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Live updates: Australia looks to close out T20 series with second straight win over Pakistan

Live updates: Australia looks to close out T20 series with second straight win over Pakistan

After winning a shortened clash in Brisbane in the series-opener, Australia is hoping to close the door shut on Pakistan as the two teams face off at the Sydney Cricket Ground. 

Australia has won the toss and elected to bat first with the side unchanged from the first match of the series. Pakistan has made one change, with Sufiyan Muqeen replacing Haseebullah Khan.

AUSTRALIA XI: 1. Jake Fraser-McGurk, 2. Matt Short, 3. Josh Inglis (C, WK), 4. Glenn Maxwell, 5. Tim David, 6. Marcus Stoinis, 7. Aaron Hardie, 8. Xavier Bartlett, 9. Nathan Ellis, 10. Adam Zampa, 11. Spencer Johnson.

PAKISTAN XI: 1. Babar Azam, 2. Mohammad Rizwan (C, WK), 3. Sahibzada Farhan, 4. Usman Khan, 5. Salman Agha, 6. Irfan Khan, 7. Abbas Afridi, 8. Shaheen Shah Afridi, 9. Haris Rauf, 10. Naseem Shah, 11. Sufiyan Muqeem

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