Pakistan vs Australia 2nd T20 Preview & Tips - Can Pakistan go 2-0 up in their T20 series against Australia?

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29 Jan 2026

Site Editor 29 Jan 2026

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Pakistan lead the series 1-0 with two games to play
Adam Zampa took 4/24 in the first T20 for Australia
Preview, stats & head to head

Salman Ali Agha of Pakistan (Getty Images)

Pakistan vs Australia 2nd T20 Preview & Tips
Head To Head
Pakistan Form
Australia Form

Pakistan vs Australia 2nd T20 Preview & Tips

Pakistan are looking to follow up on their brilliant 22-run win over Australia in the first T20 as their batting and bowling units synced up perfectly.

Australia were nowhere near good enough with the bat as their laboured display out in the middle cost them the win.

Australia have won seven of their last eight against Pakistan in the T20 game
Adam Zampa took four wickets for Australia in the first T20
Salman Ali Agha is averaging 30.50 in T20's in 2026

Head To Head

Australia have won seven of their last 10 against Pakistan, with the latter winning the other three T20's.

Pakistan Form

Pakistan made the most out of the conditions in their opening T20 against Australia as they battled to a competitive 168/8 before restricting the tourists to just 146/8.

With the bat, Saim Ayub (40 from 22) and Salman Ali Agha (39 from 27) helped to ensure that Sahibzada Farhan's golden duck did not see them falter as they battled to a solid score. Outside of Farhan's woes, every recognised batsmen bar Fakhar Zaman notched a strike rate of well above 100.00. Zaman is worth keeping an eye on in this side. As Pakistan clearly look to be more aggressive with the bat in hand, any consistently low strike rates could see players dropped.

As mentioned, Salman Ali Agha was one of the big reasons why Pakistan battled to such a solid score. He is currently averaging 30.50 in the T20 game in 2026, and I back the captain to continue his impressive run as he looks to build towards the World Cup.

Australia Form

Australia did not look like themselves in their first T20 against Pakistan as they struggled to make inroads with the ball before stuttering with the bat.

While neither team went big with the bat, it will be a concern for Australia that they lacked any real incision with the ball. Indeed, had it not been for Adam Zampa's brilliant 4/24, Pakistan might have worked their way closer to 200 total runs.

With the bat, only Travis Head (23) and Cameron Green (36) could really make inroads at the top of the order. Were it not for a counter-attacking 34 from 25 from Xavier Bartlett, Australia would have lost by closer to 50 runs.

One thing that Australia tend to be very good at is bouncing back. I predict that they will build on Zampa once again getting Pakistan into a spin as they notch a series-levelling win.

Verdict

Pakistan v Australia 2nd T20

I am backing Salman Ali Agha to go beyond 30 runs for Pakistan as Adam Zampa takes the most wickets for the Aussies in a win for the touring side.

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