Pakistan defeated Australia in the third ODI match and won the 3-match series 1-2. After the second match, in the third ODI today, Pakistani bowlers also put the Australian batters in trouble and the entire team could not play a full overs today. In the third and deciding match of the series in Perth, the entire Australian team was dismissed for 140 runs in 31.5 overs.
Pakistan had won the toss and decided to bowl against Australia in the third ODI match. Today too, Pakistani fast bowlers gave the team a good start, Naseem Shah took the first wicket for 20 runs and Shaheen Afridi took the second wicket for 36 runs. Australia’s third wicket fell for 56 runs in 10.5 overs, captain Josh Inglis was dismissed by Naseem Shah for 7 runs. Shortly after, fast bowler Haris Rauf took the fourth wicket for Pakistan in 13.5 overs. Australia’s fifth wicket fell for 79 and sixth for 88 runs. Marcus Stoinis was sent back to the pavilion by Mohammad Hasnain and Glenn Maxwell by Haris Rauf. 6 catches against Australia, Mohammad Rizwan equals world record The host team’s seventh wicket fell for 118 runs in the 26th over, Adam Zampa was dismissed by Naseem Shah for 13 runs.
Australia’s eighth and ninth wickets fell for 140 runs against Pakistan. Both these wickets were taken by Shaheen Afridi, while an Australian batter Cooper Connolly retired injured and could not bat. The chase begins Abdullah Shafiq and Saim Ayub opened the innings for Pakistan and both the batters batted confidently and built a partnership of 84 runs. Pakistan’s first wicket fell for 84 and the second wicket for 85 runs, with Abdullah Shafiq 37 and Saim Ayub getting out for 42 runs. Later, Babar Azam and captain Mohammad Rizwan formed a partnership and finished the match in 26.5 overs. Babar Azam remained not out with 28 and Mohammad Rizwan scored 30 runs, while fast bowler Haris Rauf was declared the player of the match and player of the series. Wickets Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah took 3 wickets each, while Haris Rauf took 2 and Mohammad Hasnain took 1 wicket. Fast bowlers Mohammad Hasnain and Haris Rauf gave the fewest runs among the bowlers, both bowlers bowled 7 and 7 overs and gave 24 and 24 runs respectively, while Naseem Shah gave 54 in 9 overs and Shaheen Afridi gave 32 runs in 8.5 overs.
Opinions of the captains of both teams on the occasion of the toss Earlier, while talking after the toss in Perth, Pakistan team captain Mohammad Rizwan said that the pitch does not look different, so we are bowling first, and will try to play well in this match like the previous match. Mohammad Rizwan said that there have been no changes in the Pakistan team, Haris Rauf has been playing the league here, he is compatible with the conditions. Haris Rauf broke the record of Saqlain Mushtaq and Shaheen Afridi On this occasion, Australian captain Josh Ingles said that 5 changes have been made in the team. Lance Morris, Cooper Connolly, Marcus Stoinis, Shaun Abbott and Spencer Johnson are in the team. Pakistan team Captain Mohammad Rizwan, Abdullah Shafiq, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Salman Agha, Irfan Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Hasnain were part of the team. Pakistan has defeated Australia in an ODI series in Australia after 22 years. Previously, in 2002, Pakistan had won a 3-match ODI series 1-2.
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