Cameron Greene’s angry reaction to Usman Tariq (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: Pakistan beat Australia by 90 runs in the second T20I in Lahore on Saturday. The match also saw controversy after Cameron Green showed frustration towards Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq over his bowling action.Pakistan captain Salman Agha played a brilliant knock to register his highest score in T20Is. He made 76 runs off 40 balls. Usman Khan also took an impressive 53 runs off 36 balls. Pakistan scored 198-5, their highest T20I total against Australia.A moment caught the eye during the chase in Australia. Usman Tariq dismissed Cameron Green in the 11th over. Tariq stopped in the middle of his action and delivered the ball with a low arm.
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Green tried to hit a six but mistimed it and was caught in the spot. Green looked angry after the dismissal. As he walked back, he made a throwing gesture, indicating that Tariq was throwing. After crossing the border, he repeated the gesture again.Watch:Green was Australia’s top scorer with 35 runs off 20 balls. By then, Australia had already lost five wickets and were struggling in the chase.Pakistan’s spinners dominated the game. Abrar Ahmed took 3-14 and Shadab Khan 3-26 while Tariq collected 2-16. All ten Australian wickets spun. Australia were bowled out for 108 in 15.4 overs. This became Pakistan’s biggest T20I win over Australia, surpassing their previous victory of 66 runs in 2018.“It has to be a perfect game,” Agha said. “We batted well and then we were excellent with the ball. The fielding was excellent.”The win gave Pakistan an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.“We want to play the same way, forget the 2-0 scoreline and come again with the same intensity and go into the World Cup with the same energy,” Agha said of the action that starts in India and Sri Lanka from February 7.Australia captain Mitchell Marsh has admitted that his team is outplayed.“Pakistan outplayed us,” Marsh said. “Hopefully we can improve and come back tomorrow. They put us under a lot of batting pressure; it was probably a 160-170 wicket so they scored a lot.”The final match of the series is also played in Lahore on Sunday.
