Hello, buddies, The Australia Time is back. As you all know Australia’s significant first tour of Pakistan in 24 years has added impact going into the series decider after matches Rawalpindi and Karachi. Australia is in Pakistan for the foremost time since 1998, refusing to tour because of security fears. Jubilant fans of Pakistani cricket lovers have a herd to stadiums in Rawalpindi, Karachi, and Lahore all over the series in complete support of both Pakistan and Australia, undeterred by the attendance of heavy security. The first two tests finished in draws.
Now Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium is organizing its first test after 13 years since a terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka team’s bus in 2009 that go-ahead to a long absence of global cricket in Pakistan.
MATCH STATISTICS
- Venue Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- Weather Sunny
- Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
- Result Australia beat Pakistan by 115 runs
- Player of the Match Pat Cummins
- Player of the Series Usman Khawaja
- Umpire Ahsan Raza (PAK), Aleem Dar (PAK) and Asif Yaqoob (PAK)
- Referee Ranjan Madugalle (SL)
Australia declares a momentous victory against Pakistan on Friday 25-3-2022, after three test series 1-0 with a 115 run win on the last day of the very last match in Lahore. Players of Australia won the toss and take the field.
Set a challenging 351-run target in the final test, Pakistan were bowled out for 235 with imam ul Haq scoring 70 and captain Babar Azam 55. The host of the series missed their five wickets for 22 runs, spinners Nathan Lyon concluding with 5-83 in an outstanding show of spin bowling although captain Cummins took 3-21.
Score: Australia 391 and 227-3 dec; Pakistan 268 and 235.
Pakistan (PAK) vs Australia (AUS), 3rd Test Day 1 Highlights: Australia declared 232 for 5 after batting 88 over’s after Usman Khawaja’s 91 and Steve Smith’s 57. Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi take up 2 wickets each one for the hosts.
Pakistan (PAK) vs Australia (AUS), 3rd Test Day 2 highlights: Alex Carey and Cameron Green rejuvenated the innings with enduring half-centuries as Australia steps forward to 320-5 at lunch break on Day 2 of the third and concluding cricket test against Pakistan.
Left-handed Carey lucratively upturned a controversial caught behind verdict against him and was batting on 60 at the initial interval Tuesday. The green team also showed full resilience on a slow wicket to remain victorious on 56.
Both batsmen denied Pakistan a get through in the 28-over morning session on so far an additional hot day after pick up where they left off on 232-5.
Green, start again on 20, completed his semi-century off 117 balls when he gaggles past diving Sajid for two points at mid-on.
Pakistan used its hit fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi (2-56) and Naseem Shah (2-45) in two short spells but the batters determinedly manage the reverse swing.
Umpire Aleem Dar believe to be Carey out to Hasan Ali’s full pitched freedom when the batsman was on 27, but a television repeat showed the ball had missed bat and pad of Carey and might have abrupt the off-stump before wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan gloved the hit ball.
Azhar Ali achieves his 7,000th Test score on Wednesday during the match decider against Australia in Lahore, joining a privileged list of Pakistan batsmen.
Nathan Lyon, 37-year-old swept spinner to reach the milestone before being caught and bowled through Australia captain Pat Cummins for 78.
Australia ended the day on 11 with no loss; by a general lead of 134 runs after dismissing Pakistan for 268 in their initial innings.
Australia now has two days to strengthen a result with the series that tied at 0-0.
Pakistan (PAK) vs Australia (AUS), 3rd Test Day 3highlights in Lahore: Day 3 observe a lot of anxious moments, but opening player David Warner and pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi occupied in a standoff which ultimately ended with hope on their face at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Wednesday.
The incident takes place on the last ball of the day.
Shaheen, who get four wickets in the first round of Australia, was make effort to take a wicket in the following innings. He bowled a short one, which is defended by Warner contentedly. But the ball land right in feet of Warner.
Shaheen, perceiving a chance, charged towards Warner and the left-handed player also move towards him. After that, the Australian player was smiling and it also made the Pakistan pacer giggle. Australia finished the day with a lead of 134 runs after packing out Pakistan for 268 in the initial innings of the last Test.
In an amazing end after tea on Day 3, Pakistan lost seven wickets for 41 runs — the last four wickets without adding a run — as Cummins finished with 5-56 and Starc took 4-36.
Pak vs Aus 3rd test day 4 highlights:
After Mitchell Starc falls apart the third day of the Lahore Test with his astonishing fast bowling, the Aussies will seem to be to take a huge 2nd-ininngs lead on Thursday when they take the field next to hosts Pakistan.
Australia, which was out for 391 in the initial innings, had prolonged its lead to 134 runs by getting 11-0 by stumps with Usman Khawaja not out on 7 and David Warner victorious on 4.
But Pakistan collapsed against Cummins and Starc after a tea break, dropping the last six wickets off 40 balls.
PAK vs AUS, 3rd Test, Day 5 Highlights:
Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins direct Australia to a series-clinching conquest through 115 runs in the third and concluding Test against Pakistan at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Lyon accomplished a five-wicket pull as he ran through the Pakistani peak and bottom order. Captain Cummins adds with the essential wickets of Mohammad Rizwan, Fawad Alam, and last player Naseem Shah to assist his team to succeed a series on Pakistani earth after 24 long years. Australia triumphs the series 1-0 after the first two Tests finished in draws. Australia, the top-class international Test team, will keep its solid grip on the peak spot of the World Test Championship table. Usman Khawaja was the iconic star with the bat for Australia in the contest as he adds with scores of 91 and 104.
Pat Cummins, the captain of Australia is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for taking up a total of 8 wickets in the Test match.
Pat Cummins is giving up the trophy and he celebrates the conquest along with his players. Right then! That is it from this enthusiastic Test series! The three-match ODI series will start on Tuesday, 29th March with the initial ball to be bowled at 3:30 pm IST (10:00 am GMT). But as usual, the build-up will initiate much before. Do join us for the same. until now, it is goodbye from this side.