AUS v PAK 1st T20I: Due to Glenn Maxwells batting Australia defeated Pakistan by this many runs in the first T20I match

After Glenn Maxwell's stormy batting, Australia embarrassed Pakistan in the first T20 match with the deadly bowling of Xavier Bartlett and Nathan Ellis.In the rain-affected first T20 match, Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and decided to bowl first, but his decision became the reason for the team's defeat. Pakistan's bowlers flopped badly in the overcast conditions at the Gabba ground. Due to rain, the match was reduced to just 7 overs.

In these 7 overs, Australia scored 94 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. For Australia, Glenn Maxwell scored 43 runs in just 19 balls. Maxwell hit 5 fours and 3 sixes in this short innings. Marcus Stoinis played a brilliant innings of 21 runs in 7 balls.

In a match of just 7 overs, it was expected that Pakistan would also counter-attack in batting, but the Australian bowlers wreaked such havoc that Mohammad Rizwan's team was left with no face to show. Pakistan's team came to the field to chase the runs, 5 wickets fell for just 16 runs.

After the poor batting of the top order, the batsmen of the team were badly exposed in the middle order as well. Pakistan's team lost 9 wickets for a score of 64 runs till the last ball of the innings. In this way, Australia easily won the first T20 match. Australian bowlers dominated in this match against Pakistan. From the Kangaroo team, Xavier Bartlett and Nathan Ellis took three wickets each in their two-over spells. Apart from this, Adam Zampa took two wickets while Spencer Johnson also took one wicket.