[In Pictures] Pakistan's white-ball skipper Mohammad Rizwan donates a pair of gloves and a jersey to the Sydney Cricket Ground Museum
Pakistan’s white-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan donated a pair of wicketkeeping gloves and a jersey to the Sydney Cricket Ground Museum on Saturday, November 16, following the second T20I of the three-match series against Australia.
On Monday, November 18, the Sydney Cricket Ground’s Instagram page shared the gesture, expressing thanks to the Pakistan captain with a post that read:
“Thank you, @mrizwanpak. Following Saturday’s T20 International against Australia, Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan donated a pair of his keeping glove and a playing shirt to the Sydney Cricket Ground Museum.”
Meanwhile, Australia won the toss and chose to bat first in the second T20I. Solid contributions from Matthew Short (32) and Aaron Hardie (28) helped them reach a respectable total of 147/9 in their 20 overs. Haris Rauf was the standout bowler for Pakistan, taking four wickets, while Abbas Afridi claimed three.
In response, Pakistan's top-order struggled. Mohammad Rizwan (16 off 26 balls) and former captain Babar Azam (3 off 3) had disappointing outings, while Sahibzada Farhan (5) and Agha Salman (0) also failed to make an impact. However, Usman Khan and Irfan Khan fought back with a 58-run partnership off 35 balls for the fifth wicket.
Usman top-scored with 52 off 38 balls, but the lower middle order collapsed, and Pakistan went from 102/4 to being all out for 134. Irfan remained unbeaten on 37, but his efforts were in vain as Pakistan lost by 13 runs.
Mohammad Rizwan misses the third T20I against Australia
Mohammad Rizwan missed the third and final T20I against Australia on Monday, November 18, with Agha Salman stepping in for him. After winning the toss and choosing to bat first, Pakistan endured a tough outing, being bowled out for just 117. Babar Azam top-scored with 41 runs.
In response, all-rounder Marcus Stoinis dominated, remaining unbeaten on 61 off 27 balls, including five fours and as many sixes. Australia comfortably chased down the target, winning by seven wickets with 52 balls to spare, completing a 3-0 series sweep.