Australia send Pakistan in to bat in Twenty20 international

Pakistan's captain Babar Azam (R) tosses the coin as his Australian counterpart Aaron Finch watches before the start of the Twenty20 international cricket match between Pakistan and Australia in Lahore on April 5, 2022. (AFP)
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Updated 05 April 2022
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Australia send Pakistan in to bat in Twenty20 international

  • Pakistan won preceding one-day international series 2-1
  • The visitors clinched the three-match Test series 1-0

LAHORE: Australian captain Aaron Finch won the toss and opted to field in the only Twenty20 international against Pakistan in Lahore on Tuesday. 
Marnus Labuschagne, Ben Dwarshuis and Cameron Green are making Twenty20 international debuts for Australia while Pakistan brought in leg-spinner Usman Qadir. 
Pakistan won the preceding one-day international series 2-1 while Australia clinched the three-match Test series 1-0. 
This is Australia’s first tour of Pakistan since 1998, having previously refused to tour the country over security fears. 

Teams:
Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Junior, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Qadir 
Australia: Aaron Finch (captain), Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Ben McDermott, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa