Australia vs Pakistan 1st T20I: Aus Bring Pak Back Down To Earth With Thumping Win

We are back for the chase! The umpires are back out in the middle and the players of Australia have taken their places on the field. It will be Sahibzada Farhan to partner skipper Mohammad Rizwan up top for Pakistan. Spencer Johnson will get proceedings underway with the ball. Let's go...

... The Run Chase ...

Right then, 94 is what Pakistan need in 7 overs to pull off yet another upset down under. This should be an excellent battle between bat and ball given it is such a curtailed game and anything can happen. Stick around as the exciting run chase is up next.

Pakistan went in with an in-form pace attack but were dealt with a few lusty blows, especially early in the innings. Haris Rauf though brought some control back in the 3rd over and picked up a wicket as Shaheen Afridi followed up with a quiet over as well. Rauf went for plenty in his 2nd and final over and it was Abbas Afridi who impressed in the penultimate over with a double breakthrough. Surprisingly, Naseem was handed the final over but he conceded 20 runs which has now handed all the momentum to the Aussies.

Pheww! That was fast and furious and I guess that's what you get when it is just 7 overs to play with and there are some big names on showcase. Australia were quick off the blocks, scoring 33 in the first couple of overs but did lose Jake Fraser-McGurk early. Glenn Maxwell then came in and played a quickfire knock of 43 runs from just 19 balls before getting out. However, the screws started to come off the wheels towards the end but that blitz of 20 runs in the final over from Marcus Stoinis has put the hosts in a great position at the interval.

FOUR MORE! That's a massive last over! Australia cross the 90-run mark! On middle, Stoinis makes room and flays it over point. This races away to the fence.

SIX! Massive! That's the power of this guy! A slower one on middle. Stoinis waits and then lofts it over the long on fence for a biggie.

TWO AGAIN! On off. This is pushed wide of cover. Two taken.

That's a fine effort! Really good effort! On middle. Stoinis pulls. This goes more off the splice between the fielders at long on and deep mid-wicket. The latter makes a lot of ground to his left. Dives but can't hang on. Two taken.

Two! Slower and shorter! On middle. This is pulled wide of long on for a couple.

MISFIELD AND FOUR! That's poor from Azam. Pressure on the bowler now! A low full toss on middle. This is hit down to the right of long on. Azam runs there and slides but lets it through.

Skipper, Josh Inglis is in next.

OUT! TAKEN! That's a seriously good catch! Wow! Massive wicket too as David just was getting a move on. Afridi gets another. A fine over by him. A slower one. On middle. David looks to pull. It goes off the splice towards wide long on. Both deep mid-wicket and long on go for it. In the end, the long on fielder, Sahibzada Farhan hangs on.

SIX! Kaboom! That's massive! That's really big. This is angled into the pads. David pulls it well over the square leg fence. First one for him. Australia would love a couple more from him.

Only one! Fuller and on middle. This is timed down the ground towards long on. A run taken.

Marcus Stoinis is the next batter in.

OUT! TAKEN! Maxwell falls. The Big Show though did put in a good show. A well-directed short ball. On the body. Maxwell plays the duck-pull but it goes off the top edge and straight to deep square leg. Easy catch.

Two! Outside off. Maxwell slashes. It goes more off the toe end but over cover for two.

Swing and a miss! Goes for another reverse sweep. This is a slower one outside off. He misses. For once he misses the reverse sweep.

With all three frontline quicks now bowled out, Abbas Afridi comes on to bowl.