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AUS vs PAK 3rd TEST, AUS vs PAK 2022

PAK 268(116.4)

235-1092.1

Australia won by 115 runs 🏆

391(133.3)

AUS

60.0227-3

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Pat Cummins, Australian skipper- You know I think first of all the way we batted in the first innings we put ourselves right ahead in the game. I thought 350 was a total if they batted really really well they were in the game. We needed 110 overs and happy to seal the job. The trend of the game was the first couple of wickets was difficult to get and when the ball got old and started reversing it was a different ball game altogether. Probably too many to name. The great quality of this squad is we played really well in the Ashes and now here. Really happy with the way we played. Even Swepson on debut. He didn't got justice in his debut Test but he bowled really well. We were looked after so well by the Pakistani public, in the hotel. We really didn't knew what to expect here. Babar and the players and the whole 15 days has been very competitive. Fantastic experience for us.

Babar Azam, Pakistan skipper- Definitely overall this has been a great series. We have fought really hard and coming to today's game we dominated but in two sessions there were soft dismissals which led to our downfall. The session after lunch where we lost back to back wickets which put us under pressure. Definitely we planned to chase this down. We tried to bat normally and as the momentum increases we will try and chase this down. After 24 years Australian team has travelled here so a big thank you to them.

Usman Khawaja is the TikTok Player of the Series- Look we had had a lot of time. Like to thank Pakistan fans and the boys had a great time. The food was great. Everyone has been welcoming. We had so much fun. To win the game today as icing on the cake. We certainly had a lot of fun. I think 350 with four sessions was a very good target. I knew how hard it was to score. Whether or not Pakistan could block it out maybe. It was the hardest wicket I batted on. It was a very good declaration.

Pat Cummins is the TikTok Player of the Match for his wonderful spell in both innings.

Usman Khawaja is the Reliable Batter of the Match.

Nathan Lyon is the Super Charged Player of the Match.

Cameron Green is the all-rounder of the match.

It's time for the post-match presentation ceremony.

Arya: Wickets kept tumbling at the other end but Babar Azam continued his good work and went onto score yet another half-century to get his side to a decent position. Sajid Khan chipped in with a knock of 21 before he clipped one full delivery on the pads straight to the midwicket fielder. From there on it was always going to be a humungous task for Pakistan to save the game. However till Babar was there, Pakistan still had hope. The dream came to and end when Nathan Lyon induced an outside edge with an arm ball and Steve Smith unlike the rest of the series held onto a brilliant low catch.

It was a matter of formalities from there on as Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins dismissed the last two batters in quick time to hand Australia a comprehensive 115 runs victory. Imam was the highest scorer for Pakistan with a knock of 70 while Babar Azam chipped in with 55. For Australia, Nathan Lyon was lethal and bagged yet another five-wicket haul, skipper Pat Cummins also chipped in with three.

Arya: After a fascinating Test series, it is the visitors Australia who hold their nerves and comes out triumphant, beating Pakistan by runs to take the series 1-0. When the final day started, all four results were possible. Pakistan had the belief in themselves that they could chase this down but on a surface like this, it was never going to be easy to score runs at a good pace. Eventually, the Australian bowlers were too good for the Pakistan batters as they skittled out the hosts for runs.

Pakistan began the day’s play on 73/0 with overnight batsmen Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq starting proceedings. Shafique was dismissed pretty early on in the day as he nicked an outswing delivery from Cameron Green straight to the keeper. Azhar Ali batted stoically for a while before perishing to Nathan Lyon. Imam and Babar shared a good little partnership before Imam proded at one and ended up giving an easy catch to the silly point fielder.

Fawad Alam's struggles continued in the series as he was again dismissed by an incoming delivery from Pat Cummins. Mohammad Rizwan could have gone for the review would have saved him as the banana swinging delivery from Pat Cummins came back sharply but struck him well outside the line.

Australia has created history here and has won the series 1-0. What an achievement and what a start for Pat Cummins as a skipper in overseas conditions.

Out

N Shah

1(7)

b P Cummins

4s/6s

0/0

14.29

Out

N Shah

1(7)

b P Cummins

4s/6s

0/0

14.29

92.1 P Cummins to N Shah

W It is all over. Australia have wrapped up the Pakistan innings to win this test match. The boys from down under have done it, they have gone past tough times to seal a win on Pakistani soil. A touch short of good length on the stumps, it keeps a touch low as the batter tries to defend it off the back foot ends up getting bowled.

OVER 92

Pakistan

235/9

Nauman Ali

1(20)

Naseem Shah

1(6)

Nathan Lyon

5-83(37.0)

91.6 N Lyon to N Ali

0 A touch full in length on the pads as the batter works it straight to the man at short mid-wicket.

91.5 N Lyon to N Ali

0 Another one on good length, this time outside off stump as the batter defends it towards short covers.

91.4 N Lyon to N Ali

0 Good length delivery on the pads as the batter tucks it towards short fine leg.

91.3 N Lyon to N Shah

1 Outisde edge down to third man and they get a single. Good length outside off stump, it drags the batter forward and takes the outside edge of the blade here as it goes past first slip.