{"id":92725,"date":"2024-11-14T11:11:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T11:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=92725"},"modified":"2024-11-14T11:11:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T11:11:24","slug":"pakistan-win-toss-opt-to-field-in-first-t20i-against-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/92725\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan win toss, opt to field in first T20I against Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan(National Times)- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field in the first T20I of the three-match series against Australia at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as the Gabba, on Thursday. Following a rain delay, the fixture has been reduced to seven overs per side, with a two-over powerplay. Two bowlers can bowl two overs, while three bowlers can bowl one over apiece. Just days earlier, the Men in Green celebrated a significant triumph after defeating the Kangaroos in the third and final ODI, clinching the\u00a0three-match series 2-1. With this win, the Green Shirts marked their first ODI series win on Australian soil in 22 years, with the previous 50-over series victory dating back to 2002. Additionally, it is worth noting that Pakistan are playing their first match since their dismal ICC Men&#8217;s T20 World Cup 2024 campaign, which saw them crashing out from the group stage of the tournament for the first time due to their gut-wrenching defeats against the United States and arch-rivals India. Australia, on the other hand, are fresh from a 3-0 routing of Scotland and a 1-1 stalemate against fierce rivals England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Playing XI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pakistan:<\/strong>&nbsp;Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (c\/wk), Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Khan, Salman Agha, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haseebullah Khan, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Australia:<\/strong>&nbsp;Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matt Short, Josh Inglis (c\/wk), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan(National Times)- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field in the first T20I of the three-match series against Australia at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as the Gabba, on Thursday. 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