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Having already lost the T20I series, Pakistan would be looking for a consolation win over Australia in the third and final T20I at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Monday. Pakistan came into the series n the back of a record 2-1 ODI series win over Australia. However, things took a drastic turn in T20Is as Australia won the rain-marred first game by 29 runs in Brisbane.
In the second T20I, the Pakistan pacers did a tremendous job to restrict the hosts below 150 but the batters surrendered in front of Spencer Johnson's 5/26 in Sydney. Abbas Afridi impressed with is all-round skills for Pakistan in the second game. Australia vs Pakistan 3rd T20I predicted playing XIs Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis (C), Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Hardie, Nathan Ellis, Spencer Johnson, Xavier Bartlett, Adam Zampa Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Usman Khan, Babar Azam, Sahibzada Farhan, Agha Salman, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah Australia vs Pakistan LIVE Score: Pakistan announce playing XI Pakistan have already announced their playing XI with skipper Mohammad Rizwan opting to rest.
Agha Salman will lead the side in Rizwan's absence. PAK playing XI: Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Haseebullah Khan (w), Usman Khan, Agha Salman (c), Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Jahandad Khan, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem Australia vs Pakistan LIVE Score: So far so good for Gillespie Jason Gilliespie was initially hired as the Test team coach. However, with Gary Kirsten walking away from the white-ball duties, Gillespie was given the task of managing the side for Pakistan's ongoing tour of Australia.
The former Australian pacer did a commendable job as Pakistan defeated Australia in a bilateral ODI series for the first time in 22 years. Australia vs Pakistan LIVE Score: Drama off the field There have been several reports of Jason Gillespie being replaced by Aaquib Javed. However, Pakistan Cricket Board has come out in public, refuting the claims.
The PCB also added that Gillespie will be their coach for Pakistan's tour of South Africa. Australia vs Pakistan LIVE Score: Tremendous job by Josh Inglis Australia have done a commendable job under Josh Inglis in the absence of Travis Head, Pat Cummins and Mitchel Marsh, who are a part of the squad for BGT. Australia vs Pakistan LIVE Score: Abbas Afridi, Haris Rauf shine for PAK Australia won both the game in the series so far.
For Pakistan, the only positives have been Haris Rauf's four-wicket haul in the second game and Abbas Afridi's all-round display in both the matches. Australia vs Pakistan LIVE Score: Hello and welcome Hello and welcome to the third T20I between Australia and Pakistan n Hobart..
