Pakistan beat Australia by 4 wickets in the 3rd ODI in Lahore
Pakistan clinched the three-match series by 2-1 with this win
Shaheen Shah Afridi was adjudged 'Player of The Match'
Arafat Minhas was named the 'Player of the Series'
Pakistan defeated Australia by 4 wickets in the decider to seal the three-match series by 2-1 at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday, June 4.
Before the match, the series was finely poised at 1-1, with Australia winning the 2nd ODI by 41 runs as Pakistan fell in their own spin trap. It was again looking like it was going to be the same story as the last match as at one stage the Green Shirts were reeling at 112/6 while chasing a paltry 158-run target on a tricky wicket.
However, an unbeaten 49-run stand between Shadab Khan (29*) and Abdul Samad (18*) got Pakistan out of a self-dug hole and took them over the line comfortably with 4 wickets in hand and 109 balls to spare. Babar Azam also contributed with a handy 40-run knock by holding one end during the chase, while wickets kept falling at the other end.
After being invited to bat first, the Aussies were rattled by Shaheen Afridi in the first over as he sent opener Matt Short back for a duck. After that, the visitors' innings could never really get going, and they were soon bundled for 157 in 42 overs.
Shaheen Shah Afridi was the wrecker-in-chief, picking up three key wickets, followed by Abrar Ahmed scalping two Australian batters.
Pakistan Vs Australia, 3rd ODI: Toss Update And Playing XIs
Australia have won the toss and have opted to bat.
Australia: Alex Carey, Matthew Short, Josh Inglis(w/c), Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Oliver Peake, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Adam Zampa
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Babar Azam, Ghazi Ghori(w), Arafat Minhas, Salman Agha, Abdul Samad, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi(c), Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
Pakistan Vs Australia, 3rd ODI: Live Streaming
Indian fans can livestream the Australia vs Pakistan 2026 ODI series on the Sports TV YouTube channel.
