Pakistan vs Australia Highlights 3rd T20 at Lahore: PAK complete 3-0 whitewash with a thumping 111-run win

Matthew Kuhnemann helps Fakhar Zaman do some catching practice at point and that is the ninth wicket. Naseem Shah too gets a wicket.

AUS 96-9(16.5)

Consolation boundary, you would say. Mitchell Owen gets a boundary but Shadab Khan still escapes with only seven runs in this over.

AUS 75-5(12)

Beautiful delivery from Mohammad Nawaz and Cameron Green is gone as well. Green’s painful stay at the crease ends at 22 off 24. Nawaz takes two in an over.

AUS 63-5(10)

Marcus Stoinis was not being able to find boundaries and the pressure has now get the better of him. Short ball from Mohammad Nawaz and Stoinis wants to cut it but instead plays it on his stumps. 23 off 22 for Stoinis.

AUS 60-4(9.1)

Cameron Green finds another boundary to move into 20s. Both the batters are into 20s now and will have to take some risks now.

AUS 58-3(8) need 150 runs in 72 balls

A boundary comes after 14 balls for Australia. Cameron Green slams it straight down the ground and gets a four. Now the time has come to hit big.

AUS 48-3(7)

A little bit of a recovery from Australia. Marcus Stoinis and Cameron Green are out there in the middle. The duo has added 25 runs but Australia will need quick runs now. The required rate is close to 12 now.

AUS 41-3(6)

Marcus Stoinis is dropped on the second ball of the over by Abrar Ahmad but then he finds a couple of boundaries on the final two balls to ease a bit of pressure on Australia.

AUS 27-3(4)

Shaheen takes his second wicket. Matt Renshaw is bowled out for 1. This game too is headed towards a Pakistan win.

AUS 16-3(2.5)

Matthew Short is gone. He wants to hit Mohammad Nawaz down the ground but mistimes it and Babar Azam takes a good catch. Australia in trouble once again.

AUS 5-2(2)

Australia have been put on the backfoot quite early. Ball swings in and Mitchell Marsh is clean bowled by Shaheen Shah Afridi.

AUS 2-1(0.4)

What a finish for Pakistan. They take 18 runs from the final over. Babar Azam finishes with a 36-ball 50 and Faheem Ashraf goes back at 10 off 4. In the last over, Shadab Khan’s innings came to an end at 46 off just 19.

PAK 207-6(20)

Cooper Connolly is going for runs today. Shadab Khan launches him for back-to-back sixes to keep Pakistan’s hopes of touching 200 alive. Connolly finishes with 47 runs in his four overs.

PAK 175-4(18)

Shadab Khan finishes the over with a boundary. He has reached to 20 in just 11 deliveries. Brilliant start from the all-rounder. Ben Dwarshius concedes nine in this over.

PAK 160-4(17)

After 10 quiet balls, Pakistan have found a four and a six thanks to Shadab Khan. Matthew Short cannot finish his over quietly.

PAK 151-4(16)

Khawaja Nafay is gone! Cooper Connolly is hit for a six but then the left-arm spinner bounces back with a wicket. Nafay is out for 12.

PAK 131-4(14)

The highly rated Khawaja Nafay is now in the middle and he is looking in very good touch. He flicks Cameron Green for a four and then pulls him for a six the very next ball. Pakistan continue to find boundaries and keep their run rate near 10.

PAK 121-3(13)

Saim Ayub will have to go back at 56. Matthew Kuhnemann forces Ayub to mistimes his slog sweep and he is caught. Adam Zampa gave away just six in the last over and that pressure has worked.

PAK 103-3(11.1)

Babar Azam and Saim Ayub are finding boundaries in every over and keeping the run rate at a decent pace. Ayub is batting on 54 and Babar is at 27. Pakistan look set for a big score.

PAK 97-2(10)

Saim Ayub was the Player of the Match in the series opener and he is playing an amazing knock once more today. He takes only 30 balls to get to his fifty. Babar Azam too has got a start today.

PAK 86-2(8.4)

A six and a four to finish the powerplay. Saim Ayub breaks the shackles. Last 11 runs had only brought seven runs but now Ayub launches a six over long on and then finds a boundary to take 12 runs from this Matthew Short over.

PAK 55-2(6)

Salman Ali Agha has looked to be really aggressive in this series but this time his risk does not come off. Ben Dwarshius bowls a slower one and Agha gives a simple catch to mid-off. Only 5 for the Pakistan captain today.

Babar Azam is the new man in and he has started with a beautiful cover drive for four.

PAK 39-2(4)

Saim Ayub gets three consecutive boundaries in this over of Cooper Connolly. First Ayub slogs towards mid-wicket and then he drills the ball down the ground. Next ball, he goes on backfoot and pulls to deep mid-wicket again.

PAK 31-1(3)

Fakhar Zaman is out early. Matthew Short takes the wicket. Fakhar wants to clear mid-off but instead gives a catch to Cameron Green stationed there. Fakhar out for 10.

Salman Ali Agha continues his good form as he slams a four to finish the over.

PAK 18-1(2)

Pakistan start with a bang once again. Kuhnemann bowls a no ball due to height and gets belted for a boundary. He has Fakhar Zaman caught next ball but it was a free hit. Zaman also finishes the over with a boundary to get 13 from the opening over.

PAK 13-0(1)

Pakistan Squad: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha(c), Babar Azam, Usman Khan(w), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Usman Tariq, Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Salman Mirza, Khawaja Nafay

Australia Squad: Matthew Short, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh(c), Cameron Green, Josh Inglis(w), Matt Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Xavier Bartlett, Sean Abbott, Matthew Kuhnemann, Adam Zampa, Marcus Stoinis, Ben Dwarshuis, Josh Philippe, Jack Edwards, Mitchell Owen, Mahli Beardman