AUS vs PAK 2nd T20I: Openers Jake Fraser-McGurk and Matthew Short gave Australia a quickfire start in powerplay but the hosts were restricted to just 147 while batting first at Sydney Cricket Ground after an impressive spell from Haris Rauf.
Left-arm speedster Spencer Johnson had a forgettable outing for Oval Invincibles in the men's Hundred 2024 season as he managed to pick up only two wickets across six matches.
The T20I series between New Zealand and Australia is set to commence on February 21 at the Sky Stadium in Wellington. The visitors have named a full strength squad but injuries have troubled them. Marcus Stoinis was already ruled out and now Aaron Hardie has joined the list.
West Indies batter Alzarri Joseph was well short of reaching the ground when Spencer Johnson took the bails off but Australia didn't appeal and walked away to take the mark for the next delivery in the second T20I match at Adelaide Oval on Sunday.
Spencer Johnson took four wickets for 26 to help Brisbane Heat bowl out Sydney Sixers on just 112 in the final of the Big Bash League 2023-24. Spencer finished the tournament with 19 wickets in just 11 innings, one less than leading wicket-taker Xavier Bartlett.
The 28-year-old left-arm pacer came to the limelight after bowing the record-breaking spell during the Hundred 2023 tournament for Oval Invincibles which earned him a surprise INR 10 crore in Indian Premier League 2023 on Tuesday.
With the major players injured or unavailable for the T20I series, Australia have named a brand new playing XI for the first match of the series. Mitchell Marsh is also set to make his debut as Australia T20I captain.
Australia's newest Johnson, Spencer, has created ripples in world cricket with his bowling across franchise leagues in the world, ahead of his potential debut for Australia later this month.
Spencer Johnson is enjoying a memorable week of his cricket career. He was playing in Canada on August 6 and by Wednesday night, he was in Australia's T20I squad for South Africa tour and then bowled a brilliant spell in The Hundred.
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