 2026, 07:12:37 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Unlucky! Run out!

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Green tries to take on Nawaz and smashes it down the pitch. Nawaz gets a finger to it, and it goes to the stumps at the bowler's end. Owen was outside the crease, run out!

  Owen run out Nawaz 8 (8)

  AUS - 80/5 (10.1), Target - 169

• 29 Jan 2026, 06:56:54 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: OUT! Abrar removes Connolly!

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: A quick delivery by Abrar and on length, outside off. It turns in and Connolly fails to connect, hits the off stump! He tried to go for the square cut!

  Connolly b Abrar 0 (2)

  AUS - 68/4 (7.3), Target - 169

• 29 Jan 2026, 06:55:29 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Run out! Huge mix-up!

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: HUGE MIX-UP! Renshaw guides Abrar's delivery off the pads, wide of midwicket. He goes for a single, but Green didn't want that. Renshaw tries to go back, but falls short!

  Renshaw run out Agha/Usman 15 (11)

  AUS - 68/3 (7.1), Target - 169

• 29 Jan 2026, 06:47:10 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: AUS - 43/2 (5), Target - 169

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: A short delivery by Mirza and Green hammers it through covers for a four! Then he makes it back-to-back, clatters a short delivery through extra cover for another boundary!

  AUS - 43/2 (5), Target - 169

• 29 Jan 2026, 06:38:18 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: OUT!!! BIG WICKET!

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: A slow delivery by Ayub, teases Head. Head goes down the track and slices it to Babar for an easy catch at long-off! OUT!

  Head c Babar b Ayub 23 (13)

  AUS - 28/2 (3.2), Target - 169

• 29 Jan 2026, 06:31:39 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: OUT! Ayub strikes!

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: A carrom ball by Ayub and Short tries to go big. But he is beaten in the outside edge and it hits the middle stump. OUT!

  Short b Ayub 5 (4)

  AUS - 21/1 (1.5), Target - 169

• 29 Jan 2026, 06:25:35 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: AUS - 10/0 (1), Target - 169

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: A good length delivery by Shaheen and Short guides it to mid off for a single. Then Head smacks an inswinger for a four, over mid-on. Shaheen responds with a dot, followed by a single for Head. A dot and then Short smacks him to fine leg for a four!

  AUS - 10/0 (1), Target - 169

• 29 Jan 2026, 06:21:04 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: The run chase begins!

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: The run chase begins! Head and Short to open for Australia. Shaheen to bowl the first over for Pakistan.

  Target - 169

• 29 Jan 2026, 06:07:02 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: PAK set 169-run target

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: The final over starts with a single for Nawaz and then Beardman gets a dot. Then he sends a short delivery, outside off. Shadab toe-ends it to long-on for a catch! OUT!

  Shadab c Green b Beardman 1 (4)

  Then he removes Shaheen too, caught by Owen at backward square!

  Shaheen c Owen b Beardman 0 (1)

  In the fifth delivery, Mirza edges him for a four past the wicketkeeper. Also no ball, a free hit! Beardman overstepped! A yorker and byes, one run. Nawaz gets the strike and Beardman sends a wide. Ends the final over with a single to cover.

  PAK - 168/8 (20)

• 29 Jan 2026, 06:03:14 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: PAK - 159/6 (19)

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: A full delivery by Bratlett, on off. Nawaz drives it back to the bowler, no run. A good length delivery by Bartlett, Nawaz hammers it over cow corner for a maximum. Bartlett responds with a dot and then Nawaz takes a single. The over ends with a single, wide and then a single again.

  PAK - 159/6 (19)

• 29 Jan 2026, 05:54:27 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Fourth wicket for Zampa!

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: A slow delivery by Zampa, wider of off. Usman goes for the slog sweep, holes it to long-on for a catch! OUT!

  Usman c Green b Zampa 18 (14)

  PAK - 149/7 (17.5)

• 29 Jan 2026, 05:45:23 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Zaman departs!

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Another wicket! A good delivery by Bartlett and Zaman moves leg side, and tries to go big. But poor timing, and it lobs to Green at long on for a catch!

  Zaman c Green b Bartlett 10 (16)

  PAK - 140/6 (15.4)

• 29 Jan 2026, 05:38:19 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Babar departs! OUT!

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: A poor delivery by Zampa and Babar smacks him to long on for a six! SHOT! Goes over the fielder! Then Babar takes a single. Zampa responds with a dot, and then Zaman takes a single.

  Then Zampa sends a googly, back of a length. Babar goes for the reverse sweep and misses. It hits his pads. Zampa reviews, three reds!

  Babar lbw b Zampa 24 (20)

  PAK - 123/5 (13.5)

• 29 Jan 2026, 05:22:23 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Babar looks to counterattack

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: The 11th over begins with a single for Zaman, and then Beardman gets a dot. A slow length delivery by Beardman, outside off, Babar smacks it over mid-off for a four! Then he takes a double. The over ends with back-to back singles.

  PAK - 101/3 (11)

• 29 Jan 2026, 05:14:11 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: 2nd wicket for Zampa

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: OUT! ANOTHER WICKET!

  A length delivery by Zampa, on the stumps. Agha goes down the track and ends up sending it to long on for a catch! OUT!

  Agha c Bartlett b Zampa 39 (27))

  PAK - 86/3 (9.2)

• 29 Jan 2026, 05:06:09 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: OUT! Ayub departs!

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: OUT! Zampa strikes!

  Back of a length delivery by Zampa, and the ball turns. Ayub goes down the track, miscues his shot to long on for a catch!

  Ayub c Edwards b Zampa 40 (22)

  PAK - 74/2 (7.4)

• 29 Jan 2026, 05:03:43 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: PAK - 69/1 (7)

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: A low full toss by Short on middle and off. Ayub sweeps it to long leg for a single. Then Agha smacks Short for a six over midwicket! SHOT!

  Back-to-back singles, followed by two wides. The over ends with two singles.

  PAK - 69/1 (7)

• 29 Jan 2026, 04:51:51 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Wonderful batting by Ayub

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: A length delivery by Edwards and on leg stump. Ayub flicks it to the fine leg ropes for a four, and then makes it back-to-back, through wide mid-off. Ends the over with a single.

  PAK - 38/1 (4)

• 29 Jan 2026, 04:43:09 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: PAK - 16/1 (2)

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Connolly tosses it up, around off. Ayub sweeps it to deep midwicket for a single. Then its back-to-back dots, followed by Agha slog sweeping him for a six, over deep square leg! The over ends with a dot and then a single.

  PAK - 16/1 (2)

• 29 Jan 2026, 04:41:23 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: OUT! Bartlett strikes in his first ball!

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: OUT! IN THE FIRST BALL! Bartlett pitches it up, and on off. Farhan is not in control, he ends up hitting it straight to the bowler for a followthrough catch! OUT!

  Farhan c and b Bartlett 0 (1)

  PAK - 0/1 (0.1)

• 29 Jan 2026, 04:38:48 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Action begins!

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Agha and Farhan to open for Pakistan. Bartlett will bowl the first over for Australia.

• 29 Jan 2026, 04:10:12 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Playing XIs

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: PAK - Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Salman Agha(c), Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan(w), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed

  AUS - Travis Head(c), Matthew Short, Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe(w), Jack Edwards, Xavier Bartlett, Adam Zampa, Mahli Beardman

• 29 Jan 2026, 04:04:42 PM IST

  Toss time!

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Pakistan captain Agha wins the toss and opts to bat!

• 29 Jan 2026, 03:42:45 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Toss upcoming

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Toss is upcoming folks! It is scheduled for 4:00 PM and play will begin at 4:30 PM.

• 29 Jan 2026, 03:29:37 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: AUS team news

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: The Aussies named their XI four hours before the match. Stoinis, Inglis and Marsh are unavailable. Head will captain the team, and Philippe will be the wicketkeeper. Meanwhile, Renshaw will also make his T20I debut. Edwards and Beardman will make their international debuts today.

• 29 Jan 2026, 03:19:55 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Shaheen Afridi to be rested?

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: We could see Khawaja Nafay feature today in the Pakistan XI. The wicketkeeper-batter will need to find his momentum ahead of the T20 World Cup. Meanwhile, Shadab Khan could also be included in the playing XI. Shaheen Afridi is fit now after his knee injury, but he could be rested.

• 29 Jan 2026, 03:13:44 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Spotlight on Green

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Green didn't feature in the BBL after deciding to rest after the Ashes series. He hasn't played in T20Is since August and also missed Australia's recent series vs New Zealand and India. He will feature in T20Is for the first time since the 2024 UK tour, when he suffered a back injury. He is expected to bat at no. 4 and will also give an extra option with the ball.

• 29 Jan 2026, 02:55:45 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Babar Azam returns to Pakistan squad after disaster BBL

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Babar Azam is in the T20I squad, but it will only be made clear today if he is set to be a starting member with several top order stocks in the squad – Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, and Sahibzada Farhan are all present in the team, with more options through the middle overs. Babar was in tough form agaisnt Aussie bowlers when he played for Sydney Sixers in the BBL, striking at a rate of 103 – simply not good enough for modern day T20s. What's the call?

• 29 Jan 2026, 02:40:59 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Three matches in Lahore

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: This series will see three matches in the space of four days in Lahore – quickfire action as the teams try to understand exactly what they need to do and what they need to work on. Almost full strength for both, but the preparation will be key for teams still looking for the right way to play modern T20s.

• 29 Jan 2026, 02:24:21 PM IST

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: Hello and welcome!

  Pakistan vs Australia 1st T20I Live Score: We head to Lahore, where two big guns in the World Cup race hone their skills and put together the final pieces leading up to next month's World Cup. At the moment for Pakistan, it's not all about the cricket – but for a couple of hours this evening and over the weekend, it very much will be. Australia come knocking – do the hosts have the answers?