3 Players To Watch Out During Australia vs Pakistan 2nd T20I

Haris Rauf will be a key player for Pakistan in 2nd T20I (Source: @saifahmed75/X.com)Haris Rauf will be a key player for Pakistan in 2nd T20I (Source: @saifahmed75/X.com)

The Pakistan cricket team is currently in Australia and after winning the ODI Series, they ended up losing the first T20I at the Gabba in Brisbane by 29 runs. It was a rain-curtailed game, and was seven-over-per-side game where Australia proved too powerful. Aussies are not full-strength in this series, but Glenn Maxwell and Stoinis stopped stepped up and on the bowling front, their bowlers just never let Pakistan get going in the chase.

It is time for the visitors to come up with better performance like they did in the ODI series, and let's see who will be the three players to watch out in the second T20I.

Jake Fraser-McGurk

The powerful right-handed batter has not fired so far in the three ODIs and one T20I against Pakistan. However, he has all the talent in the world to destroy bowling attacks if he stays at the crease for some overs and this could be the game where he unleashes his might. The pitch is expected to be flat and good for strokeplayers, so expect Jake Fraser-McGurk to get value for his shots.

Also, before the Pakistan series, he has a fifty in the format against England, so he can take the confidence from that game and finally deliver against Men in Green.

Haris Rauf

Haris Rauf has been in good form on this tour and was the player of the ODI series where he picked 10 wickets in three matches. In the first T20I, he got one wicket in his two overs and he is surely a pacer that Pakistan would bank on at the SCG. Also, Rauf has lot of experience of playing T20s in Australia due to his stints in BBL and it might also help him come out with better plans. So, Haris Rauf surely is a player to watch out for the Pakistan camp.

Adam Zampa

The leggie is one of the leading white-ball formats spinner in the world. He can pick wickets in varied conditions, and is a crucial asset in the middle overs. He has the ability to deliver under pressure as well, and the SCG track is known for a bit of help for spinners, which Zampa can surely exploit. 

Pakistan batters would most probably try to target him in the middle overs as a lone-spinner, and it would provide Zampa with more opportunity to pick wickets. So, he could be an x-factor for Australia in the second T20I and is a player to watch out.