Pakistan to Face Australia in the second T20 International of a three-match series at the Sydney Cricket Ground today. The action is slated to start at 1:00 pm local time, and it will be beamed live on PTV Sports HD.
Australia take the lead in the series 1-0, after taking the game of the opening, rain-affected match in Brisbane by 29 runs. The hosts looked pretty dominant against Pakistan and put a lot of pressure on the visitors very early in the series.
Having arrived in Sydney earlier in the week, the Pakistan cricket side is well prepared to level the series. The side has been seen working on perfecting their plans, and issues that were noticed during the first game. According to head coach Grant Bradburn, the batting has been the main area needing improvement, especially against Australia’s formidable pace attack, which dominated in Brisbane.
The task of Australia remains to continue its streak of winning which is imperative. Captain Mitchell Marsh is pretty confident about his balanced approach. He has praised the contribution of players like Marcus Stoinis and Adam Zampa, who have performed so well in the last match.
This is a must-match for Pakistan, as defeat will hand the Aussies the series going into the final game. Skipper Babar Azam has asked his boys to up the ante, especially in pressure situations, if they hope to live to see the end of this series.
Sydney will provide a much better batting pitch than Brisbane. Fans are in for a great contest. The clear skies will most likely enable both teams to produce a high-scoring match.
Today’s match result will shape up this closely watched series where much is at stake for Pakistan which is trying to regain lost control and for Australia which needs to make the result irretrievable.
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