- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 taken at mid-on! Afridi does it in the first over again. Full around off stump, the ball might have stopped in the pitch, Short goes for a drive, the bottom hand comes off the bat, the face twists, and the ball skews high to mid-on where it's neatly taken above the head 0/126.1 Shaheen strikes again! That is a timely breakthrough for Pakistan! Around the wicket and thumps it hard into the surface, gets decent bounce and it didn't rise much, he wanted to force his case and take the aerial route, just didn't have enough power and oomph behind the shot, couldn't clear the man stationed at mid-on: the set battery departs, doesn't auger well for Australia. Things were going so good for them but a relatively experienced batter perishes at the midway innings mark. He and Australia would have dearly liked him to continue. 119/411.5 oh dear, massive mix-up and Labuschagne is gone! This was short of a length, driven down to long-off from the back foot, Labuschagne wanted the second and had made it a long way down before trying to abort. Rauf returns it from the deep to Minhas, who collects, swivels and throws down the stumps at the keeper's end. Sums things up for Marnus at the moment. Not quite sure how the calling went there 46/222.1 cleaned up! Rauf makes the breakthrough. Round the wicket, full length, angles past back the inside edge of Carey's drive and crashes into the stumps 98/326.4 oh my goodness! This is suicidal from Australia! The passage of madness continues! Another soft-dismissal! Babar Azam with sharp reflexes anticipates the ball flying towards his right at short midwicket and he snaffles it by instinctively outstretching his right hand and the ball stuck in! he is pumped up! This is a massive momentum changing over; Pakistan captain leads from the front! Once again he landed it fuller and slightly leg-sidish, a harmless delivery has been casually flicked right into the fielder's hand. Green is absolutely crestfallen after this unforced error 120/529.5 And wickets continue to tumble, collapsing like a house of cards. Beautifully tossed up touch fuller than a length and gets it to curl away ever so slightly, he goes hard at it, trying to dictate his terms with a flashy cut and ends up getting a thick edge which has been gobbled up magnificently by Salman Ali Agha; it's a gem of a catch because it was hit hard and he had to react quickly, very sharp reflexes. This is not looking good for Australia 126/631.1 Carnage out there! Wheels continue to come off! This erratic display of batting from Australia must have left their coaching staff scratching their heads, trying to grapple with this mayhem out there! He shuffles across and attempts to paddle-sweep and went too far across in the process not accounting of the shape spin, ends up making a big ugly mess of his stumps; making it all too easy at the moment for the hosts! Connolly goes for three and there's a subdued celebration from Abrar because he feels like he is not even being challenged enough as Australia continue to gift wickets; not really looking to dig in and toil for runs instead they are going hard and emptying aggressive tactics trying to get some quick runs and now are in a danger of getting bowled out maybe within 40 overs. Lovely bowling from Abrar; the standout feature being his cunning change of pace and subtle variations and then given the fact he is getting assistance form the pitch and it's heavenly conditions for spinners and Abrar has been feasting on it 131/734.2 Dipping full close to his outstretched foot, he jammed his bat down to drive it along the carpet. There's an appeal for an lbw, ball was turning in sharply, there's a thick deflection off the bat and the bat turned towards leg-side; ball then goes on to shave his right knee pad and was swallowed by Ghori who lunged forward to pocket a low-catch. Third umpire had plenty of conclusive evidence and has adjudged him caught. Shadab joins the party as well, all smiles. Australia unable to halt the slide. 137/841.2 Tossed up at off-stump and the googly turns back just enough to breach his defense, he went back in a bid to cut and the ball kept low, he backed away to make room for a cut shot but is nowhere near the line. Zampa's resistance comes to an end but he will salivating and eating for his turn to bowl on this spin-friendly surface 156/941.6 Gives some air, length at middle-stump, shuffles across his stumps and connects it to square leg in the ring; hurtles to the other end and it's a botch up; Ellis is well short of the crease; Ghori had all the time in the world to whip off the bails even though the throw wasn't as spot on as he would have liked. 157/10Extras13 (lb 6, w 7)TOTAL157 all out (42 Overs, RR: 3.73)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Matthew Short, 0.2 ov), 2-46 (Marnus Labuschagne, 11.5 ov), 3-98 (Alex Carey, 22.1 ov), 4-119 (Josh Inglis, 26.1 ov), 5-120 (Cameron Green, 26.4 ov), 6-126 (Matt Renshaw, 29.5 ov), 7-131 (Cooper Connolly, 31.1 ov), 8-137 (Oliver Peake, 34.2 ov), 9-156 (Adam Zampa, 41.2 ov), 10-157 (Nathan Ellis, 41.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shaheen Shah Afridi 8 1 30 3 3.75 32 4 0 1 0 Haris Rauf 7 0 33 1 4.71 28 5 0 1 0 Abrar Ahmed 10 2 19 2 1.9 44 0 0 0 0 Arafat Minhas 6 1 27 0 4.5 24 2 1 0 0 Shadab Khan 9 0 28 2 3.11 31 1 0 1 0 Salman Agha 2 0 14 0 7 6 1 0 3 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.6 what a ripper! One of Ellis' cutters grips in the surface outside off, comes back sharply and beats the bottom edge into off stump with Farhan looking to force to the off side. Fantastic piece of bowling 27/17.3 given lbw! He was nearly bowled as well. Goes down to paddle-sweep this, gets a long way across his stumps and misses. Glances the outside of the front pad in front of middle. He's called the review. The ball straightened a little, too, and is smashing middle halfway up 41/229.1 Slip and silly mid-off in place. Kuhnemann comes over the wicket and bowls an absolute stunner! Lands it on a length and the special delivery turns away sharply from leg-stump and rattles the off-stump; too good for thee! Totally squared him up and he tried to get behind the line but got undone by the prodigious spin. Kuhnemann punches the air ecstasy; it's a big wicket! Two new batters will be on the crease now. Can Australia take it down to the wire? 112/512.6 swipes across and is bowled! Ghori loses his cool, looks to slog sweep a full delivery, loses his shape, plays over the top of it and ball takes off stump 60/323.1 Around the wicket, length and gets it to turn away viciously across off, he tries to execute a late cut and ends up getting a faint edge to Inglis who makes no mistake. Up goes the finger and Salman starts to take the long walk back to the pavilion. Crucial breakthrough for Australia. Need a couple more to set alarm bells ringing 93/430.4 Arafat departs and his father, with the camera work behind the boundary ripe, cannot hold back his emotions. Landed a touch short and gets sharp turn across off, he chases it and guides it straight into the hands of the slip fielder. Pakistan fans can officially start to feel nervous now; it's getting that close and the ball is turning insanely! 112/6Extras9 (lb 4, w 5)TOTAL161/6 (41.5 Overs, RR: 3.84)Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Sahibzada Farhan, 2.6 ov), 2-41 (Maaz Sadaqat, 7.3 ov), 3-60 (Ghazi Ghori, 12.6 ov), 4-93 (Salman Agha, 23.1 ov), 5-112 (Babar Azam, 29.1 ov), 6-112 (Arafat Minhas, 30.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB NT Ellis 9 1 40 1 4.44 31 4 0 1 0 C Green 1 0 8 0 8 3 1 0 1 0 MP Kuhnemann 10 1 38 3 3.8 39 5 0 0 0 MW Short 7 0 23 1 3.28 28 2 0 1 0 A Zampa 9.5 0 38 0 3.86 32 1 0 2 0 MT Renshaw 3 1 6 1 2 13 0 0 0 0 M Labuschagne 2 1 4 0 2 9 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Australia , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Pakistan won the 3-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
16.30 start, First Session 16.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.30, Second Session 20.30-0.00
Match days
4 June 2026 - day/night match (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Match Delayed: Australia - 0/0
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 1 wicket)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 113 runs, 7 wickets)
- Over 11.4: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - JP Inglis (Struck down)
- Australia: 50 runs in 13.1 overs (79 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Australia - 70/2 in 16.0 overs (JP Inglis 43, AT Carey 6)
- JP Inglis: 50 off 56 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (JP Inglis 28, AT Carey 18, Ex 4)
- Australia: 100 runs in 22.4 overs (136 balls), Extras 5
- Over 25.5: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - C Green (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Drinks: Australia - 131/7 in 31.1 overs (OJ Peake 4)
- Australia: 150 runs in 38.1 overs (229 balls), Extras 12
- Over 39.4: Review by Australia (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - MP Kuhnemann (Upheld)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 3 runs, 2 wickets)
- Innings Break: Australia - 157/10 in 42.0 overs (MP Kuhnemann 9)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 7.3: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - Maaz Sadaqat (Struck down)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 103 runs, 4 wickets)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 11.3 overs (69 balls), Extras 5
- Over 12.5: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - Ghazi Ghori (Upheld)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 71/3 in 16.0 overs (Babar Azam 21, Salman Agha 3)
- Over 21.5: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - Babar Azam (Struck down)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 26.4 overs (160 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: Pakistan - 116/6 in 32.0 overs (Abdul Samad 1, Shadab Khan 3)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 40.2 overs (242 balls), Extras 9
Match Coverage
All Match NewsPakistan hold their nerve to take series in low-scoring scrap
Australia lost 7 for 38 in setting a disappointing total, but fought hard with the ball as Matt Kuhnemann claimed three wickets.
Australia bring in Connolly for Sangha and bat in decider
The toss was postponed by 15 minutes due to a heavy shower, exactly an hour before the scheduled toss
'Every team prepares pitches that suit them' - Shaheen defends Pakistan pitches
Shaheen Afridi defends the square-turning pitches despite questions around their relevance ahead of the World Cup in Africa after securing a 2-1 ODI series win over Australia
Battling Australia force series decider as questions grow for Pakistan
Tricky pitches have forced batters to adapt and led to a major role for spin and changes of pace





