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The Australian team ended its historic tour of Pakistan on a high by winning the one-off T20 encounter three wickets as Aaron Finch's side chased down the target of 163 runs with 5 balls to spare. Pakistan were put into bat by the Australians and it was the familiar pair of Mohammad Rizwan and captain Babar Azam that gave the hosts a rollicking start as they hit a flurry of boundaries in the powerplay.
Australia skipper Aaron Finch scored a timely half-century as they concluded their tour of Pakistan with a three-wicket win over the hosts in a one-off Twenty20 international match in Lahore on Tuesday.
(Reuters) - Australia skipper Aaron Finch scored a timely half-century as they concluded their tour of Pakistan with a three-wicket win over the hosts in a one-off Twenty20 international match in Lahore on Tuesday.
Alex Carey's poor form with the bat continued as he was dismissed for five runs off 10 deliveries in the ongoing second ODI between Australia and Pakistan at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The wicketkeeper-batter was dismissed by Mohammad Wasim on the second delivery of the 44th over. Carey tried to drive on the up but outside edged the length delivery behind the wicket to Mohammad Rizwan, who took a low diving catch to his left. It was also Wasim's second wicket of the day as he finished with figures of 2/56 in 10 overs.
In the first ODI between Pakistan and Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, the hosts displayed great agility and athleticism to inflict dismissals. Australia got off to a tremendous start after openers Aaron Finch and Travis Head put on 100 runs inside 15 overs. However, Pakistan stormed back into the contest after they took wickets in quick succession and Mohammad Wasim Jr's agility helped in inflicting a run-out and as a result, Ben McDermott was sent back to the pavilion.
:Off-spinner Nathan Lyon took five wickets to help Australia beat Pakistan by 115 runs in the final session of the deciding third test in Lahore and clinch the three-match series 1-0 on Friday.
Lyon took five wickets to help Australia beat Pakistan by 115 runs in the final session of the deciding third Test in Lahore and clinch the three-match series 1-0 on Friday. The 34-year-old took the prized wickets of Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali and Babar Azam to end Pakistan's resistance and finished with figures of 5-83 in Pakistan's second innings. Fast bowler Pat Cummins provided ample support by picking up three wickets as Pakistan folded for 235 on the final day of the Test match at the Gaddafi Stadium, chasing a target of 351. As it happened: Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd TestPakistan captain Babar, who saved the hosts from the jaws of defeat in the second Test in Karachi with a 196 in the second innings, made 55. Cummins dismissed Fawad Alam and wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan, who also struck an unbeaten 104 in the second innings of the drawn Karachi Test, in successive overs with both batters falling leg before wicket. Television replays, however, showed Rizwan would have survived if he had asked for a review of the umpire's decision.
:Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon put Australia on course for a series-clinching victory against Pakistan on Friday, with the touring side needing five wickets to wrap up the win in the final session of the deciding third test in Lahore.