Pakistan, captained by Mohammad Rizwan, defeated world champions Australia 2-1 on Sunday, November 10, in the third and final ODI at Perth’s Optus Stadium. Pakistan had won an ODI series in Australia for the first time since 2002.
Once again, Rizwan won the toss and chose to bowl first without hesitation. Aaron Hardie, promoted to No. 3, also left cheaply, and Jake Fraser-McGurk died early once more. On a fiery pitch, the Pakistani pacers took off stand-in captain Josh Inglis in the eleventh over.
Cooper Connolly had to leave after getting hurt while playing against Mohammad Hasnain, while Matthew Short battled before being disqualified for 22. Haris Rauf and company had their tails up, and the seasoned team of Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis was unable to mount a comeback.
In the 21st over, the hosts had only lost their first six wickets for 88. The Australian hitters failed to respect the conditions and did not put in much effort in the middle. Adam Zampa and Sean Abbott built a 30-run partnership off 39 balls in an attempt to postpone the inevitable. Abbott and Spencer Johnson scored another 22 runs after Zampa left for 13.
Australia fell to 140/8 after Abbott’s hard-fought 30 was out of the way in the 32nd over. Connolly was unable to bat again as Lance Morris left in the same over, and Pakistan needed just 141 runs to win. Hasnain and Haris only managed two wickets each, while Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah both claimed three.
Rizwan and Babar lead Pakistan to victory.
To set things up nicely for the tourists, Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafique combined caution and aggression, adding an 84-run partnership off 104 balls for the first wicket. However, Lance Morris dismissed them both in the same over, wasting their starts. Shafique left for 37, while Ayub made 42.
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Together, the talisman pair of Babar Azam and Rizwan led Pakistan to win with 23.1 overs remaining and eight wickets taken. Babar scored an undefeated 28 off 30, while Rizwan finished undefeated 30 off 27.
Here’s how ‘X’ users reacted to Pakistan’s ODI series historic win:
Not just a series win, its sheer dominance. What an all round performance by 🇵🇰. Heartiest congratulations to team Pakistan and specially @iMRizwanPak on leading Pakistan to this historic win. Well played! @TheRealPCB @HarisRauf14 @iNaseemShah @iShaheenAfridi @SaimAyub7 and all! pic.twitter.com/WI0O2dygF4
— Rumman Raees (@rummanraees15) November 10, 2024
History has been created! Pakistan Cricket has finally done it! Exceptional performance by the team. That’s why team effort is important. Congrats to the whole nation 🇵🇰❤⭐ #PAKvsAUS #AUSvPAK #PakistanCricket
— Ahmad Shahzad 🇵🇰 (@iamAhmadshahzad) November 10, 2024
Congratulations @TheRealPCB on the T20I Series win over @CricketAus and good to see the fast bowlers back doing what they do best! @iMRizwanPak to enjoy the moment Down Under! @wasimakramlive how good was that? #AUSvPAK
— Alan Wilkins (@alanwilkins22) November 10, 2024
Congratulations Team 🇵🇰
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) November 10, 2024
Congratulations, Pakistan! 🇵🇰 Historic series win after 22 years in Australia! Well done, @iMRizwanPak & the entire team!👍🏼#PakistanCricket #AUSvPAK #IamGAME pic.twitter.com/i33yBmP9ay
— Muhammad Nawaz (@mnawaz94) November 10, 2024
India losing a home test series after 12 years!
Australia losing an home ODI series to Pakistan after 22 years.
BGT is well and truly set 🔥
Aussies starts favourites.
— Varadh Krishna (@KrishnaVaradh) November 10, 2024
What an incredible achievement to beat Australia in Australia! Pakistan’s cricket team has proven their mettle once again. Congratulations on the series win!#AUSvPAK#PakistanCricket pic.twitter.com/RNMG91mBkA
— Muzammal Hassan (@muzammaldgr) November 10, 2024
Congratulations!!
Pakistan beat Australia in Australia 🇦🇺 by 2-1 in the ODI series, a series victory after 22 years. What a feat under the leadership of Mohammad Rizwan 👏👏PAKvsAUS pic.twitter.com/imFLrjbTYO
— Life Coach (@SohailMirza787) November 10, 2024
Pakistan beats Australia by 8 Wickets and won The ODI Series by 2-1.🌹🌹
Their Second Bilateral Series in Australia in the History!
Bowlers set up the Series and batters also didn’t disappoint while chasing in both the games.❣️❣️ pic.twitter.com/eMJKwYDqF1
— Sultan Danish (@sultan_danish) November 10, 2024
In just 1 series!
Pakistan smashed both 🏆 Australia’s World Cup-winning team
🇦🇺 Australia’s youngsters team! 🔥💥 Crazy domination! 💪— ThaLA: Dan📮 (@ThaLAlovers) November 10, 2024
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