Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd Test, Day 1, Live Score Updates: Pat Cummins Wins Toss, Opts To Bat vs Pakistan

Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd Test, Day 1, Live Score Updates: Skippers Babar Azam and Pat Cummins will have one eye on the trophy as they aim to clinch the Test series in decider in Lahore. Cummins won the toss and opted to bat against Pakistan in Lahore. The first two Tests in Rawalpindi and Karachi, both ended in draws as the pitches came into the limelights for all the negative reasons. However, the travelling Australian team will want to grab this last opportunity on the tour of a Test series victory in Pakistan after displaying some exceptional cricketing skills in the second Test against the hosts. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Playing XI:

Pakistan Squad: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (c), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Naseem Shah, Sajid Khan, Hasan Ali, Nauman Ali, Shaheen Afridi

Australia Squad: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Swepson

Australia (Unchanged XI) - David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (WK), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (C), Mitchell Swepson and Nathan Lyon.

Pakistan (Playing XI) - Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam(C), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan(WK), Sajid Khan, Hasan Ali, Nauman Ali, Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah (In for Faheem Ashraf).

TOSS - Up goes the flip of the coin and it lands in Australia's favour. They have elected to BAT first.

Pakistan looked to be heading towards defeat within three and a half days' play but they certainly turned it around in the final innings. Generally, days 4 and 5 are the most difficult to bat on but just like Rawalpindi, the playing surface