AUS VS PAK - 2nd T20I, Pakistan tour of Australia, 2019

The result has gone on expected lines. Australia have comfortably sidelined Pakistan. There were hiccups but Australia never allowed Pakistan to have more than a sniff. One when Iftikhar played that breezy knock and two when the Aussie openers departed during the Powerplay but apart from that, Pakistan never was in a hunt. But they would want to bounce back stronger in the final T20I. Can they halt the Yellow juggernaut? We shall see! This is Kumar Abhisekh Das on behalf of Akshay Maanay, Sriram and Sreenivas bidding you buh bye!

Steve Smith | Man of the Match: Nice to be there till the end and see the boys home. The bowlers bowled beautifully. It was a slower ball and it took the edge of the bat to go on to the leg-side (referring to his upper cut). As a batter that's the plan to get under their (the bowlers') nerves. You try to find a way as a batter and do it to the best of your abilities.

Aaron Finch | Australia captain: Very pleasing. We were very good today. Getting wickets consistently was pleasing. Got guys like Steve, who does what he does best. I think at times our execution at the death could have been better. The shots that me and Davey played also weren't great either.

Babar Azam | Pakistan captain: Credit goes to Smith. He took the game away with a magnificent innings. Very disappointed. We didn't bat well in the powerplay. Iftikhar gets the credit for the knock he played. I love the wickets here as the wickets are pretty true. I enjoy batting here.

Dean Winchester: Steve Smith (Cricket) = Marc Marquez (MotoGP) = Brock Lesnar (WWE) --- They all are BEAST in their yard.

Stats courtesy Deepu Narayanan

- Sixth win in a row for Australia in T20Is - equalling their most in succession in 2010 and 2017-18.

- Pakistan in T20Is in 2019. L.L.W.L.L.L.L.NR.L (last).

SJ: If Warner doesn't get you, Smith will. With both of them back, Aussies are at a different level.

- First win for Australia in seven T20Is against Pakistan. Last victory came in Harare in 2018.

22:16 Local Time, 11:16 GMT, 16:46 IST: Australia take a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series. And Smith was at it again. Does he have a DNA or does he operate on batteries? Machine like consistency makes you to believe that an efficiency of 100 percent can be achieved. He was flawless today. The punch, the upper glide, the clips, the drives...an entire ala carte of an innings was served by Mr. Smith. Warner departed early to bring in some relief and Finch also didn't stretch his knock much. But Smith never relented and Pakistan have lost their fourth game in the last 5 T20Is.

Amir to Turner, 1 run, fumble from the point fielder. Quite symbolic is the end as Pakistan lose this! Australia win by 7 wickets. Turner drove it on the up and the fumble from the point fielder allowed the single to be taken

Amir to Smith, 1 run, easy peasy for Smith as it was full and on the pads. Clipped to deep backward square

Amir to Smith, wide, too short, wide called this time as Smith failed to upper steer it

Amir to Smith, no run, slipped down leg and Smith looks to clip it and misses. Smith was bemused that it wasn't called a wide. Can't think of a reason why was it not called

Riaz to Smith, 1 run, pushes the ball out into the off-side for a single. Keeps the strike

Riaz to Smith, FOUR, now goes back to a normal shot. Lifted over mid-off. Wondering about the result on it? Don't worry it's a four. He has become the boundary merchant now. Dealing in boundaries. Australia need a boundary now

Riaz to Smith, FOUR, you want a lottery ticket? Ask Smith to pick it for you! He has upper steered a ball over short fine off the edge of the bat for a four. He certainly didn't want to play it there but he would take the four

Riaz to Smith, 2 runs, drives the ball down the ground and they get a brace

Riaz to Smith, no run, angles across, Smith looks to jab at it and misses

Riaz to Turner, 1 run, little bit of movement as that was bowled full. Turner decided to pinch a single but would have been gone had the man at cover under-armed the throw from a very proximal distance on to the sticks at the bowler's end. He missed and the single was nabbed

Mehedi Munna: You never gonna be sure that you will win against the Aussies until you get Steve Smith out!!! This guy is on another level

Wahab Riaz [2.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack