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Australia bounced back from a regrettable ODI campaign to secure a T20 series whitewash against Pakistan, ending the men’s international white-ball summer on a high. Watch every ball of Australia v Pakistan T20I Series LIVE & exclusive to FOX CRICKET, available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1.
Limited time offer > After clinching wins in Brisbane and Sydney, Australia demolished Pakistan by seven wickets at Bellerive Oval on Monday evening courtesy of Marcus Stoinis’ brutal half-century. Attention shifts quickly towards the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but fringe members of Australia’s white-ball teams will be hoping they’ve done enough to secure a spot in the Champions Trophy squad. JAKE FRASER-MCGURK — 5 47 runs at 15.
66, HS 20, SR 188.00 Fraser-McGurk made promising starts in all three matches against Pakistan without converting any of them into substantial scores. The rising star’s fifty-run partnership with opening partner Matt Short at the SCG was exhilarating, but it was a lone highlight in an otherwise forgettable campaign for the 22-year-old.
MATT SHORT — 4 41 runs at 13.66, HS 32, SR 164.00 Despite failures with the bat in Brisbane and Hobart, Short’s SCG blitz offered a glimpse of what he’s capable of achieving in the game’s shortest format.
However, his dropped catch during the SCG run chase was pretty sloppy. JOSH INGLIS — 4 27 runs at 13.50, HS 27, SR 103.
84 Inglis secured a series whitewash in his first assignment as national T20 skipper, but the wicketkeeper didn’t contribute much with the bat. The West Australian copped a duck in Brisbane, but combined with Marcus Stoinis for a crucial partnership during Monday’s series finale. MARCUS STOINIS — 9 96 runs at 96.
00, HS 61*, SR 195.91 Zero wickets at N/A, BB 0-15, ER 10.50 Hulk smash, indeed.
Stoinis was the only Australian that mustered a half-century against Pakistan across six white-ball matches, clobbering a 23-ball fifty in Hobart on Monday. The West Australian also provided an explosive blitz in Brisbane, finishing the series as the leading run-scorer from either side. GLENN MAXWELL — 8 64 runs at 32.
00, HS 43, SR 164.10 The Big Show was at the peak of his powers in Brisbane on Thursday, whipping out an assortment of reverse laps as he top-scored for the Australians. However, the Melbourne Stars will be seating on Maxwell’s fitness after he sustained a “suspected low grade left hamstring injury” while fielding during the series finale in Hobart.
TIM DAVID — 4 35 runs at 17.50, HS 18, SR 116.66 It was a quiet campaign for David, who never quite reached top gear during his brief stays at the crease against Pakistan.
The 28-year-old cleared the boundary rope twice across the series, but also soaked up plenty of dot balls at the SCG. AARON HARDIE — 8 28 runs at 28.00, HS 28, SR 121.
73 Three wickets at 7.00, BB 3-21, ER 5.25 After a disappointing ODI campaign, Hardie bounced back with valuable contributions throughout the T20 series.
The West Australian’s late cameo in Sydney proved valuable in a tight contest while he snared career-best figures to rattle the Pakistanis on Monday. XAVIER BARTLETT — 8 Five wickets at 11.20, BB 3-13, ER 6.
22 Bartlett’s stocks continue to rise after another impressive white-ball performance in Australian colours. The Queenslander bagged a three-wicket haul in front of a home crowd on Friday, managing to take a wicket with his first delivery during both matches in Brisbane and Sydney. NATHAN ELLIS — 8 Four wickets at 14.
75, BB 3-9, ER 6.80 After missing the recent white-ball tour of the United Kingdom due to injury, Ellis made a triumphant return to the national side this week. The Tasmanian ripped through Pakistan’s top-order in Thursday’s seven-over shootout at the Gabba, proving once again why he’s such a valuable death bowler.
ADAM ZAMPA — 9 Six wickets at 6.83, BB 2-11, ER 4.55 New haircut, same old Zampa.
The leg-spinner took multiple wickets in all three matches against Pakistan this week while maintaining an economy rate of less than five — almost unheard of in the modern game. After cleaning up the tail in Brisbane and Sydney, he deceived Pakistan superstar Babar Azam in Hobart on Monday to all but seal victory for the Australians. SPENCER JOHNSON — 9 Eight wickets at 9.
87, BB 5-26, ER 8.61 Johnson’s first over in Sydney was pretty ordinary, but the left-armed quick didn’t put a foot wrong from there on. The 28-year-old finished his SCG demolition with the best bowling figures by an Australian quick in men’s T20Is, also bagging a couple in Hobart on Monday.
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