Australia vs Pakistan LIVE Score, 1st T20I: PAK needs 94 runs to win; Rizwan, Farhan open innings

AUS vs PAK Live Score: Catch the live updates from the Australia vs Pakistan 1st T20I match being played at the Gabba in Brisbane.

Pakistan’s Babar Azam (C) celebrates a wicket against Australia. | Photo Credit: AFP

Welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the 1st T20I match between Australia and Pakistan being played at the Gabba in Brisbane.

Lineups

Australia: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matthew Short, Josh Inglis (wk/c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson.

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (wk/c), Babar Azam, Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Khan, Agha Salman, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Haseebullah Khan, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah.

Toss

Pakistan wins the toss and opts to bowl against Australia.

7-over game

The rain has relented and the ground is ready for play thanks to some fantastic drainage facility here. Seven overs per side.

Still no play

There is a steady drizzle around the ground. Still no sign of an inspection to assess the ground conditions let alone a start time.

Match delayed

The start of the contest has been delayed. There is no rain at the moment but threat of lightning strikes has put the start on hold. The cut off for a five-over match is 8:29pm local time, which is roughly three hours from now.

Rain forecast

The covers are in place on the square at the moment. There is a forecast of showers later in the day.

SQUADS

Australia: Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Josh Philippe, Spencer Johnson.

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Babar Azam, Arafat Minhas, Omair Yousuf, Haseebullah Khan, Irfan Khan, Usman Khan, Agha Salman, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Jahandad Khan, Sahibzada Farhan, Abbas Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem.

LIVE STREAMING INFO

The live streaming of the Australia vs Pakistan 1st T20 match will be available on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website. The match will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network.