Australia's makeshift crew have suffered a tame 22-run defeat in their first T20 international outing against Pakistan in Lahore despite the best efforts of their evergreen spinner Adam Zampa.
In a shadow side featuring three newcomers and without a host of top names as the World Cup looms, it was left to their all-time leading T20 wicket-taker Zampa to spearhead their push with his excellent 4-24 at the Gaddafi Stadium that did most to restrict Pakistan to 8-168 in the first of the three-match series.
But Australia's reply on Thursday was a bit shambolic, and once stand-in captain Travis Head had departed for 23 after an early brisk cameo and Cameron Green had holed out on 36, they could only limp to 8-146.
