Lahore, Jan. 31 -- Pakistan thrashed Australia by 90 runs in the second T20I of the three-match series at the Gaddafi Stadium here on Saturday.

With this dominating victory, the Men in Green took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ongoing T20I series. Skipper Salman Ali Agha was named Player of the Match for his superb half-century.

Batting first, Pakistan posted a challenging score of 198/5 in 20 overs with Agha's top-score of 76 off 40 balls, stuffed with eight fours and four towering sixes. Wicketkeeper-batter Usman Khan made 53 off 36 deliveries, with four boundaries and two sixes.

For Australia, Xavier Bartlett (1/52), Matthew Kuhnemann (1/40), Cooper Connolly (1/30), Sean Abbott (1/33), and Adam Zampa (1/27) scalped one-wicket apiec...