Spinners End Pakistan’s Eight-year T20 Drought Against AustraliaLahore- Pakistan beat Australia in a Twenty20 for the first time in eight years on Thursday. The comfortable 22-run win to open the three-match series pitted a full-strength Pakistan against an under-strength Australia just over a week out from the T20 World Cup. ADVERTISEMENTThe spin quartet of Saim Ayub, Abrar Ahmed, Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz—all selected for the T20 World Cup—shared six wickets to restrict Australia to 146-8 in reply to Pakistan’s 168-8. Ahmed led with 2-10 off four overs, and Ayub’s two wickets included Australia’s stand-in captain Travis Head for a 13-ball 23. Babar Azam, who made a scratchy 20 off 24 balls in his 100th T20, struggled to keep the momentum going.