4 min readJan 31, 2026 09:46 PM IST
First published on: Jan 31, 2026 at 09:46 PM IST
Australia batter Cameron Green did not look happy after he was dismissed by Usman Tariq in the 2nd T20I vs Pakistan, making a chucking gesture with his hands as he walked out of the field. The batter seemed to be dissatisfied by Tariq’s bowling action as he went near the Australian dug out and mimicked the action once again.
In the match, spinners led Pakistan to a 90-run win over Australia to seal a T20 series victory with a game to spare. Australia fielded a stronger side after losing the opener of the three-match series by 19 runs but still got bowled out for 108 in 15.4 overs with leg-spinners Abrar Ahmed (3-14) and Shadab Khan (3-26) sharing bulk of the wickets.
Captain Salman Ali Agha’s 76 off 40 balls and Usman Khan’s 53 off 36 balls had earlier propelled Pakistan to 198-5 after the home team won its second straight toss and elected to bat on yet another slow Gaddafi Stadium wicket.
Australian batters failed to read the googlies and leg-breaks of Abrar and Shadab while Travis Head (4) fell against Saim Ayub’s offspin for the second straight game when he was clean bowled of a delivery that kept low.
Captain Mitchell Marsh, who skipped the first game, smashed two sixes in his knock of 18 before he was undone by Abrar’s sharp delivery that skidded through and trapped him plumb leg before wicket in the third over.
Josh Inglis, one of the four changes Australia made from the first game, couldn’t read Abrar’s wrong’un and was adjudged lbw for 5 as Australia lost the momentum early in the chase and slumped to 29-3 inside the power play.
Matt Renshaw, who was added to the World Cup squad Saturday in place of Matthew Short, holed out to long off to left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz’s fuller delivery as Shadab ran through the lower order with three quick wickets.
The deceptive bowling action of Tariq came as a surprise to Australian batters as top-scorer Green (35) sliced an easy catch to Shadab at point before Agha grabbed an easy catch of Matthew Kuhnemann in the slip to finish the game with 26 balls to spare.
Earlier, Agha stayed aggressive in his recent transformation at No. 3, as Pakistan sped to 72-2 inside the first six overs. Agha completed his half-century of just 25 balls while dominating the spin through his strong sweeps and lofting the fast bowlers inside out over extra cover.
Babar Azam continued to struggle at his new No. 4 batting position when he was pinned lbw by Adam Zampa (1-27) for just 2 off five balls after Agha and Ayub (23) had provided a rollicking start in the power play.
Agha, who hit four sixes and eight boundaries, was within sight of his maiden T20 century before he got a faint edge to Sean Abbott (1-33) when he tried a reverse shot in the 13th over against the fast bowler.
Usman then ensured Pakistan got more than above-par total with his brisk half-century before he fell in the final over when he missed out on low full toss of Xavier Bartlett (1-52) and holed out at deep midwicket.
(With agency inputs)
Cameron Green did not look happy after he was dismissed by Usman Tariq in the 2nd T20I vs Pakistan, making a chucking gesture with his hands as he walked out of the field (Screengrabs: X) 
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