Pakistan wins toss and bats in T20 final against Australia

HOBART, Australia (AP) — Paksitan won the toss and elected to bat in the third and final Twenty20 match against Australia on Monday.

The tourists rested captain Mohammad Rizwan with Salman Agha to take charge in Rizwan’s absence.

Haseebullah Khan returned to the line-up, while Babar Azam opened the batting with Sahibzada Farhan.

Left-arm pace bowler Jahandad Khan made his debut, replacing Naseem Shah.

For the third consecutive match, Australia continued to have confidence in the same playing XI.

The hosts recorded a 29-run win in a rain-shortened seven-over match in the first T20 in Brisbane before fast bowler Spencer Johnson took a career-best 5-26 to propel Australia to a 13-run win. to clinch the three-game series with one game left on Saturday.

Pakistan won the previous ODI series 2-1.

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Setups:

Australia: Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Inglis (captain), Aaron Hardie, Nathan Ellis, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Adam Zampa.

Pakistan: Babar Azam, Sahibzada Farhan, Haseebullah Khan, Usman Khan, Salman Agha (captain), Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Jahandad Khan, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem.

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