Billed as a contest between two Pakistani stalwarts, Renegades' Mohammed Rizwan and Sixers' Babar, it was the latter who came out on top, scoring his second half-century of the season.
Short has been included in the squad after a side strain during a Big Bash League game ruled out Abbott for four weeks.
Cricket Australia has confirmed that 27-year-old Sean Abbott will join the men's squad when they assemble in Brisbane on Monday, where the second match of the Sri Lanka campaign will be played two days later.
