Pakistan sealed a 22-run victory over Australia yesterday in the first of the three-match T20I series, being played as a build-up to next month’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. Pakistan restricted Australia to 146 for eight, after posting 168 for eight at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Pakistan lost their previous seven T20Is with Australia, with their last victory coming in in Dubai 2018.

English power surge in Champions League

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Pakistan booked to fly out for T20 WC: report

Despite talks of Pakistan boycotting the upcoming T20 World Cup, set to be held in Sri Lanka and India from February 7 to March 8, reports have emerged that the team has already booked flights to Colombo for the marquee event. “he Pakistan team is booked with the Australian team to fly to Colombo via an Air Lanka flight from Lahore,” sources were quoted as saying by Telecom Asia Sport.

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