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Australia vs Pakistan 3rd ODI Live Score Updates: Smith century gives Australia 2-1 lead
Catch Live Score Updates of Australia (AUS) vs Pakistan (PAK) 3rd ODI 2017.
Hello and welcome to India.com’s coverage of Australia vs. Pakistan 3rd One-Day International (ODI) 2017 in Melbourne. Pakistan clawed back by winning the second one-dayer in Melbourne to draw level the five-match series against Australia 1-1. It was also Pakistan’s first win on the Australian soil in 12 years.
After being blanked in the Test series, Pakistan stand a chance of creating history if they go on to win the ODI series. Peter Handscomb is all set to make his limited-overs debut for Australia after replacing an injured Mitchell Marsh in the squad. Watch now: Live Streaming of Australia vs Pakistan 3rd ODI
In his first four Test appearances for Australia, Handscomb scored two hundreds and two fifties. Billy Stanlake comes in for Mitchell Starc, who is being rested. While, Chris Lynn, who missed the second ODI in Melbourne because of a neck injury, will be out for the remainder of the series.
The visitors in all probability may go with the same XI at the WACA but considering the nature of the bounce of Perth wicket would like to include Wahab Riaz.
Australia XI: Steve Smith (capt), David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Peter Handscomb, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade, James Faulkner, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Billy Stanlake
Pakistan Squad: Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hafeez (capt), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Rahat Ali, Sharjeel Khan, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Wahab Riaz
Live Updates
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Steve Smith remains unbeaten on 108 as Australia beat Pakistan by 7 wickets to take 2-1 lead in the five-match ODI series.
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Australia are now just nine runs away from win and take 2-0 lead in the five-match ODI series. Elsewhere, Yuvraj Singh has slammed his 14th ODI hundred in a match vs England.
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FIFTY! You beauty @phandscomb54, an ODI half century on debut!
Sensational stuff: https://t.co/VqP3xLNbFP #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/hd59vJ6zeT
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) January 19, 2017
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Smith and Handscomb have put up an unbeaten 100-run stand to put Australia in control of chase of 264. AUS 156/2 after 31.2 overs.
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Smith and Handscomb have steadied Australia after early wickets in the form of Warner and Khawaja. AUS 94/2 after 20.4 overs chasing 264.
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Australia started the 264 chase with David Warner taking off early but couldn’t continue with the momentum and fell for 35 off Junaid Khan’s bowling. Next to go was Usman Khawaja (9), caught behind off Amir. AUS 56/2 after 13.2 overs.
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Pakistan squandered the effort in the last 10 overs and manage to reach 263/7 in 50 overs. Babar 84, Sharjeel 50, Hazlewood 3-32.
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Not bad! #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/bTtsT8CCUt
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) January 19, 2017
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Peter Handscomb that is brilliant! A superb catch in the deep off Hazlewood and Babar has to go for 84. Pakistan 5-222 #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/bxui5tTGG4
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) January 19, 2017
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Pakistan in an attempt to make final flourish have lost quick wickets. Umar Akmal fell for 39, who looked settled and next to follow was Imad Wasim. PAK 248/7 after 47 overs.
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