Australia vs Pakistan 1st T20I Highlights: AUS beat PAK by 20 runs in 7-overs-a-side slugfest

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score 1st T20I: But surely that is not the end of the show overall. Australia have already got to a fairly good score here and they can really put this out of Pakistan's reach in the few balls that remain. Maxwell is surprised by short ball from Abbas Afridi third ball of the sixth over, it is caught at deep square leg. Now Marcus Stoinis walks out, Tim David at the other end is yet to get going.

Maxwell c Usman Khan b Abbas Afridi 43 (19)

Australia 66/2 in 5.3 overs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score 1st T20I: Maxwell exacts revenge for the runs that Australia couldn't score in the first over from Haris Rauf. David gets off strike with a leg bye, then Rauf sprays the second ball down leg side for a wide. Thick top edge after that from Maxwell and it flies over deep third for four. The third ball is angled on to his pads, Maxwell sends it soaring over deep midwicket for a six. He swings and misses next ball and then connects the fifth, the ball flies over long off for another six. Takes a single and keeps strike.

Australia 64/2 in 5 overs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score 1st T20I: That over from Haris Rauf is gold dust in the circumstances. Short runs a leg bye first ball and Maxwell takes another off the third. Short goes for a big one fourth ball, had no choice but to do that, doesn't quite get the required distance in the flick shot and is caught at deep backward square leg. Just a single after that for Tim David and then Maxwell swings and misses.

Australia 36/2 in 3 overs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score 1st T20I: Glenn Maxwell making that bat turn and swing in all directions in that over. The very first ball that he faces, Maxwell goes for something that looms like a reverse sweep from outside leg stump and sends it through short third man. Naseem oversteps fourth ball and Maxwell reverse scoops the free hit delivery over the wicketkeeper for a four. Then he smashes the fifth ball off side for a four. Basee goes full last ball, Maxwell clears his front leg and boshes it down the ground for another four. He has raced to 16 off six.

Australia 33/1 in 2 overs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score 1st T20I: Fraser-McGurk gives himself room first ball of the second over and then smashes it straight to the fielder at cover. Couldn't get the elevation he wants.

Australia are sending out Glenn Maxwell in at No.3.

Fraser-McGurk c Babar Azam b Naseem Shah 9 (5)

Australia 16/1 in 1.1 overs

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score 1st T20I: Not often do we see Afridi going for a truckload of runs in the first over but that is the need of the hour at the moment. Fraser-McGurk with back to back fours off the second and third balls. He gets off strike fifth ball and then Short goes for a hook shot last ball. It takes a top edge and still flies away for a six.

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score 1st T20I: The Pakistanis break off from their huddle and run out and some of them seem a little surprised by the fire and smoke that are going off either side of them, part of the attractions at the Gabba for these T20 games. Jake Fraser-McGurk and Matt Short are opening for Australia, Shaheen Afridi has the ball in his hands for Pakistan.

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score 1st T20I: Here we go then, the two captains have finally shown their cards. Josh Inglis says that Australia would've batted first anyhow.

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Babar Azam, Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Khan, Agha Salman, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Haseebullah Khan, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah

Australia: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matthew Short, Josh Inglis(w/c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score 1st T20: We have toss at long last. Mohammad Rizwan has won it and Pakistan are bowling first.

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score 1st T20I: All right so the match will start at around 8.20pm local time, which is about half an hour after the toss. Each team will bat seven overs. Two overs of powerplay. 2 bowlers can bowl a maximum of two overs each.

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score 1st T20I: Toss will take place at 8.05pm local time. The players are out there warming up now. Surely we have lost overs but there is yet to be official word as to how much will be played today.

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score 1st T20I: And the umpires are out there. Some of the covers have come off. The umpires can now be seen having a chat with the ground staff as well.

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score 1st T20I: This ground is known to have a good drainage system but there isn't much it can do until it actually stops raining. Just about 40 minutes to go for the cutoff time for a 5-over match to set in. It is not looking good at all.

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score 1st T20I: AUS - Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Josh Philippe, Spencer Johnson

PAK - Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Babar Azam, Arafat Minhas, Omair Yousuf, Haseebullah Khan, Irfan Khan, Usman Khan, Agha Salman, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Jahandad Khan, Sahibzada Farhan, Abbas Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score 1st T20I: Toss has been delayed due to rain. Covers are on the pitch. The cut-off for a five over match is 4:00 PM IST.

Australia vs Pakistan Live Score 1st T20I: Hello and welcome everone, to our live coverage of today's first T20I between Australia and Pakistan, in Brisbane. The visitors scripted a landmark ODI series win in Australia, and will now seek more history in the shortest format.