An unchanged Australian side has won the toss and elected to bat in the second Twenty20 match against Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

After winning a shortened clash in Brisbane in the series-opener, Australia is hoping to close the door shut on Pakistan as the two teams face off at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Follow here for live text updates.

Haris Rauf took 4-22 as Pakistan restricted Australia to 147-9 in the second game of their T20 series at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. The duo stitched together a highly entertaining 52-run opening stand off just 22 balls before Rauf struck twice in three deliveries.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the second T20 international cricket match between Australia and Pakistan. The match at the Sydney Cricket Ground begins at 7pm local time (08:00 GMT). The hosts won the rain-shortened series opener in Brisbane on Thursday.

Australia captain Josh Inglis wins the toss and elects to bat first at Sydney Cricket Ground. Check Australia vs Pakistan full scorecard here

Australia made a blistering start in the second T20I against Pakistan after winning the toss and opting to bat first. The hosts raced to 48 runs in the first three overs, with their openers finding the boundary with ease and setting a fast pace for the innings of the T20 match being played in Sydney.

All our updates as Australia register a 29-run win over Pakistan in the rain-affected first T20 match in Brisbane.

The live toss for the Australia vs Pakistan 2nd T20 will take place at 1 PM IST. The live streaming of the 2nd T20 match between Australia and Pakistan will be available on the Disney Plus Hotstar app

The second T20 of three-match series between Pakistan and Australia will be played in Sydney on Saturday. The match will start one in the afternoon. Australia lead the series by 1-0.