PAK vs AUS: Skipper Babar Azam smashed his second successive hundred as Pakistan thrashed Australia by nine wickets in the final one-dayer to claim a 2-1 series victory on Saturday. The foundation of the win was laid by Pakistan’s fiery pace trio of Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim and Shaheen Afridi who bundled out Australia for 210 inside 42 overs. Follow PAK vs AUS Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
PAK vs AUS, 3rd ODI: Babar Azam, Imam ul Haq seal comfortable chase as Pakistan clinch series 2-1 with nine-wicket win
Babar smashed an unbeaten 105 and opener Imam-ul-Haq made 89 not out as they made light work of the meagre chase to guide Pakistan home with 12.2 overs to spare. Earlier, Alex Carey and Sean Abbott restored some respectability to the Australian innings with some gutsy innings down the order, as the visitor crossed the 200-run mark which at one stage seemed improbable. Haris Rauf and Mohammed Wasim Jr chipped in with 3 wickets each, while Shaheen Afridi also bagged two in the game.
Australia, put into bat, got off to a horror start when they slumped to six for three. Shaheen (2-40) removed in-form Travis Head with the first ball of the match before Haris (3-39) dismissed Aaron Finch and Marnus Labuschagne in quick succession.
Alex Carey (56) top-scored for the tourists and Ben McDermott (36), Sean Abbott (49) and Cameron Green (34) helped them pass the 200-mark but the Australia bowlers had little to defend. Nathan Ellis removed Fakhar Zaman for 17 but Imam and Babar ensured there was no dramatic batting collapse that would allow Australia back into the contest.
Babar, who forged an unbroken 190-run partnership with Imam, hit 12 boundaries in his 16th ODI century. Australia, who won the three-test series 1-0, will conclude their first tour of Pakistan in 24 years with a one-off Twenty20 match, also in Lahore, on Tuesday.
PAK vs AUS, 3rd ODI: Babar Azam, Imam ul Haq seal comfortable chase as Pakistan clinch series 2-1 with nine-wicket win
Pakistan innings –
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fakhar Zaman | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 141.67 | |
| Imam ul Haq | 89 | 100 | 6 | 1 | 89.00 | |
| Babar Azam (C) | 105 | 115 | 12 | 0 | 91.30 | |
| Extra | 3 (b 0, w 2, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 214/1 (37.5) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Mohammad Rizwan, Asif Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Wasim, S Afridi, Haris Rauf, Zahid Mahmood | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Behrendorff | 9 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 5.67 |
| Nathan Ellis | 6 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 6.33 |
| Adam Zampa | 9 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 5.56 |
| Cameron Green | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 |
| Travis Head | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Sean Abbott | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 5.5 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 5.31 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| FK Zaman | 1-24 | 3.4 |
Australia innings
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Head | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Aaron Finch (C) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Ben McDermott | 36 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 72.00 | |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 | |
| Marcus Stoinis | 19 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 100.00 | |
| Alex Carey (WK) | 56 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 91.80 | |
| Cameron Green | 34 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 72.34 | |
| Sean Abbott | 49 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 122.50 | |
| Jason Behrendorff | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | |
| Nathan Ellis | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Adam Zampa | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 8 (b 0, w 6, nb 0, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 210/10 (41.5) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Afridi | 8 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 5.00 |
| Haris Rauf | 8.5 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 4.42 |
| Zahid Mahmood | 8 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 6.38 |
| Mohammad Wasim | 10 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 4.00 |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 7 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 5.43 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| TM Head | 1-0 | 0.1 |
| AJ Finch | 2-0 | 1.3 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 3-6 | 5.1 |
| MP Stoinis | 4-59 | 12.5 |
| BR McDermott | 5-67 | 15.2 |
| C Green | 6-148 | 31.1 |
| AT Carey | 7-155 | 32.6 |
| JP Behrendorff | 8-162 | 34.6 |
| Nathan Ellis | 9-166 | 35.5 |
| Sean Abbott | 10-210 | 41.5 |
PAK vs AUS, 3rd ODI: Babar Azam, Imam ul Haq seal comfortable chase as Pakistan clinch series 2-1 with nine-wicket win
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