Pakistan Vs Australia Highlights, 3rd ODI: Green Shirts Pip Aussies By 4 Wickets To Clinch The Series By 2-1

Good evening, we are back with another live blog, and it is Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd ODI. Stay tuned for live updates.

Indian fans can livestream the Australia vs Pakistan 2026 ODI series on the Sports TV YouTube channel.

Australia Squad: Alex Carey, Matthew Short, Josh Inglis(w/c), Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Oliver Peake, Nathan Ellis, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Kuhnemann, Adam Zampa, Billy Stanlake, Riley Meredith, Liam Scott

Pakistan Squad: Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Babar Azam, Ghazi Ghori(w), Arafat Minhas, Salman Agha, Abdul Samad, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi(c), Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Rohail Nazir, Naseem Shah, Ahmed Daniyal, Sufyan Moqim, Shamyl Hussain

Toss delayed due to a wet outfield. We are still waiting for the toss as conditions remain damp. Hopefully the rain holds off and we get a full game.

Australia have won the toss and have opted to bat first against Pakistan.

Australia (Playing XI): 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 (Playing XI): Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Babar Azam, Ghazi Ghori(w), Arafat Minhas, Salman Agha, Abdul Samad, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi(c), Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed

Shaheen Afridi strikes early. Matthew Short is gone for 0(2), caught by Sahibzada Farhan at mid-on. Full and swinging in, holds up slightly off the surface, Short goes for the lofted drive but only gets the inside half. It loops towards mid-on where Farhan reacts quickly, times his jump and completes a sharp catch. Early breakthrough for Pakistan.

Haris Rauf goes into the wicket and Labuschagne just glances it fine, beats the fielder at fine leg and races away for four. Fine touch, using the pace on offer, and Australia pick up valuable runs down to the boundary.

All-rounder Maaz Sadaqat makes a brilliant effort to save the boundary but gets himself hurt in the process and he rams hard into the ground the and the advertisement hording with momentum carrying him across the field. He's now gone out to get some medical treatment, meanwhile, Josh Inglis and Marnus Labuschagne have forged a steady 41-run stand for the second wicket after losing the wicket of Matt Short early.

AUS 41/1 (10)

Just as a partnership was brewing between Inglis and Labuschagne, a terrible mix-up between both the batter resulted in the latter's wicket. Labuschagne was keen on taking the second run but Inglis refused his partner's advances and by the time Labuschagne could get back to his crease it was too late as Pakistan managed to hit the stumps directly, resulting in Labuschagne's ouster.

AUS 73/2 (17)

Haris Rauf cleans up Alex Carey for 19. The Pakistan angles the ball the Aussie wicket-keeper batter from around the wicket, bamboozling the batter and Pakistan gets the third wicket. To add to Australia's woes, Shaheen Afridi gets the priced of priced wicket of Josh Inglis for 65 and Australia are suddenly four down with just 119 runs on the board.

AUS 119/4 (26.1)

Australia are in deep trouble now as they are just over 30 overs into their innings and have lost their top six batters. Shaheen Afridi gets Cameron Green caught for 7, followed by Abrar Ahmed dismissing Matt Renshaw at the score of 3.

AUS 131/6 (31)

Australia's middle-order completely surrendered in front of Pakistani bowlers, leaving them reeling at 153/8 in 39 overs. Shaheen Shah Afridi has been the wrecker-in-chief, picking up three key wickets, followed by Abrar Ahmed scalping two Australian batters.

AUS 153/8 (39)

Adam Zampa and Matthew Kuhnemman falls in a single over as Australia's disappointing first innings comes to an end. First Shadab Khan cleans up Adam Zampa followed by Kuhnemman getting run-out and Australia are bundled for a paltry 157 in 42 overs at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Shaheen Shah Afridi has been the wrecker-in-chief, picking up three key wickets, followed by Abrar Ahmed scalping two Australian batters.

AUS 157 (42)

Pakistan openers - Sahibzada Farhan and Maaz Sadaqat are on the crease to chase down the lowly 158-run target. Both batters have looked comfortable in the first two overs with Sadaqat leading the charge with two boundaries. AUS need quick wickets with the new ball, if they want to make a match out of it.

PAK 19/0 (2)

Australia drew first blood as Nathan Ellis, who's their mainstay with the ball in the last match, castled Sahibzada Farhan with a slower delivery. It was a well pitched slower ball in the corridor of uncertainty that came jagged back in, leaving Farhan stuck in his crease, and he ended up missing the ball altogether, which then rams into his stumps, sending his back to the pavilion. Babar Azam joins Maaz Sadaqat at the crease.

PAK 35/1 (5)

Australia have a made a mini-comeback in the match by taking the wicket of the aggressive Maaz Sadaqat, who was trapped in front of wickets by Matt Short. However, Pakistan's main batter, Babar Azam is at the crease but is struggling to time the ball, with just 8 runs from 28 balls. AUS need to get atleast 2-3 more wickets in quick succession to stay in the match.

PAK 53/2 (12)

Pakistan were in a bit of trouble as they lost their third wicket at 60 in the form of Ghazi Ghori but since then Babar Azam and Salman Ali Agha have stitched a small 25-run partnership for the fourth wicket to get Pakistan to a comfortable position, needing just runs more in 31 overs.

PAK 85/3 (19)

Bowled! Babar Azam is gone as it's the man and it's the left-arm Matthew Kuhnemman again, who cleans up a well-set Babar Azam with a snorter. The ball pitched on the leg-stump and turned sharply to open up Babar as ended up rattling his off stump. Is there another twist left in the match as half of the Pakistan team is back in the dug out, with 46 runs still needed in 20 overs on a tricky wicket.

PAK 112/5 (30)

Pakistan are six wickets down and they still need 34 runs to win the match. While the hosts are still in a driving seat, a wicket or two can turn the match heavily in Australia's favor. Shadab Khan hold the key for Pakistan as he has used the sweep shot well to counter the vicious spin of the pitch.

PAK 124/6 (36)

Shadab Khan smacks the winning boundary to take Pakistan over the line. The Green Shirts have won the match by 4 wickets to seal the three-match series by 2-1. The hosts were in a spot of bother at one stage with 112/6, still needing 48 runs to win on a tricky pitch but Shadab Khan and Abdul Samad stabilized the innings with an unbeaten 49-run stand to take their team home and win the match by 4 wickets.

PAK 161/6 (41.5)

That's a wrap! That's a wrap from our end, we'll be back soon with another blog, until then, bye bye.