Australia win toss, opt to bat in second T20I against Pakistan

After winning the toss, Australia opted to bat in the second T20I of three-match series against Pakistan in Sydney on Saturday. Australia lead the T20I series 1-0. In a rain-hit T20I series opener, a dominant Australia secured victory by 29 runs after the bowlers sparked a Pakistan batting collapse at The Gabba on Thursday.

The Men in Green only managed to score 64/9 in pursuit of a daunting 94-run target in seven overs. Pakistan: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (capt, wk), Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Sufiyan Muqeem Australia: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matt Short, Josh Inglis (capt, wk), Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson This is a developing story and is being updated with more details..