After a thumping 66 runs victory in the first game, Pakistan will look to seal the series when they take on Australia in the second T20I game at Dubai on Friday night.
In the first game, Pakistani top order batsmen gave a good start but middle order batsmen couldn't capitalize and lost 7 wickets for just 28 runs. Though the return of Shoaib Malik will boost their confidence further. On the other hand, Australian batsmen had no clue against Imad Wasim and top order batting line fell flat and was bowled out for just 89 runs. They have to raise their game to challenge this Pakistan bowling attack in a must-win encounter.
All the major stats and facts as Pakistan take on Australia in the Second T20I match in Dubai :
1. Head to Head -
| Venue | T20Is | Won by PAK | Won by AUS | Tied | NR |
| Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neutral | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Overall | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
10 - If Pakistan wins today, it will be their 10th consecutive T20I series win. Pakistan has won all the T20I series they have played since WT20 2016.
10 - Pakistan have 10 wins and losses each from 21 T20I matches at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai and one match was ended in a tie.
16 - Sarfraz Ahmed needs 16 more runs to achieve the milestone of 5000 international runs. He will be third Pakistani wicket-keeper batsman to achieve this feat after Kamran Akmal (6692) and Moin Khan (5681).
47 - Number of wickets Billy Stanlake has taken in T20 format and needs 3 more wickets to achieve 50 T20 wickets milestone.
51 - D'Arcy Short needs 51 more runs to complete 500 T20I runs. He has scored 449 runs in just 11 T20Is and will become 8th Australian player to achieve this feat.
66 - Pakistan's 66 runs win in the first T20I is their biggest win over Australia (in terms of runs ) in T20I format.
89 - Australia were bowled out for just 89 runs in the first T20I game - their joint third lowest total in T20I format.
