Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    0.2 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 0/1
    26.1 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. 119/4
    11.5 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 46/2
    22.1 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 98/3
    26.4 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 120/5
    29.5 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 126/6
    31.1 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 131/7
    34.2 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. 137/8
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    31.03
    41.2 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 156/9
    41.6 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. 157/10
    Extras
    13 (lb 6, w 7)
    TOTAL
    157 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)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Shaheen Shah Afridi813033.75324010
    Haris Rauf703314.71285010
    Abrar Ahmed1021921.9440000
    Arafat Minhas612704.5242100
    Shadab Khan902823.11311010
    Salman Agha20140761030
  • BATSMEN
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    2.6 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 27/1
    7.3 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 41/2
    29.1 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? 112/5
    12.6 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 60/3
    23.1 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 93/4
    30.4 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! 112/6
    not out
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    69.04
    Extras
    9 (lb 4, w 5)
    TOTAL
    161/6 (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)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    NT Ellis914014.44314010
    C Green1080831010
    MP Kuhnemann1013833.8395000
    MW Short702313.28282010
    A Zampa9.503803.86321020
    MT Renshaw31612130000
    M Labuschagne2140290000

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)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Match Notes

Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st27Sahibzada FarhanMaaz Sadaqat
2nd14Babar AzamMaaz Sadaqat
3rd19Babar AzamGhazi Ghori
4th33Babar AzamSalman Agha
5th19Babar AzamArafat Minhas
6th0Abdul SamadArafat Minhas
7th49Shadab KhanAbdul Samad