Pakistan defeated Australia by 90 runs in Lahore in the second T20 of the tour, sealing the three-match T20 series 2-0.
Published January 31, 2026
Pakistan spinners defeated Australia by 90 runs as captain Salman Ali Agha recorded his highest score in the shortest format in the second Twenty20 International in Lahore on Saturday.
Agha hit 76 hits from 40 balls and Usman Khan hit 53 from 36 balls as Pakistan achieved their best ever T20I result against Australia with 198 wins and 5 losses.
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That was enough for Pakistan’s spin quintet, with Abrar Ahmed achieving the best results of 3-14 and Shadab Khan finishing with 3-26, sharing all 10 wickets.
Australia were defeated for 108 in 15.4 overs, giving Pakistan their biggest win against Australia in a T20I, surpassing their 66-run victory in Abu Dhabi in 2018.
“It has to be a perfect match,” Aga said. “His batting was good, his ball handling was great, and his fielding was great.”
The win gave Pakistan an unassailable 2-0 lead after winning the first match in Lahore on Friday by 22 runs.
“We want to play the same way. We want to forget about the 2-0 scoreline and come back with the same intensity and go into the World Cup with the same energy,” Aga said of the tournament, which begins on February 7 with India and Sri Lanka.
This will be Pakistan’s first win against Australia in a T20I series since 2018. The final will be held on Sunday, also in Lahore.
Despite captain Mitchell Marsh returning from rest on Friday, the visiting batsmen could do little to respond to Pakistan’s spin attack.
Manager Ahmed sacked Marsh for 18, Josh Inglis for five and Matthew Short for 27.
Cameron Green top-scored with a 20-ball 35, but he was dismissed by spinner Usman Tariq, resulting in 2 wins and 16 losses.
Mr Marsh admitted that Pakistan was better.
“Pakistan outplayed us,” Marsh said. “Hopefully we can improve and come back tomorrow. They put a lot of pressure on us with their batting. It was probably 160-170 wickets so they scored a big total.”
Earlier, Agha and Usman won the toss and batted to lead Pakistan to a total tally.
Agha built the innings with Saim Ayub (23 balls, 11) with a second wicket stand of 55 as Pakistan scored 72 in the powerplay.
Agha’s previous highest score in T20 cricket was 68 not out.
After Babar Azam failed with a five-ball two, Usman helped Agha add another quick-fire 49 for the fourth wicket before Sean Abbott broke the stand.
Agha made his sixth Twenty20 half-century, hitting four sixes and eight fours.
Pakistan added 61 runs in the last five overs, with Usman knocking two sixes and four fours for his second half-century in T20Is, while Shadab’s knocks were two sixes and one four.
Usman Shadab’s fifth wicket stand saw him score 63 runs off just 39 balls.
Shadab finished with an unbeaten 28 from 20 balls.
Pacer Xavier Bartlett and spinner Matthew Kuneman were costly as they conceded 92 runs in eight overs.
