New Delhi. Australia won the 3-match series by defeating Pakistan by 13 runs in the second T20 match. Pakistan's team needed 16 runs to win in the last over but its batsmen failed to make the team win. Praise goes to fast bowler Nathan Ellis, who bowled brilliantly in the last over and gave his team the series win. Ellis did not even have to bowl a full 6 balls. He did the job in just four balls. Pakistan has not yet defeated Australia in T20 on its home ground.

Pakistan needed 16 runs to win in the last over. Pakistan had only one wicket left. Harris Rauf and Irfan Khan were at the crease. Australian captain Jose Inglis called Nathan Ellis for the last over. Harris ran and took a run on the first ball of Ellis. After this, Irfan Khan could not take a single run on the second and third balls while Irfan was run out on the fourth ball. In this way, Pakistan's innings ended.

Spencer Johnson took 5 wickets
Earlier, Australia's fast bowler Spencer Johnson gave a career-best performance by taking five wickets for 26 runs. Johnson shook Pakistan's top order, due to which Pakistan's team was all out for 134 runs in the last over while chasing 148 runs to win. For Pakistan, Usman Khan scored 52 runs and Irfan Khan scored an unbeaten 37 runs but no other batsman of the team could make an effective contribution. Captain Mohammad Rizwan (16) was only the third batsman of the team to cross double figures.

Pakistan team fell from heights to rags within six days
Pakistan team fell from heights to rags within six days. It had recently won the ODI series in Australia after a long time. After winning the toss and deciding to bat, Matthew Short (32 runs) and Jack Fraser McGurk (20 runs) gave Australia a quick start by sharing 50 runs in 20 balls. This is Australia's fastest half-century in the T20 international.

Marcus Stoinis could not take advantage of the lifeline.
Fast bowlers Haris Rauf (22/4) and Abbas Afridi (17/3) then brought Pakistan back with their brilliant bowling. In Shaheen Shah Afridi's first over, McGurk hit three fours and a six in consecutive balls while Matthew Short welcomed Naseem Shah with a six and a four. Rauf dismissed McGurk and English (zero) in his first over while Abbas sent Short to the pavilion. Marcus Stoinis (14) failed to take advantage of two easy lives but he was caught by Abbas off Sufiyan Muqeem. Glenn Maxwell became the second victim of this bowler by scoring 21 runs in 20 balls.

Australia eyes clean sweep
Rauf then took the wickets of Tim David and Xavier Bartlett (five). But Aaron Hardy took Australia to a competitive score with his innings of 28 runs in 23 balls. Chasing the target, Babar Azam (03) got out cheaply on Nathan Ellis's ball. Australia then did not allow Pakistan batsmen to hit a boundary for nine overs. The team also lost four wickets during this period. Usman and Irfan brought Pakistan back into the match with a partnership of 58 runs. Johnson dismissed Usman in the 16th over, ending this batsman's half-century innings. Adam Jampa took two wickets in his last over. He gave only 19 runs in his four overs. After losing the ODI series 1-2, Australia, led by new captain Josh English, will be eyeing a clean sweep in Hobart on Monday in T20 Internationals.