Pakistan wins toss, elects to bat first in third T20I against Australia
HOBART: Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first in the third T20I of the three-match series against Australia at Bellerive Oval on Monday. This crucial match comes with the series already secured by Australia, leading 2-0.
Playing XIs
Pakistan made two changes to their lineup. Regular captain Mohammad Rizwan has been rested, with Haseebullah Khan taking his place as wicketkeeper. The rest of the team includes Babar Azam, Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Khan, Salman Agha (captain), Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Jahandad Khan, Haris Rauf, and Sufiyan Maqeem.
Australia, on the other hand, remained unchanged with Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matt Short, Josh Inglis (captain/wicketkeeper), Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, and Spencer Johnson.
Head-to-Head Record
The teams have faced each other 27 times in T20Is, with both sides winning 13 matches each. One game ended with no result, highlighting the evenly matched history between the two sides.
