In their final bilateral series ahead of the T20 World Cup, Pakistan defeated Australia by 22 runs in the first T20I of the three-match series at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday

The growing trend of visiting teams from SENA countries leaving out key players for series in Pakistan has raised concerns in the Pakistani cricket circles particularly after a new-look Australia side lost the first T20I by 22 runs.

Adam Zampa dismissed Babar Azam as LBW in the first Pakistan vs Australia T20I in Lahore.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif became a target for social media trolls for his post congratulating Pakistan on beating Australia's B side in 1st T20I of the bilateral series.

Pakistan beat Australia in a Twenty20 for the first time in eight years on Thursday.

Pakistan cricket team star batter Babar Azam was trolled brutally after he failed to score big during the first T20I match against Australia on Thursday.

PAK vs AUS 1st T20I Highlights: Spinners helped Pakistan register a 22-run victory over Australia in the first T20I at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Thursday.

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Pakistan cricket team skipper Salman Ali Agha asked the media to leave star batter Babar Azam alone ahead of the first T20I encounter against Australia.

Pakistan will fly out to Colombo on Monday by when the country's cricket chief will have announced team's participation in the Twenty20 World Cup, said a report.

Australia squad led by Mitchell Marsh arrived in Lahore on Wednesday to play in a three-match T20I series, even as confusion prevails over Pakistan's participation in next month's T20 World Cup.

Australian fast bowler Kane Richardson has called time on his professional cricket career, drawing the curtain on a 17-year journey that spanned international success, domestic titles and franchise leagues around the world.

Sriranga Wasudev Sohoni's family preserved the cap for the last 75 years, never exhibited publicly, before it was sold on Monday by Lloyds Auctions.

His injury adds to Australia's growing list of concerns in the pace bowling department, with Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins also managing fitness issues.

Harry Brook on Wednesday admitted it was "not the right thing to do" to get into an altercation with a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand, but insisted "I've learnt from my mistakes".

Despite smashing two centuries in his last six Big Bash League (BBL) 2026 matches, Steve Smith hasn't been in contention for Australia's T20 World Cup 2026 squad.

Australia will rest five top players, including Pat Cummins and Glenn Maxwell, for a three-match Twenty20 series in Pakistan ahead of the World Cup, selectors said Monday.

Babar Azam was quick to console Steve Smith after the latter dropped a catch during a Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 match.