Pakistan Shaheeen are all set to take on Australian Capitol Territory (ACT) in the Top End T20 Series at the DXC Arena in Darwin today (Tuesday).
The first ball will be bowled at 1800 local time. The tournament matches will be live-streamed on Tapmad within Pakistan (infographic attached).
On Sunday, the Team Green suffered defeat in their opening match of the event as Northern Territory Strike won the game by 59 runs.
Opting to bat first, Northern Territory Strike scored 185 for five in 20 overs. Param Uppal top-scored for his side, returning unbeaten on 59 off 28 balls, hitting six fours and two sixes. Opening batter Josh Kann was other contributor with the bat, scoring a 31-ball 47, which included two fours and four sixes.
For Shaheens, spinners Aaliyan Mahmood and Arafat Minhas bagged two wickets apiece.
In turn, Shaheens got off to a shaky start, losing two wickets in the first two balls of their innings to right-arm fast Tom Menzies.
Opening batter Shamyl Hussain was joined by captain Rohail Nazir and the pair stitched a 49-run partnership for the third wicket. Left-handed Shamyl returned back to the hut in the eighth over after scoring 26 off 23 balls, which included two fours and a six. After Shamyl’s departure, Arafat (3, 5b) was soon back in the hut with Shaheens reeling at 62 for four in 8.5 overs.
At that stage, Mohammad Irfan Khan joined captain Rohail and the duo knitted 29 runs for the fifth wicket – the second-best partnership of the innings for the visiting team. The dangerous looking Rohail got out in the 13th over after scoring 41 off 33 balls, hitting two sixes and a four.
Irfan (20, 15b, 2x4s) and Ahmed Khan (19, 12, 1×4, 1×6) were the other contributors with the bat before Shaheens were bundled out for 126 in 18.4 overs. For Northern Territory Strike, Jack Wood and Menzies took four wickets each.
