Pakistan vs Australia: Aaron Finch, Nathan Ellis help world champions thump hosts in one-off T20I
FirstpostFinch scored a 45-ball 55 to anchor Australia’s chased a 163-run target after Ellis took 4-28 kept Pakistan down to 162-8 in their allotted 20 overs. Lahore: Skipper Aaron Finch returned to form with a half century and pace bowler Nathan Ellis took four wickets as world champions Australia beat Pakistan by three wickets in the only Twenty20 international in Lahore on Tuesday. When Finch holed out Australia needed just four runs and despite Sean Abbott fell for nought in the same Shaheen Shah Afridi over, Ben McDermott hit the winning boundary in his 19-ball 22 not out to achieve Australia’s fourth successive win in T20Is against Pakistan. “Nathan Ellis had a tough start but showed real character and we took wickets upfront.” Pakistan skipper Azam rued loss of wickets after a good start.