Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Naseem Shah begins with a hard-length delivery around off, shapes away with good bounce, Jake Fraser-McGurk shoulders arms to it.
Naseem Shah to start from the other end!
Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Touch fuller and around off, Matthew Short opens the face and drills it through cover-point. Two fielders chase after it and work in tandem to stop it, but the batters take four runs anyway. 12 runs off the first over then!
Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Good length and on middle, nips away, Jake Fraser-McGurk steers it towards point for a run.
Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Back of a length and just outside off, Jake Fraser-McGurk lets it go again. It is called a wide. Tough call as it looked inside the tramline.
Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FIVE WIDES! Handy extras for Australia! Shaheen Afridi loses his line and bowls this very full and outside off, this one angles further away. Jake Fraser-McGurk leaves it alone, Mohammad Rizwan behind the stumps dives to his right but fails to reach it as the ball runs away to the third man fence for a boundary.
Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Goes fuller again and on middle, shaping in this time, Jake Fraser-McGurk flicks it well but straight to short mid-wicket.
Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Australia and Matthew Short are underway now! Pitched up and around off, Matthew Short drives it towards extra covers for a single.
Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Short of a length and outside off, Matthew Short looks to cut but chops it down on the off side.
Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, EDGED BUT SAFE! Shaheen Afridi starts with a full delivery, on off, shaping away a shy bit. Matthew Short goes for the big drive but gets an outside edge along the ground to first slip.
In all readiness for the action to begin! The two umpires stride out to the centre! The Pakistan team takes to the field, spreading out with purpose and intensity while Mohammad Rizwan has a big smile on his face. Australian openers, Matthew Short and Jake Fraser-McGurk walk confidently to the crease, ready to face the challenge ahead. At the top of his mark is Shaheen Afridi ready to start the proceedings. Here we go!
Pakistan (Playing XI) - Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan(C/WK), Kamran Ghulam, Salman Agha, Irfan Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain.
Australia (Playing XI) - Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis (C/WK), Cooper Connolly, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson, Lance Morris.