| 0.0 : Australia (Playing XI) - Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis (C/WK), Cooper Connolly, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Sean Abbott, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson, Lance Morris. |
| Pakistan (Playing XI) - Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan(C/WK), Kamran Ghulam, Salman Agha, Irfan Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain. |
| In all readiness for the action to begin! The two umpires stride out to the centre! The Pakistan team takes to the field, spreading out with purpose and intensity while Mohammad Rizwan has a big smile on his face. Australian openers, Matthew Short and Jake Fraser-McGurk walk confidently to the crease, ready to face the challenge ahead. At the top of his mark is Shaheen Afridi ready to start the proceedings. Here we go! |
| 0.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, EDGED BUT SAFE! Shaheen Afridi starts with a full delivery, on off, shaping away a shy bit. Matthew Short goes for the big drive but gets an outside edge along the ground to first slip. |
| 0.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, No run. |
| 0.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Australia and Matthew Short are underway now! Pitched up and around off, Matthew Short drives it towards extra covers for a single. |
| 0.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, No run. |
| 0.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FIVE WIDES! Handy extras for Australia! |
| Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Back of a length and just outside off, Jake Fraser-McGurk lets it go again. It is called a wide. Tough call as it looked inside the tramline. |
| Shaheen Afridi to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Good length and on middle, nips away, Jake Fraser-McGurk steers it towards point for a run. |
| 0.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, 4 runs. |
| 0.0 : Naseem Shah to start from the other end! |
| 1.1 : Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, No run. |
| 1.2 : Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, FOUR! Streaky! |
| 1.3 : Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Short of a length and on off, Jake Fraser-McGurk dabs it down to point. |
| 1.4 : Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, 2 runs. |
| 1.5 : Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, No run. |
| 1.6 : Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, Overpitched and around middle, Jake Fraser-McGurk drills it down the pitch where it hits the stumps at the non-striker's end and goes nowhere. |
| 2.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Missed out there! |
| 2.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Touch fuller and around leg, angles away, Matthew Short gets squared up and gets a leading edge on two bounces to point. |
| 2.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, BEATEN! |
| 2.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, 2 runs. |
| 2.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Short of a length and on leg, Matthew Short misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. |
| 2.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Back of a length and outside off, Matthew Short leaves it alone. Australia survives the 3rd over for the first time in this series. |
| 3.1 : Naseem Shah to Jake Fraser-McGurk, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Naseem Shah draws first blood! Jake Fraser-McGurk fails again and departs for another low score. |
| 0.0 : Aaron Hardie walks out to bat at number 3 for Australia! |
| 3.2 : Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, BEAUTY! Fuller and just around off, nips away again, Aaron Hardie tries to drive it through covers but gets beaten on the outside edge. Very nearly two in two for Shah! |
| 3.3 : Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, No run. |
| 3.4 : Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, Back of a length and outside off, Aaron Hardie cuts it through cover-point for a single and gets off the mark. |
| 3.5 : Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, Errs in line and serves this full but down the leg side, Matthew Short misses his flick. Wided. |
| Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, Pulls his length back a bit, on middle and off, Matthew Short strides out and taps it to covers. |
| 3.6 : Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, No run. |
| 4.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Aaron Hardie, No run. |
| 4.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Aaron Hardie, No run. |
| 4.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Aaron Hardie, That's a beauty! |
| 4.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Aaron Hardie, A big shout for LBW, but turned down! |
| 4.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Aaron Hardie, No run. |
| 4.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Aaron Hardie, No run. |
| 5.1 : Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, On a length, over off, Matthew Short with soft hands dabs it out to gully. |
| 5.2 : Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, Play and a miss! Naseem Shah bowls this on a good length and around off, nips away with extra bounce. Matthew Short tries to punch it away but gets beaten by the extra bounce. |
| 5.3 : Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, 3 runs. |
| 5.4 : Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, FOUR! Streaky again! |
| 5.5 : Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, FOUR! Top shot! Much more in control! Naseem goes for the glory ball but serves this too full and angling into the pads. Aaron Hardie brings his wrists into play and flicks it away with beautiful timing through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 5.6 : Naseem Shah to Aaron Hardie, Overpitched and around off, Aaron Hardie drills it down the ground past mid off for three runs, |
| 6.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Aaron Hardie, OUT! c Salman Agha b Shaheen Afridi. |
| 0.0 : The Aussie skipper, Josh Inglis walks out to bat at number 4! |
| 6.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, On a length and on leg, Josh Inglis tucks it to short leg. |
| 6.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, Fuller one and around off, Josh Inglis pushes it to short covers. |
| 6.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, No run. |
| 6.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, Pitched up and on middle, Josh Inglis clips it to mid-wicket. |
| 6.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, FOUR! Oh..wow! Shaheen Afridi goes a bit too full this time, on off, Matthew Short stays in his crease, presents the full face of the bat and drives it gloriously past mid off for a boundary. |
| 7.1 : Naseem Shah to Josh Inglis, FOUR! Lovely shot from the skipper! Fuller in length and on middle, Josh Inglis this time drives it beautifully with a straight bat past the bowler and mid on for another boundary. |
| 7.2 : Naseem Shah to Josh Inglis, On a length and around leg, Josh Inglis nudges it through mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 7.3 : Naseem Shah to Josh Inglis, Excellent comeback from Naseem Shah! |
| 7.4 : Naseem Shah to Josh Inglis, Back of a length and just outside off, Josh Inglis leaves it alone. |
| 7.5 : Naseem Shah to Josh Inglis, No run. |
| 7.6 : Naseem Shah to Josh Inglis, Full again and around off, Josh Inglis strides out and pushes it to short covers. |
| 8.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Matthew Short, Short of a length and on middle, Matthew Short swipes it off the inside half of the bat through square leg for a single. |
| 8.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, No run. |
| 8.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, A bit fuller this time, on off, Josh Inglis fends it off the bottom half of the bat down the pitch. |
| 8.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, So close! |
| 8.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, This is some fast bowling from Pakistan! |
| 8.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Josh Inglis, Short of a length and outside off, Josh Inglis maybe expecting an in-swinger gets late on his cut shot and misses. |
| Mohammad Hasnain is introduced into the attack as the first change for Pakistan! |
| 9.1 : Mohammad Hasnain to Matthew Short, Mohammad Hasnain starts with a back-of-a-length delivery, on off, Matthew Short miscues his pull towards mid-wicket. |
| 9.2 : Mohammad Hasnain to Matthew Short, On a length and around off, Matthew Short guides it to backward point. |
| 9.3 : Mohammad Hasnain to Matthew Short, EDGED AND FOUR! |
| 9.4 : Mohammad Hasnain to Matthew Short, No run. |
| Mohammad Hasnain to Matthew Short, No run. |
| 9.5 : Mohammad Hasnain to Matthew Short, 1 run. |
| 9.6 : Mohammad Hasnain to Josh Inglis, Wide! |
| Mohammad Hasnain to Josh Inglis, No run. |
| 0.0 : End of Powerplay 1! Pakistan can now have up to four fielders outside the 30-yard circle. But given the momentum they've built so far, theyâd likely be eager to keep the pressure on and maintain a tight field. |
| 10.1 : Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, Bashes the deck hard, on a good length and over middle, Matthew Short jams it out with hard hands to cover-point. |
| 10.2 : Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, Keeps it tight again, on middle and drags the length back by a bit, Matthew Short taps it to cover and steals a quick single. |
| 10.3 : Naseem Shah to Josh Inglis, WIDE! A bit wayward, outside off, on a length, Josh Inglis gets closer to the line but leaves it alone. |
| Naseem Shah to Josh Inglis, Into the deck again, on a back of a length, outside off, Josh Inglis shoulders arms. |
| 10.4 : Naseem Shah to Josh Inglis, On a good length, outside off with some extra zip off the deck, Josh Inglis is happy to leave it alone. |
| 10.5 : Naseem Shah to Josh Inglis, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Naseem Shah gets the Aussie captain and the trick to bang short ones has worked perfectly right for Pakistan! |
| 0.0 : Cooper Connolly is the next man in. |
| 10.6 : Naseem Shah to Cooper Connolly, On a good length, on middle, Cooper Connolly pushes it to mid off and gets a single. |
| 11.1 : Haris Rauf to Cooper Connolly, Starts from around the wicket and lands it on a good length, over off, Cooper Connolly hops back and dabs it to point. |
| 11.2 : Haris Rauf to Cooper Connolly, No run. |
| 11.3 : Haris Rauf to Cooper Connolly, Short of a length, over off, Cooper Connolly reads the length early and decides to duck under. |
| 11.4 : Haris Rauf to Cooper Connolly, WIDE! Sliding down leg, on a length, Cooper Connolly holds his wrist high and lets it go. Mohammad Rizwan does well to move to his right and collect it. |
| Haris Rauf to Cooper Connolly, Into the pads, on a hard length, Cooper Connolly looks to yuck it across but misses. The ball goes off his pads and the batters steal a quick leg bye. |
| 11.5 : Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, On a length, just outside off, Matthew Short pushes it out to point. |
| 11.6 : Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, Goes full and on off, Matthew Short miscues his drive straight back to the bowler to his left. |
| 12.1 : Naseem Shah to Cooper Connolly, WIDE! Full and slightly down leg, Cooper Connolly fails to flick it away and the umpire signals it a wide. |
| Naseem Shah to Cooper Connolly, No run. |
| 12.2 : Naseem Shah to Cooper Connolly, WIDE! And again! Naseem Shah gets the ball to swings it in, but errs in line and serves it down leg. |
| Naseem Shah to Cooper Connolly, Back of a length, angling away, outside off, Cooper Connolly has a wild slash at it but misses. |
| 12.3 : Naseem Shah to Cooper Connolly, Into the deck, on a back of a length, over middle, Cooper Connolly dabs it down the deck. |
| 12.4 : Naseem Shah to Cooper Connolly, Short and over middle, Cooper Connolly quickly swivels and pulls it off the upper half to deep fine leg for a single. |
| 12.5 : Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, Attacking the stumps, on a good length, Matthew Short shows full face and taps it past the bowler but mid on mops it up quickly. |
| 12.6 : Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, WIDE! Third one off the over! This is short and outside off, Matthew Short looks to pull but withdraws the shot at the very end, letting it go through. |
| Naseem Shah to Matthew Short, Back of a length, over middle, Short rolls his wrist over the ball and pulls tit to deep square leg for a brace. |
| 13.1 : Haris Rauf to Cooper Connolly, Full and on middle and off, Cooper Connolly leans across and drives it beautifully through point for three runs. |
| 13.2 : Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, Back of a length, over off, Matthew Short pulls it past mid on to his right and gets three too. Runs have all of a sudden started to come quickly for Australia! |
| 13.3 : Haris Rauf to Cooper Connolly, Full and on off, Cooper Connolly confidently leans ahead and firms it to cover. |
| 13.4 : Haris Rauf to Cooper Connolly, Fuller than a good length, just outside off, Cooper Connolly waits for the ball to get to him and steers it to deep point for a single. |
| 13.5 : Haris Rauf to Matthew Short, OUT! CAUGHT! Matthew Short's grit comes to an end and Australia slip down further. He couldn't have picked the fielder any better on this one! |
| 0.0 : Drinks! Pakistan are on top here and with two new batters at the crease, they will look to put pressure on the middle order and restrict them to as low as possible. The fiery pace attack has delivered again and they will want to continue the good work. Australia needs a partnership here to get back in the game or else it could be a repeat of the 2nd ODI. Also, Marcus Stoinis walks out to bat now. |
| 13.6 : Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, Fires it in, full and at the stumps, Marcus Stoinis pushes it out to cover. |
| 14.1 : Mohammad Hasnain to Cooper Connolly, Into the pads, on a good length, Cooper Connolly fails to clip it across and the ball goes behind off his pads. The scamper a quick leg bye. |
| 14.2 : Mohammad Hasnain to Marcus Stoinis, On a fuller length, outside off, Marcus Stoinis shoulders arms at it. |
| 14.3 : Mohammad Hasnain to Marcus Stoinis, Charges in at the stumps, fuller in length, Marcus Stoinis taps it back to the bowler with a full presentation of the face of his bat. |
| 14.4 : Mohammad Hasnain to Marcus Stoinis, On a good length, outside off, Marcus Stoinis is happy to leave it alone. |
| 14.5 : Mohammad Hasnain to Marcus Stoinis, Bashes the deck, on a length, just outside off, Marcus Stoinis hops back and looks to play at it but the ball whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 14.6 : Mohammad Hasnain to Marcus Stoinis, Angling into the pads, on a length, Marcus Stoinis tucks it behind to deep backward square leg region and gets a single to get off the mark. |
| 15.1 : Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, Beauty to begin again! |
| 15.2 : Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, Length, outside off, Marcus Stoinis leaves it alone. |
| 15.3 : Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, Into the pads, on a fuller length, Marcus Stoinis gets his bat ahead and drills it straight past the bowler but cant beat mid on to his left. |
| 15.4 : Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, A well-directed bouncer, over middle and leg, Marcus Stoinis half ducks under it. |
| 15.5 : Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, Four! |
| 15.6 : Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, Oh wow, Haris Rauf follows up with a peach! |
| 16.1 : Mohammad Hasnain to Cooper Connolly, Good length, over middle and off, Cooper Connolly dabs it down the deck. |
| 16.2 : Mohammad Hasnain to Cooper Connolly, Bangs the short one, over off with express pace backing up, Cooper Connolly is very late on the pull and only manages to squeeze it down off the shoulder of his bat. |
| 16.3 : Mohammad Hasnain to Cooper Connolly, Wider on off, on a fuller length, Cooper Connolly frees his arms and cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 0.0 : Halt! Cooper Connolly got hit on his fingers earlier in the over and the physio is in to check on him. His left hand does look a bit puffy and unfortunately, he has to walk off the field now. |
| 16.4 : Mohammad Hasnain to Marcus Stoinis, Back of a length, over the stumps, Marcus Stoinis trusts the bounce and decides to leave it alone. |
| 16.5 : Mohammad Hasnain to Marcus Stoinis, No run. |
| 0.0 : Halt! Cooper Connolly got hit on his fingers earlier in the over and the physio is in to check on him. His left hand does look a bit puffy and unfortunately, he has to walk off the field now. |
| 16.6 : Mohammad Hasnain to Marcus Stoinis, Short of a length, just outside off, Marcus Stoinis looks to steer it behind square on the off side but misses to get any bat on it. |
| 17.1 : Haris Rauf to Glenn Maxwell, On a fuller than a good length, on off, Glenn Maxwell taps it down the deck. |
| 0.0 : Who walks out now? |
| 17.2 : Haris Rauf to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! c Saim Ayub b Haris Rauf. |
| 17.3 : Haris Rauf to Sean Abbott, 1 run. |
| 17.4 : Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run. |
| 17.5 : Haris Rauf to Sean Abbott, No run. |
| 17.6 : Haris Rauf to Sean Abbott, Short of a length, over off, Sean Abbott hops back and dabs it to point. |
| 18.1 : Mohammad Hasnain to Marcus Stoinis, WIDE! Hasnain digs it very short and over middle, Marcus Stoinis drops his wrists and lets it go past. |
| Mohammad Hasnain to Marcus Stoinis, Back of a length, on middle and leg, Marcus Stoinis tucks it down to the left of the keeper for a single. |
| 18.2 : Mohammad Hasnain to Sean Abbott, Honing in at the stumps, on a good length, Sean Abbott gets right behind the line and knocks it to the on side for a quick single. |
| 18.3 : Mohammad Hasnain to Marcus Stoinis, Fuller than a good length, outside off, Marcus Stoinis drives it well but straight to deep cover for a single. |
| 18.4 : Mohammad Hasnain to Sean Abbott, Angling in, on a hard length, over middle and leg, Sean Abbott awkwardly fends it down in front of square leg. |
| 18.5 : Mohammad Hasnain to Sean Abbott, Short of a length, outside off, Sean Abbott rides the bounce and punches it through cover for a brace. |
| 18.6 : Mohammad Hasnain to Sean Abbott, Fuller and outside off, Sean Abbott lets this one go through. |
| 19.1 : Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, No run. |
| 19.2 : Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, Full and on middle, Marcus Stoinis gets his bat ahead and times it to mid on. |
| 19.3 : Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, Short and over middle, Marcus Stoinis gets low and ducks under. |
| 19.4 : Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, A bit fuller and on off, Marcus Stoinis leans on and drives it well but cant beat the gap at cover. |
| 19.5 : Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, Outside off, on a length, Marcus Stoinis opts to let it go past. |
| 19.6 : Haris Rauf to Marcus Stoinis, A bit closer to the off-stump line this time, but Marcus Stoinis is happy to let it go through too. |
| 20.1 : Mohammad Hasnain to Sean Abbott, Mohammad Hasnain hits the length hard and around off, Sean Abbott withdraws his bat very late to leave it, |
| 20.2 : Mohammad Hasnain to Sean Abbott, Fuller one and on the pads, Sean Abbott whips it on the bounce to fine leg for a single. |
| 20.3 : Mohammad Hasnain to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Mohammad Hasnain joins the party here! The Hulk goes now and Australia are in all sorts of trouble. |
| 0.0 : Adam Zampa walks in at next for Australia! |
| 20.4 : Mohammad Hasnain to Adam Zampa, Full and on middle, Adam Zampa clips it past square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 20.5 : Mohammad Hasnain to Adam Zampa, No run. |
| 20.6 : Mohammad Hasnain to Adam Zampa, Back of a length and outside off, shaping away, Adam Zampa flays at it but misses. |
| 21.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Sean Abbott, Short of a length and on middle, Sean Abbott pulls it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 21.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Adam Zampa, Back of a length and on off, Adam Zampa dabs it down to point. |
| 21.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Adam Zampa, Shaheen Afridi nails the yorker here, on off, angling away, Adam Zampa fails to dig it out. |
| 21.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Adam Zampa, Swing and a miss! Shaheen Afridi bangs it short this time and on off, Adam Zampa tries to pull it away but fails to connect. |
| 21.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Adam Zampa, Uppish but safe! Pitched up and around off, Adam Zampa drives it aerially but wide of mid off. Babar Azam chases after it and slides in to stop it. Two runs taken. |
| 21.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Sean Abbott, Bangs it into the pitch again and outside off, Sean Abbott lets it go to the keeper. |
| 22.1 : Mohammad Hasnain to Adam Zampa, EDGED AND FOUR! Mohammad Hasnain bowls this full and around off, Adam Zampa makes room and slashes hard at it. Gets an outside edge that just flies over the outstretched right hand of first slip for a boundary. |
| 22.2 : Mohammad Hasnain to Adam Zampa, Short of a length and on middle, angling into the body of the batter. Adam Zampa looks to hook it away but gloves it towards backward square leg for a single. He now takes a hit on his bowling hand. |
| 22.3 : Mohammad Hasnain to Sean Abbott, No run. |
| 22.4 : Mohammad Hasnain to Sean Abbott, 100 up for Australia! Pitched up and on middle, Sean Abbott clips it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 22.5 : Mohammad Hasnain to Adam Zampa, Short and around middle, Adam Zampa once again misses out on his pull. |
| 22.6 : Mohammad Hasnain to Adam Zampa, Mohammad Hasnain goes for another bouncer, but bowls it a bit too high, Adam Zampa fails to pull it. It is called a wide. |
| Mohammad Hasnain to Adam Zampa, Good length and on middle, Adam Zampa pats it down to mid on. |
| 23.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Sean Abbott, On a length and on middle and off, Sean Abbott blocks it down the pitch. |
| 23.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Sean Abbott, FOUR! Cracking shot! Back of a length and on off, sits up nicely for the batter. Sean Abbott picks up the length early and hammers it away towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. |
| 23.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Sean Abbott, Good length and on off, Sean Abbott dabs it down to point. |
| 23.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Sean Abbott, Short again from Afridi, on middle, Sean Abbott pulls it wide of deep square leg for a single. |
| 23.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Adam Zampa, A bouncer from Shaheen Afridi, on middle, Adam Zampa backs away for the pull but misses. |
| 23.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Adam Zampa, Fuller and on middle, Adam Zampa chips it over the bowler and towards mid on for one. |
| 24.1 : Mohammad Hasnain to Adam Zampa, Full and on middle, angling in, Adam Zampa tucks it through square leg for a single. |
| 24.2 : Mohammad Hasnain to Sean Abbott, Back of a length and around off, Sean Abbott slices it on the bounce to third man for a run. |
| 24.3 : Mohammad Hasnain to Adam Zampa, Short of a length and outside off, Adam Zampa tries to cut it away but misses it completely. |
| 24.4 : Mohammad Hasnain to Adam Zampa, Mohammad Hasnain bangs it into the pitch again, gets some extra bounce as well, Adam Zampa once again fails to cut it away. |
| 24.5 : Mohammad Hasnain to Adam Zampa, Right in the blockhole, on middle and leg, Adam Zampa backs away and digs it off the inner half of the bat towards fine leg for one. |
| 24.6 : Mohammad Hasnain to Sean Abbott, Hard length and around off, Sean Abbott guides it through cover-point for one more. |
| 25.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Sean Abbott, A slower bouncer from Shaheen Afridi, outside off, Sean Abbott thinks about the pull initially but does not go through with it. |
| 25.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Sean Abbott, Goes fuller and on off, Sean Abbott drives it firmly but straight to short covers. |
| 25.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Sean Abbott, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Shaheen Afridi is hurt after that nasty blow on the left thumb. The physio is out and the umpires have decided to take a drinks break! Pakistan have maintained relentless pressure so far, but this partnership of 24 runs may be starting to test their patience. Australia have plenty of overs and time on their side, and their focus will be to steadily accumulate runs and build momentum. |
| 25.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Adam Zampa, Hard length and on middle, takes off a bit, Adam Zampa keeps it out to the leg side. |
| 25.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Adam Zampa, A lovely yorker, on middle, Adam Zampa digs it down the pitch. |
| 25.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Adam Zampa, Wide! |
| Shaheen Afridi to Adam Zampa, Another swing and miss! Slower one, on a length and on off, Adam Zampa tries to heave across the line but only connects with thin air. |
| Naseem Shah comes back into the attack.  |
| 26.1 : Naseem Shah to Sean Abbott, FOUR! Just wide! |
| 26.2 : Naseem Shah to Sean Abbott, No run. |
| 26.3 : Naseem Shah to Sean Abbott, No run. |
| 26.4 : Naseem Shah to Sean Abbott, Pitched up and on middle, Sean Abbott knocks it down the pitch. |
| 26.5 : Naseem Shah to Adam Zampa, Good length and on middle, Adam Zampa blocks it out. |
| 26.6 : Naseem Shah to Adam Zampa, OUT! c Saim Ayub b Naseem Shah. |
| 0.0 : Spencer Johnson walks out to bat next for Australia! |
| 27.1 : Haris Rauf to Sean Abbott, Short of a length and on middle, Sean Abbott stays back and blocks it out. |
| 27.2 : Haris Rauf to Sean Abbott, 1 run. |
| 27.3 : Haris Rauf to Spencer Johnson, Good bowling! Hard-length delivery, on middle, nips back in sharply, Spencer Johnson looks to play at it but misses as it goes off the pads to the keeper. |
| 27.4 : Haris Rauf to Spencer Johnson, Fuller and around off, Spencer Johnson drills it wide of short covers where the fielder makes a fine diving stop. |
| 27.5 : Haris Rauf to Spencer Johnson, Short of a length and outside off, Spencer Johnson cuts it through point for a run. |
| 27.6 : Haris Rauf to Sean Abbott, Back of a length and on off, Sean Abbott keeps it out to the off side. |
| 28.1 : Naseem Shah to Spencer Johnson, Fuller and around off, Spencer Johnson drives it through cover-point as two fielders chase after it and work in tandem to stop it. Three runs taken. |
| 28.2 : Naseem Shah to Sean Abbott, On a length and on leg, Sean Abbott flicks it through square leg but denies the single. |
| 28.3 : Naseem Shah to Sean Abbott, Just over! Pitched up and on middle, Sean Abbott chips it in the air and just over the fielder at mid on for a brace. |
| 28.4 : Naseem Shah to Sean Abbott, Back of a length and on middle, Sean Abbott stays back and blocks it out. |
| 28.5 : Naseem Shah to Sean Abbott, Short of a length and outside off, Sean Abbott sways away from it. |
| 28.6 : Naseem Shah to Sean Abbott, Hard length and outside off again, shapes away, Sean Abbott makes room and throws his bat at it but misses. |
| 29.1 : Haris Rauf to Spencer Johnson, Fuller and on off, Spencer Johnson pushes it towards cover-point. |
| 29.2 : Haris Rauf to Spencer Johnson, Short of a length and around off, Spencer Johnson cuts it straight to backward point. |
| 29.3 : Haris Rauf to Spencer Johnson, FOUR! Fine shot! Haris Rauf lands this back of a length and outside off, Spencer Johnson gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through point for a boundary. |
| 29.4 : Haris Rauf to Spencer Johnson, Nasty delivery! |
| 29.5 : Haris Rauf to Spencer Johnson, FOUR! Another boundary! |
| 29.6 : Haris Rauf to Spencer Johnson, No run. |
| 30.1 : Naseem Shah to Sean Abbott, No run. |
| 30.2 : Naseem Shah to Sean Abbott, Short and on middle and leg, Sean Abbott charges down the track backing away a long way but manages to whip it off the outer half to mid-wicket. |
| 30.3 : Naseem Shah to Sean Abbott, SIX! Picked the bones off that one did Abbott! First one of the game and it comes in the 31st over! This is short and over middle, Sean Abbott reads the length early and nails his pull over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 30.4 : Naseem Shah to Sean Abbott, Short of a length, on off, Sean Abbott taps it in front of covers and takes a single. |
| 30.5 : Naseem Shah to Spencer Johnson, Full and angling away, outside off, Spencer Johnson looks to force it through the off side but misses on the outside edge. |
| 30.6 : Naseem Shah to Spencer Johnson, Full and on off, Spencer Johnson stabs it well off the front foot to cover. |
| 31.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Sean Abbott, Comes back into the attack and digs it short, over off, Sean Abbott swings across to pull but misses. |
| 31.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Sean Abbott, Just short of Mohammad Hasnain! The lack of timing saves Sean Abbott this time! |
| 31.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Sean Abbott, OUT! CAUGHT! Doesnt make the most of the chance and Sean Abbott after a handy knock of 30 (41) has to walk back. |
| Lance Morris is the last man in for Australia as Cooper Connolly will not be returning for any further action in this game. |
| 31.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Lance Morris, No run. |
| 31.5 : A world-class display of fast bowling from Pakistan! |
| Shaheen Afridi to Lance Morris, OUT! TIMBER! Pakistan have ripped Australia apart for 140 runs! |
| 0.0 : Naseem Shah set the tone early by getting rid of Jake Fraser-McGurk in the fourth over. After that, they never really looked back and continued to pile the pressure on the Aussies. The pace battery of Pakistan exploited the conditions brilliantly and gave nothing away. Shaheen Afridi was at his absolute best and ended up with three wickets while Shah also picked up three. Haris Rauf continued his good form and got a couple taking his tally to 10 in this series while Mohammad Hasnain chippe |
| There is not much to say about Australia's batting performance. They struggled once again to handle the express pace and swing from the Pakistan bowlers and no one really stepped up in this game in the absence of the big players. Matthew Short looked good at the top but it was Sean Abbott who top-scored with a handy 30 off 41. The injury to Cooper Connolly didn't help but there were six single-digit scores which says a lot about this effort. A return to the ODI side after almost a year did n |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| We are back for the chase in this decider! |
| 0.1 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, Gets movement straightaway! Comes from over the wicket and hurls it outside off and gets the ball to shape away off the deck. Saim Ayub leaves it alone. |
| 0.2 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, Similar line on a tad fuller length, swinging away, Saim Ayub looks to drive it through covers but gets beaten. He has to stay away from that line! |
| 0.3 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, No run. |
| 0.4 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, Nicely bowled! Closer to the off-stump line, on a good length, shaping away off the deck to go past the outside edge and Saim Ayub looks to keep it out with a straight bat. |
| 0.5 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, Pakistan and Saim Ayub are underway with the chase! Back of a length, into he ribcage, Saim Ayub just about manages to dab it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 0.6 : Spencer Johnson to Abdullah Shafique, Abdullah Shafique gets off the mark straightaway! |
| 0.0 : Marcus Stoinis to share the attack. |
| 1.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Abdullah Shafique, Steams in from over the wicket and lands it full, outside off, with a hint of away movement, Abdullah Shafique leaves it alone. |
| 1.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Abdullah Shafique, Full and on off, Abdullah Shafique leans on and taps it to cover. |
| 1.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Abdullah Shafique, Just short of a length, on middle and nipping away, Abdullah Shafique reads the ball well and sticks his bat out to fend it down to point. |
| 1.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Abdullah Shafique, Short of a length, over off, Abdullah Shafique ducks underneath! |
| 1.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Abdullah Shafique, Goes full and on the stumps, Abdullah Shafique drives it nicely straight past the bowler to the left of mid on and gets a single. |
| 1.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Saim Ayub, FOUR! Nicely done! First boundary of the chase and it comes off Ayub's bat! Short of a length and on leg, Saim Ayub flicks it on its way to deep fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 2.1 : Spencer Johnson to Abdullah Shafique, Full and on off, Abdullah Shafique just pushes it to cover-point region for a single. |
| 2.2 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, honing in at the stumps, on a fuller length, Saim Ayub clips it to deep backward square leg for a single. Australia are bowling a bit too full and making it easier for Pakistan! |
| 2.3 : Spencer Johnson to Abdullah Shafique, Full again, on middle and off, Abdullah Shafique just nudges it to mid on and gets a single. |
| 2.4 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, Pulls the length back and gets some shape that takes the ball away, from around middle and off, Saim Ayub rocks back and keeps it out to the off side. |
| 2.5 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, There's thee perfect length! Just outside off and straightening off the deck to beat the bat on the outside edge. |
| 2.6 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, Short of a length and outside off, Saim Ayub slices it off the upper half, aerially, but safely to deep backward point for a single. |
| 3.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Saim Ayub, Glorious shot for three runs! |
| 3.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Abdullah Shafique, No run. |
| 3.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Abdullah Shafique, No run. |
| 3.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Abdullah Shafique, Drags the length back and induces half a chance that flies over the slip cordon to deep third for one. |
| 3.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Saim Ayub, Full, on off, Saim Ayub times it to cover and steals a quick single. |
| 3.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Abdullah Shafique, Good length, on off, Abdullah Shafique taps it in front of mid off and gets a single. Marcus Stoinis isn't happy with the lack of intent from the fielder there! |
| 4.1 : Spencer Johnson to Abdullah Shafique, WIDE! Solid take from Josh Inglis! A bit fuller and swinging back in, but down leg, Josh Inglis is quick to move across to his left and dives to collect it. |
| Spencer Johnson to Abdullah Shafique, WIDE! And again! A bit short of a length and down leg, Josh Inglis does well to get to it on his left. |
| Spencer Johnson to Abdullah Shafique, Back of a length, on off, Abdullah Shafique hops back and dabs it to point. |
| 4.2 : Spencer Johnson to Abdullah Shafique, Full and on middle and leg, Abdullah Shafique is a bit early on his shot but gets away with it. Chops it aerially but to the left of mid on for a couple more runs. |
| 4.3 : Spencer Johnson to Abdullah Shafique, Hits the deck hard, on a short of a length, over middle, Abdullah Shafique tucks it down the deck. |
| 4.4 : Spencer Johnson to Abdullah Shafique, 1 run. |
| 4.5 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, Short and over off, Saim Ayub looks to ride the bounce and lift it over cover but misses due to that extra zip off the deck. |
| 4.6 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, Full, on off, Saim Ayub firms his drive but straight to mid off. |
| 5.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Abdullah Shafique, Short and over off, Abdullah Shafique ducks under and lets it go through. |
| 5.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Abdullah Shafique, On a good length, on off, Abdullah Shafique taps it to the bowler. |
| 5.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Abdullah Shafique, On a back of a length, over off, Abdullah Shafique hops back and cuts it to point. |
| 5.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Abdullah Shafique, Keeps the length good and outside off, Abdullah Shafique with soft hands reaches out and fends it to point. |
| 5.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Abdullah Shafique, Full and on middle, Abdullah Shafique pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 5.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Abdullah Shafique, Back of a length, over off, Abdullah Shafique dabs it out to point. |
| 6.1 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, At 136.9kph, on a length, outside off and nipping away off the deck, Saim Ayub is beaten on the outside edge. |
| 6.2 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, Good length, on middle, Saim Ayub taps it back to the bowler. |
| 6.3 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, On a length, on middle and off again, Saim Ayub blocks it with a straight bat. |
| 6.4 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, Short and over middle and leg, Saim Ayub ducks under. Spencer Johnson gets warned for the first bounce off the over. |
| 6.5 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, Hard length, outside off and shaping away just enough to go past the outside edge as Saim Ayub has a swings down the line. |
| 6.6 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, WIDE! Very short this time, over off, Saim Ayub lets it go through. |
| Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, FOUR! Not in total control but gets more than enough to find the fence.On a good length, in and around off, Saim Ayub looks to drive it straight down the ground but gets an inside edge that goes over the leap of the fielder at square leg for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : . |
| 7.1 : Sean Abbott to Abdullah Shafique, Starts from over the wicket and goes full, on off, Abdullah Shafique leans on and drives it through covers for a brace. |
| 7.2 : Sean Abbott to Abdullah Shafique, Charges down the track and lofts this good-length delivery over the bowler's head for a single. |
| 7.3 : Sean Abbott to Saim Ayub, Angling away, on a length, outside off, Saim Ayub plays within the line and the ball moves away past the outside edge. |
| 7.4 : Sean Abbott to Saim Ayub, Full and on leg, Saim Ayub flicks it to deep fine for a single. |
| 7.5 : Sean Abbott to Abdullah Shafique, SIX! Helped it on its way! Short of a length, over middle and leg, Abdullah Shafique quickly swivels across and pulls it off the upper half of the bat over fine leg for a biggie. |
| 7.6 : Sean Abbott to Abdullah Shafique, Follows up with a good-length delivery, on middle and off, Abdullah Shafique taps it to mid on. |
| 8.1 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, Very full, outside off, Saim Ayub is late to jam it out and misses to get any bat. |
| 8.2 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, Full, on off, Saim Ayub eases it out to mid off where Sean Abbott dives to his left and stops it. |
| 8.3 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, A loud appeal for caught behind from the keeper but the umpire turns it down! |
| 8.4 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, No run. |
| 8.5 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, That should have been taken! |
| 8.6 : Spencer Johnson to Abdullah Shafique, No run. |
| 9.1 : Sean Abbott to Saim Ayub, No run. |
| 9.2 : Sean Abbott to Saim Ayub, Short and on middle, Saim Ayub lifts his front leg and hooks it behind square on the leg side and tumbles over on his back. Does well to get back up and collect two runs. |
| 9.3 : Sean Abbott to Saim Ayub, NO BALL! Sean Abbott has overstepped. A Free Hit will follow! Full and outside off, Saim Ayub has a feel for it away from his body but misses. |
| Sean Abbott to Saim Ayub, Six! |
| 9.4 : Sean Abbott to Saim Ayub, Angling away, on a good length, outside off, Saim Ayub plays inside the line. |
| 9.5 : Sean Abbott to Saim Ayub, No run. |
| 9.6 : Sean Abbott to Saim Ayub, No run. |
| 0.0 : Powerplay 2! Australia can now have four fielders outside the inner ring till the 40th over. |
| 10.1 : Spencer Johnson to Abdullah Shafique, Fuller and around off, Abdullah Shafique pushes it towards short covers. |
| 10.2 : Spencer Johnson to Abdullah Shafique, 3 runs. |
| 10.3 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, No run. |
| 10.4 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, Action replay! Touch fuller but in that channel outside off, Saim Ayub has a poke at it without moving his feet, the ball zips past the outside edge again. |
| 10.5 : Spencer Johnson to Saim Ayub, 1 run. |
| 10.6 : Spencer Johnson to Abdullah Shafique, Back of a length and on off, Abdullah Shafique dabs it down to point. |
| 11.1 : Sean Abbott to Saim Ayub, On a length and on leg, Saim Ayub nudges it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.2 : Sean Abbott to Abdullah Shafique, Length again, on middle, Abdullah Shafique tucks it to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 11.3 : Sean Abbott to Saim Ayub, Short of a length and on middle, Saim Ayub pulls it away towards the vacant deep mid-wicket region for a brace. |
| 11.4 : Sean Abbott to Saim Ayub, No run. |
| 11.5 : Sean Abbott to Saim Ayub, Full again and on middle and off, Saim Ayub steers it towards point. |
| 11.6 : Sean Abbott to Saim Ayub, Four! |
| 0.0 : Lance Morris is introduced into the attack. |
| 12.1 : Lance Morris to Abdullah Shafique, Lance Morris begins with a hard-length delivery, on of, Abdullah Shafique dabs it down to point. |
| 12.2 : Lance Morris to Abdullah Shafique, Good purchase! Lance Morris hits the length hard and around off, gets it to nip away with extra bounce, Abdullah Shafique looks to cut it away but misses. |
| 12.3 : Lance Morris to Abdullah Shafique, Goes fuller and on the pads, Abdullah Shafique clips it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 12.4 : Lance Morris to Abdullah Shafique, Bangs in a sharp bouncer now, on off, Abdullah Shafique gets low and sways away from it. |
| 12.5 : Lance Morris to Abdullah Shafique, Pitches it up, on middle, Abdullah Shafique drills it straight to mid on. |
| 12.6 : Lance Morris to Abdullah Shafique, Anothet full delivery, on off, Abdullah Shafique blocks it out solidly. |
| 13.1 : Sean Abbott to Saim Ayub, FOUR! Nice use of the feet! Sean Abbott lands this on a good length and around off, Saim Ayub dances down the track, extends his arms and swats it away wide of mid off for a boundary. |
| 13.2 : Sean Abbott to Saim Ayub, Short of a length and on middle, Saim Ayub pulls it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 13.3 : Sean Abbott to Abdullah Shafique, FOUR! Just wide! |
| 13.4 : Sean Abbott to Abdullah Shafique, Touch fuller, on middle, Abdullah Shafique blocks it out. |
| 13.5 : Sean Abbott to Abdullah Shafique, On a length and on middle, Abdullah Shafique knocks it down the pitch. |
| 13.6 : Sean Abbott to Abdullah Shafique, DROPPED! Another chance goes down! |
| 14.1 : Lance Morris to Abdullah Shafique, 1 run. |
| 14.2 : Lance Morris to Saim Ayub, Bangs in a bouncer now, on off, Saim Ayub sways away from it. |
| 14.3 : Lance Morris to Saim Ayub, Hard length and on off, Saim Ayub dabs it through point for a run. |
| 14.4 : Lance Morris to Abdullah Shafique, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Saim Ayub has been hit on the left knee with that last throw and he calls the physio out! The umpires decide to take the drinks break too! Itâs been one-way traffic all game, with Pakistan firmly in control and on the brink of sealing the match and the series. Just 67 runs stand between them and victory, and the openers will be eager to carry on and see their side home. For Australia, nothing has clicked so far, and theyâll need a miracle, or perhaps pull a rabbit out of the hat, to turn t |
| 14.5 : Lance Morris to Saim Ayub, On a length and on leg, Saim Ayub looks to flick but misses as the ball goes off his pads towards square leg. A leg bye is taken. |
| 14.6 : Lance Morris to Abdullah Shafique, Fullish and on middle, Abdullah Shafique look to work it away but gets a leading edge to the off side. |
| 15.1 : Aaron Hardie to Saim Ayub, 1 run. |
| 15.2 : Aaron Hardie to Abdullah Shafique, Fuller and on middle, Abdullah Shafique tucks it straight to mid on. |
| 15.3 : Aaron Hardie to Abdullah Shafique, No run. |
| 15.4 : Aaron Hardie to Abdullah Shafique, Hits the length hard, on middle, angling in, Abdullah Shafique gets behind the line of it and blocks it out. |
| 15.5 : Aaron Hardie to Abdullah Shafique, Overpitched and on the pads, Abdullah Shafique flicks it away towards deep mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 15.6 : Aaron Hardie to Abdullah Shafique, Buzzers! |
| First signs of spin in the game! Adam Zampa is tossed the ball now. |
| 16.1 : Adam Zampa to Saim Ayub, 1 run. |
| 16.2 : Adam Zampa to Abdullah Shafique, No run. |
| 16.3 : Adam Zampa to Abdullah Shafique, 1 run. |
| 16.4 : Adam Zampa to Saim Ayub, Flatter, short and on leg, Saim Ayub misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. |
| 16.5 : Adam Zampa to Saim Ayub, Floated, full and on leg, Saim Ayub clips it through mid-wicket for another run. |
| 16.6 : Adam Zampa to Abdullah Shafique, Quicker, full and on leg, Abdullah Shafique works it through square leg for one. Pakistan needs just 57 runs to win now. |
| 17.1 : Lance Morris to Abdullah Shafique, OUT! c & b Lance Morris. |
| 0.0 : Babar Azam walks out to bat at number 3 for Pakistan! |
| 17.2 : Lance Morris to Babar Azam, No run. |
| 17.3 : Lance Morris to Babar Azam, No run. |
| 17.4 : Lance Morris to Babar Azam, No run. |
| 17.5 : Lance Morris to Babar Azam, Fuller and on middle, Babar Azam clips it through mid-wicket for a single and gets off the mark. |
| 17.6 : Lance Morris to Saim Ayub, OUT! b Lance Morris. |
| 0.0 : The skipper, Mohammad Rizwan walks out to bat at number 4 for Pakistan! Josh Inglis brings back Spencer Johnson (6-0-21-0) into the attack now! |
| 18.1 : Spencer Johnson to Babar Azam, Four! |
| 18.2 : Spencer Johnson to Babar Azam, No run. |
| 18.3 : Spencer Johnson to Babar Azam, BEAUTY! Spencer Johnson goes a bit fuller and on off, angles away, Babar Azam looks to play at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 18.4 : Spencer Johnson to Babar Azam, Hard length and on middle, Babar Azam tries to work it away but gets squared up and fends it to the off side. |
| 18.5 : Spencer Johnson to Babar Azam, Bangs in a bouncer now, on middle, Babar Azam sways away from it. |
| 18.6 : Spencer Johnson to Babar Azam, On a length and on middle, Babar Azam blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 19.1 : Lance Morris to Mohammad Rizwan, No run. |
| 19.2 : Lance Morris to Mohammad Rizwan, Back of a length and around off, Mohammad Rizwan swipes it through square leg for a brace. |
| 19.3 : Lance Morris to Mohammad Rizwan, On a length and angling into leg, Mohammad Rizwan fails to glance it away as the ball goes off his pads towards backward square leg. A leg bye is taken. |
| 19.4 : Lance Morris to Babar Azam, Short of a length and on middle, Babar Azam pulls it towards fine leg for one. |
| 19.5 : Lance Morris to Mohammad Rizwan, Uppish but safe! |
| 19.6 : Lance Morris to Mohammad Rizwan, Back of a length and outside off, Mohammad Rizwan punches it through covers for one. |
| 20.1 : Spencer Johnson to Mohammad Rizwan, Attacks the pegs on a fuller length, Mohammad Rizwan blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 20.2 : Spencer Johnson to Mohammad Rizwan, Short of a length and into the hips, Mohammad Rizwan tucks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 20.3 : Spencer Johnson to Babar Azam, Hits the deck hard, on a short of a length and on middle, Babar Azam rolls his wrist over the ball and pulls it all along the ground to the left of deep square leg for two runs. |
| 20.4 : Spencer Johnson to Babar Azam, Honing in at the stumps, on a hard length, Babar Azam gets his bat ahead and taps it back to the bowler. |
| 20.5 : Spencer Johnson to Babar Azam, No run. |
| 20.6 : Spencer Johnson to Babar Azam, Full, on off, Babar Azam firms his drive but straight to mid off. Pakistan need 44 more runs to win off 174 balls. |
| 21.1 : Lance Morris to Mohammad Rizwan, Lands it right, on a length, in that channel around off, Mohammad Rizwan is beaten on all ends as he hops back and looks to keep it out being squared up a bit. |
| 21.2 : Lance Morris to Mohammad Rizwan, Back of a length, outside off, Mohammad Rizwan cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 21.3 : Lance Morris to Babar Azam, On a good length, over off, Babar Azam punches it to deep point for a single. |
| 21.4 : Lance Morris to Mohammad Rizwan, Very short and over off, Mohammad Rizwan hops and pulls it down to deep mid-wicket for a couple more runs. This gets Pakistan past the 100-run mark. They need 40 more runs to win. |
| 21.5 : Lance Morris to Mohammad Rizwan, Full, on middle and leg, Mohammad Rizwan leans across and pushes it to mid on. |
| 21.6 : Lance Morris to Mohammad Rizwan, Good shot but cant get it past backward point! Back of a length, on off, Mohammad Rizwan cuts it hard but Glenn Maxwell dives to his left and stops it cleanly. |
| 22.1 : Sean Abbott to Babar Azam, On a good length, over off, Babar Azam looks to tuck it across but the ball jags back in to hit him high on the pad. |
| 22.2 : Sean Abbott to Babar Azam, Full and outside off, Babar Azam drives but straight to mid off. |
| 22.3 : Sean Abbott to Babar Azam, Back of a length, over off, Babar Azam tucks it in front of deep mid-wicket and collects two good runs. |
| 22.4 : Sean Abbott to Babar Azam, Outside off, on a length, Babar Azam tries to drive but misses on the outside edge. |
| 22.5 : Sean Abbott to Babar Azam, Pitched up, on off, Babar Azam eases it out to deep point for a single. |
| 22.6 : Sean Abbott to Mohammad Rizwan, SIX! Absolutely crunched! The skipper has had enough and he steps out and smokes this length-delivery, on off, over long on for a biggie. |
| 23.1 : Lance Morris to Babar Azam, FOUR! All class from Babar! Full and at the stumps, Babar Azam with a steady head times his drive to bits of perfection and gets it straight past the bowler for a boundary. Pakistan inching closer now! |
| 23.2 : Lance Morris to Babar Azam, Back of a length, over off, Babar Azam steers it to deep third for a single. |
| 23.3 : Lance Morris to Mohammad Rizwan, Hard length, on off and some extra bounce off the deck, Mohammad Rizwan is squared up and gets an outside edge that rolls away to deep third for one. |
| 23.4 : Lance Morris to Babar Azam, Good length, on off, Babar Azam pats it to cover. |
| 23.5 : Lance Morris to Babar Azam, Short and over off, Babar Azam lets it go past. |
| 23.6 : Lance Morris to Babar Azam, FOUR! Babar Azam is in fine touch and these shots speak of his class! A bit too full from Morris, on middle and leg, Babar Azam shows full face of his bat and drives it past mid on for a boundary. |
| 24.1 : Sean Abbott to Mohammad Rizwan, Good length and on middle, shaping away, Mohammad Rizwan gets squared up and steers it towards point. |
| 24.2 : Sean Abbott to Mohammad Rizwan, Touch fuller, on middle, Mohammad Rizwan blocks it down the pitch. |
| 24.3 : Sean Abbott to Mohammad Rizwan, Takes pace off and bangs this short, on off, Mohammad Rizwan swats it down to mid-wicket. |
| 24.4 : Sean Abbott to Mohammad Rizwan, On a length and around off, Mohammad Rizwan guides it towards point for a quick single. Glenn Maxwell collects and throws it at the batter's end where it hits Babar Azam on his gloves. |
| 24.5 : Sean Abbott to Babar Azam, 1 run. |
| 24.6 : Sean Abbott to Mohammad Rizwan, Short of a length and on off, Mohammad Rizwan pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one. Pakistan 18 runs away from the win now! |
| 25.1 : Aaron Hardie to Mohammad Rizwan, SIX! BANG! Mohammad Rizwan is in a hurry now! Aaron Hardie serves this full and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan skips down the track to get to the pitch of it and spanks it over the bowler's head for a biggie. 13 more needed to win now! |
| 25.2 : Aaron Hardie to Mohammad Rizwan, Four! |
| 25.3 : Aaron Hardie to Mohammad Rizwan, Short of a length and outside off, Mohammad Rizwan cuts it wide of deep point for a brace. That also brings up the 50-run partnership between these two batters. |
| 25.4 : Aaron Hardie to Mohammad Rizwan, Fuller and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan drills it down to long on for a single. |
| 25.5 : Aaron Hardie to Babar Azam, Back of a length and on off, Babar Azam swats it wide of mid on for one. Pakistan just one hit away from victory. |
| 25.6 : Aaron Hardie to Mohammad Rizwan, Slower one, full and on off, Mohammad Rizwan pushes it towards short covers. |
| 26.1 : Adam Zampa to Babar Azam, 1 run. |
| 26.2 : Adam Zampa to Mohammad Rizwan, No run. |
| 26.3 : Adam Zampa to Mohammad Rizwan, Quicker, full and on middle, Mohammad Rizwan uses his feet and knocks it back to the bowler. He loses his balance and falls over as well. Josh Inglis saw the funny side of it. |
| 26.4 : Adam Zampa to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run. |
| 26.5 : Adam Zampa to Babar Azam, FOUR! Babar Azam finishes things off in style! |
| 0.0 : Pakistan create history! A sensational effort from the Men in Green as they crush the defending world champions to clinch a 2-1 series victory, marking their first ODI series win in Australia in 22 years. This moment will be etched in cricketing history, and Mohammad Rizwan's side will cherish this landmark achievement for a long time to come. |
| Australiaâs batting struggles throughout the series have been a major talking point. Despite fielding a less experienced lineup in this final ODI, the talent and depth were present but fell short against a Pakistan side that adapted to conditions superbly and outclassed them comprehensively. Australia now remains winless in ODIs at this venue. |
| Chasing 141, Pakistan's young openers, Abdullah Shafique and Saim Ayub, yet again approached the target with poise, ensuring a steady start with no early slip-ups to give Australia any opening. They showed respect for good deliveries while dispatching the loose ones to keep the chase firmly in their control. The hosts' erred by bowling too full at times, offering breathing room and missed their chance to apply early pressure, effectively dampening their hopes of a fightback. |
| Australia had a few opportunities but lapses in the field while defending a modest total were costly. Their pacers managed to occasionally trouble the Pakistani batters with sharp, hard-hit deliveries but struggled with the consistency and precision seen by their counterparts. Lance Morris, however, reignited hopes with a double-wicket over that broke an 84-run opening stand, injecting some energy into the Aussie attack. The bowlers pressed on and built pressure around the chase for a bit, but t |
| The Pakistan team takes a victory lap, acknowledging the tremendous support from fans here at Perth. It's been a challenging year across formats, but the recent months have marked a turning point for them. This resurgence is something theyâll be determined to carry forward into the future. |
| Earlier in the game, Pakistanâs pace attack tore through the Australian lineup. Naseem Shah set the tone by dismissing Jake Fraser-McGurk early, and Shaheen Afridi led a relentless charge that saw Australian batters departing in quick succession. Matthew Short displayed some resistance but lacked support, while Sean Abbottâs late cameo of 30 was the top score - a telling sign of Australiaâs struggles. Cooper Connollyâs injury added to their woes. Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah took |
| It's time for the Presentation Ceremony... |
| Haris Rauf is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH AND THE SERIES! |
| Mohammad Rizwan, the victorious skipper says it is very special for him and they as a team have exceeded expectations and made the country proud. Adds that as a captain he wants to be involved in the game in every aspect and takes advice from everyone. Mentions that it's great to see a complete team performance. Appreciates the bowlers and also mentions the openers and says they gave the team solid starts which set things up for them nicely. |
| Josh Inglis, Australia's Captain, says that he is pretty disappointed with the team's performance and with the total runs on the board. Adds that every guy has different plans and they play as per their plans. Mentions that he would have liked to have more runs on the board to make this match better but they couldnât do it. Concludes that they werenât good and up to the expectations. |
| That brings this thrilling three-match ODI series to a close, with Pakistan etching their name in history by defeating Australia 2-1. Itâs a monumental achievement, and skipper Mohammad Rizwan proudly lifts the trophy and hands it over to the youngsters of the side as they pose for photographs - a moment that will be cherished for years to come. Itâs been a remarkable month for the Men in Green, having already conquered England in a home Test series and now capping it with an ODI series tri |
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