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Pakistan beat Australia by 111 runs | Pakistan Vs Australia Live Score, 3rd T20I Match

The victorious skipper of Pakistan - Salman Agha is also the PLAYER OF THE SERIES. He says it was a complete team effort and that they performed well in all departments, thoroughly dominating the Australian side. He shared that he is in a great frame of mind and hopes to continue his good form with the bat during the World Cup. He praised Shaheen Afridi for being outstanding whenever he plays and added that Naseem Shah also did a wonderful job. Salman mentioned that captaincy becomes easier when you have world-class spinners, calling it a “good headache” for the team. With multiple spin options available, he feels the team may not even need his bowling. He signed off by saying that Pakistan have been fielding well since the Asia Cup and were keen to make a strong mark in the series.

Pakistan's 200-plus statement - Earlier in the game, Pakistan tore into the Australian attack to cross the 200-run mark for the first time in the rivalry, posting their highest-ever T20I total against them in a breathtaking display of power and control. Saim Ayub provided the early spark with a dazzling half-century, before Babar Azam and Shadab Khan seized complete command through the middle and death overs. Babar held the innings together with a classy unbeaten 50, while Shadab went into overdrive with a brutal 46 off just 19 balls to blow the game wide open. Australia simply could not stem the flow, with Matthew Kuhnemann the lone bowler to show some control, while Dwarshuis took a couple of wickets but the rest, including Zampa, were taken apart as Pakistan powered their way to a landmark total.

Australia unravel in a spin trap - Australia's chase never found any momentum as they lost both openers inside the first two overs and slipped to a disastrous 16/3. Stoinis and Green tried to revive things with knocks in their 20s, but they were the only batters to cross that mark as wickets kept tumbling. The visitors looked completely out of sorts against spin, relying almost entirely on sweeps that brought little reward, and with seven batters falling for single-digit scores, the collapse only deepened. It summed up a miserable series with the bat, where not a single Australian batter managed to register a fifty across the entire tour. Zampa, sidelined by a groin injury from the first innings, could not bat, and Australia were eventually bundled out for well under 100 in a one-sided finish.