- Game over for Australia
- Pakistan thrashed the kangaroos
- 2-1 in the series pocket
In the third and deciding ODI against Australia, Pakistan defeated Australia by 4 wickets. At the Gaddafi Stadium, the Kangaroo batsmen were easily overwhelmed by the Pakistani bowlers and the entire team was bowled out for just 157 runs. Pakistan chased down the target of 158 runs with the loss of 6 wickets in 41.5 overs. With this victory, Pakistan won the three-match ODI series 2-1. In the decisive match, Pakistan’s bowlers and batsmen gave a big shock to Australia by performing tremendously. This victory is considered very special for Pakistan.
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Australia’s innings ended early
After winning the toss and electing to bat first, the entire Australian team failed to put up a big score. Pakistan’s fast bowlers put pressure on the Kangaroo batsmen right from the start. Australia could not build a big partnership as wickets fell at regular intervals. Matthew Short was dismissed for a wicket. Marnus Labuschagne was dismissed for 19 runs. Alex Carey was bowled by Harris Rauff on 19 runs. Cameron Green was dismissed for just 7 runs. Matt Renshaw 4 and Cooper Connolly 3 also failed to contribute much in the batting. Josh English top-scored with 65 off 71 balls with 8 fours and a six, but he was not supported by the other batsmen. Due to this, the entire team of Australia was bowled out for 157 runs. From Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf took important wickets with penetrating shots. Shaheen Afridi took 3 wickets for 30 runs, while Abrar Ahmed and Shadab Khan took 2 wickets each.
Babar Azam’s winning knock
Pakistan got off to a cautious start in chasing the target. But captain Babar Azam batted responsibly and led the team towards victory. Sahibzada Farhan was bowled by Nathan Ellis for just 6 runs. Maz Sadaqat was dismissed for 27 runs off 26 balls with 5 fours. Babar Azam scored 40 runs off 84 balls. Then, Ghazi Ghori was dismissed for just 8 runs. Salman Agha failed to make a special impact scoring 15 runs. However, Abdul Samad and Shadab Khan shared a partnership of 49 runs to help Pakistan win by 4 wickets. Shadab remained unbeaten on 29 runs off 42 balls, while Abdul remained unbeaten on 18 runs. For Australia, Matthew Kuhneman took 3 wickets, while Nathan Ellis and Matthew Short took one wicket each.
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