AUS VS PAK 3RD T20I

After Pakistan staged a monumental comeback to seal an unlikely ODI series win in Australia, the hosts have come roaring back with a fairly inexperienced side to win the T20I series 2-0 with a game in hand. Next up is the final match of this tour leading up to the Aussie summer and it is the 3rd T20I that will be played at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart. We've seen a couple of matches so far in this series, with the first one being marred by rain and the second one was a low-scoring affair. In both matches, the Aussies have looked in control with the ball but the batting still needs to be a lot more consistent. Jake Fraser-McGurk has had a couple of quick starts but hasn't been able to convert them into substantial scorers and that has been the norm for him so far in his infant international career. The middle order also looks stacked with the likes of Inglis, Maxwell, Stoinis, Hardie and Tim David but Matthew Short up top has been their main man so far with the bat. On the bowling front, the pacers have been prolific and the return of Xavier Bartlett and Nathan Ellis has been a huge positive for the hosts. In the previous game though, it was Spencer Johnson who ruled the roost with a stellar five-wicket haul, a rare sight in this format of the game and the Aussies will be eyeing a whitewash here. On the other hand, Pakistan have also brought a few new players into the squad but it has been their mainstays with the bat who have failed to fire thus far. Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam have flopped up top whereas the likes of Irfan Khan and Usman Khan have some positive intent. The pacers have enjoyed a memorable tour and continue to do so but they need that top order to fire if they are to end the tour on a high. So, will Pakistan will able to clinch a win and avoid the whitewash? Or will Australia blow they away once again? Only time will tell.