Australia in Pakistan: Nathan Lyon's five-wicket haul leads tourists to Test series victory
Australia claimed a 115-run victory in the third and final Test in Lahore to edge their first series in Pakistan for almost 25 years.
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World Test Championship (WTC) Points Table After Australia's 3rd Test Win vs Pakistan In Lahore
Pakistan have gone down to fourth position in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2021-2023 table after their loss to Australia in the third and final Test match on Friday. On the other hand, the Aussies have cemented their lead at the top of the table and are on course to qualify for the WTC final. Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins were in blistering form as Australia won by 115 runs at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
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Pakistan eventually succumbed in front of the world's top Test side, as they suffered yet another middle and lower order collapse to hand Australia a 115-run win in the third and final Test match in Lahore, which gave Pat Cummins and his team a Test series win on Pakistani soil after 24 years. Nathan Lyon picked up a five-wicket haul on a pitch that had suffered a lot of wear and tear through the five days, while skipper Cummins chipped in with 3 wickets.
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Australia on Friday defeated Pakistan by 115 runs in the third and final Test at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, taking the series 1-0. Australia, who are in Pakistan for the first time in 24 years (last tour in 1998), showcased an all-round performance to take the series-decider, after the first and second Test had both ended in stalemates in Rawalpindi and Karachi, respectively. While there were plenty of runs scored throughout the series, the final Test belonged to the Australian bowlers.
Lyon takes five to spin Australia to series-clinching win
: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 spins Australia to Test series win over Pakistan
Nathan Lyon took five wickets as Australia clinched a 1-0 series victory over Pakistan with a 115-run win on day five of the third and final Test in Lahore.
Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd Test: Lyon takes five to spin Australia to series-clinching win
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.
Australia win third Test to claim historic series against Pakistan
Australia claimed a historic victory against Pakistan on Friday, taking the three-Test series 1-0 with a 115-run win on the fifth day of the last match in Lahore.