Mohammad Rizwan’s Pakistan team arrived in Hobart on Sunday for the third T20I against Australia, aiming to avoid a series whitewash. The final match is set for Monday at Bellerive Oval.
After a historic win in the ODI series, Pakistan has struggled in the T20I series. They lost heavily in the rain-affected first match and fell short by 13 runs in the second T20I in Sydney, where they dropped several key catches.
Rizwan said that dropping crucial catches hurt the team, especially against Australia. “Dropping key catches always costs you. Australia in Australia is tough, and taking 16 wickets after dropping catches is difficult,” Rizwan explained.
He also mentioned that the pitch was challenging for batting, adding, “The pitch wasn’t easy, so the catches were vital.”
PAK vs AUS T20I Squads:
Pakistan: Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Omair Yousuf, Irfan Khan, Agha Salman, Jahandad Khan, Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Khan, Haris Rauf, Abbas Afridi, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem.
Australia: Tim David, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mathew Short, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Sean Abbott, Josh Inglis, Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa.
