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Cricket World's Player of the Week - Spencer Johnson, Australia

Cricket World's Player of the Week - Spencer Johnson, Australia
Cricket World's Player of the Week - Spencer Johnson, Australia
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Fast bowler Spencer Johnson's impressive 5-26 helped Australia achieve a tense 13-run win over Pakistan in Sydney on Saturday, clinching the three-match T20 series with a game to spare.

"We thought we were there or thereabouts and I thought the way the bowlers went about it was brilliant," said Australian captain Josh Inglis.

"There's so many options in this team I can go to. Every time I turned to Johnson tonight, he got a wicket. The way they played tonight was really good."

But it cost him with Tim David taking a fine diving catch in the deep off Johnson, who then bagged Salman Agha next ball, caught behind by Inglis to leave Pakistan on 44-4 after 10 overs.

Khan played himself in and brought up his first T20 half-century.

But Johnson struck again with Abbas Afridi (4) following soon after to earn the 28-year-old a maiden five-wicket haul in his seventh T20.