Australia vs Pakistan, 1st T20I, November 3, 2019 - Full Commentary

Commentary

Over 3

06:17 AM

Amir to Finch, 2 runs, guided away to deep backward point

Over 2

06:16 AM

Irfan to Finch, 1 run, yorker, dug out beside the pitch to make it 26 runs off the over

over-break

06:15 AM

Irfan to Finch, FOUR, Wahab Riaz! He did the tough part of chasing and flicking the ball back just inside the rope. But why wouldn't you push hard enough for the ball to not reach the rope. He tried to jump and push the ball from beyond the rope, but one leg was in contact with the ground. Irfan overpitches and Finch drives through mid-off

FOUR

06:14 AM

Irfan to Finch, no run, slower delivery very full, Finch mistimes the drive to mid-off

06:13 AM

Irfan to Finch, SIX, this is a nightmare over for Irfan. Overpitched delivery, Finch moves across and slogs way up in the air over the square leg boundary

SIX

06:13 AM

Irfan to Finch, no ball, FOUR, oh dear! He's overstepped now as well. Dreadful short delivery outside off stump, Finch slaps it over extra-cover

FOUR

06:12 AM

Irfan to Finch, FOUR, full delivery on the leg stump, Finch flicks it away easily to deep mid-wicket

FOUR

06:11 AM

Irfan to Finch, SIX, oh he's hit that a mile! Short delivery on the leg stump, Finch stands tall and pulls over deep square leg, a fan in the stands tries to catch left-handed and almost palms it onto the people sitting close to her

SIX

Over 1

06:10 AM

Amir to Finch, 1 run, punched away to cover

over-break

06:10 AM

Amir to Finch, no run, defended straight back to the bowler

06:09 AM

Amir to Warner, leg byes, 1 run, soft appeal for LBW, good length delivery angled in, Warner beaten on the flick shot, clearly heading down

06:08 AM

Amir to Finch, 1 run, fullish delivery outside off stump, Finch drives it to cover

06:08 AM

Amir to Finch, FOUR, stays leg-side of this short of length delivery and drives easily off the back foot, through cover-point as he plays with an open bat face

FOUR

06:07 AM

Amir to Warner, 1 run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Warner works it away to backward square leg

Over 0

06:05 AM

Irfan to Finch, no run, yes-no, sent back, oh Warner in a spot of bother but he dives back in his crease. Finch pushed this towards mid-off and set off, the man at cover cut it off, had a shy at the stumps and missed

over-break

Key Moments

06:57 AM

Pakistan should have set more than 8 per over had they batted their 20 overs, but rain came to break their flow and the restart wasn't all that kind. 119 off 15 overs with all ten wickets in hand wasn't a big deal for Australia, especially with a strong batting line-up. Looking back now, that 20-minute innings break, which could so easily have been cut down to 10 after the rain, has robbed the hosts of a win. So the wait to see if Warner can be dismissed this summer in T20s continues till Tuesday. Join us for the second T20I at 19:10 local time. The Canberra skies are expected to be kind. See you all then!