Marcus Stoinis single-handedly defeated Pakistan.Image credit source: AFP
The Pakistan cricket team got its feet on the ground in just a week. The beginning of the Pakistani team that toured Australia was memorable but the end was very painful for them. After defeating Australia in the ODI series, Pakistan had to face a crushing defeat in the T20 series. In the third and final match of the T20 series played in Hobart, Australia defeated Australia by 7 wickets in just 12 overs and with this made a clean sweep of 3-0 in the series. Such was the fate of Pakistan for Marcus Stoinis (61 not out) whose 10-ball attack exposed the Pakistani bowling.
Pakistani batting failed
Australia had already captured the T20 series with wins in the first and second matches. In such a situation, this was the last chance for Pakistan to win. Pakistan had not won a single T20 match against Australia in Australia before and this time they also failed to improve this poor record. The reason for this was Pakistan’s poor batting, which could not last even 20 overs and managed only 117 runs in 18.1 overs.
Star batsman Babar Azam (41) got off to a good start for the Pakistan team, which entered the match without captain Mohammad Rizwan. Along with Babar, Hasibullah Khan also batted fast and both had taken the team to 58 runs at the end of the powerplay, while only one wicket had fallen. After this, the wicket started falling. Leg-spinner Adam Zampa controlled the situation completely and took 2 wickets including Babar while pacer Aaron Hardy also bowled brilliantly and took 3 wickets.
The match ended due to the attack of Marcus Stoinis.
Now, to defend the small score, it was necessary to take wickets quickly and in the fourth over, both Australia openers were out, but it did not matter because Marcus Stoinis (61 runs, 27 balls), who reached the crease, gave the wicket to Pakistan. . He destroyed the bowlers. Notably, Stoinis beat Pakistan’s most successful fast bowler, Haris Rauf, throughout this tour. Stoinis scored 22 runs by hitting 2 fours and 2 sixes in the first 4 balls of the same over from Rauf.
Apart from Stoinis, captain Josh Inglis (27) was also not far behind and also attacked the Pakistani players ferociously. Shaheen Shah Afridi became Stoinis’ next target, in whose 3 consecutive balls the Australian batsman scored 16 runs and completed his half-century in 23 balls. In total, Stoinis scored 50 runs in 10 balls, which included 5 sixes and 5 fours, outshining Pakistan. Australia achieved this goal in just 11.2 overs.
