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Australia has given a target of 141 runs to Pakistan in the third ODI. The host team’s batting flopped on the bouncy pitch of Perth and could score only 140 runs in 31.5 overs. The top-5 batsmen of the team could not score more than 25 runs. Opener Matthew Short scored 22 runs and Son Abbott scored the highest 30.
In Perth, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl, which the fast bowlers proved right. Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf took 3 wickets each. Naseem Shah took 2 wickets. Mohammad Hasnain got one wicket. While one batsman retired hurt.
Top-5 batsmen added 55 runs, Short scored 22 runs. Australian batsmen were seen struggling in front of Pakistani pacers. The top-5 batsmen of the team together scored 55 runs, out of which opener Matthew Short scored the maximum 22 runs. Haris Rauf sent him to the pavilion.
Naseem Shah gave the first blow to the team in the fourth over of the innings. He got Jack Fraser McGurk caught by wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan. Jack wanted to drive the ball going outside the off stump. The ball took the outer edge of the bat and went into the gloves of the wicketkeeper.
Maxwell out on zero for second in the series, Cooper injured Glenn Maxwell was out on zero for the second time in this series. He was caught by Haris Rauf at the hands of Saim Ayub. He could not open his account even in the first match.
Earlier, lefty batsman Cooper Connolly (7 runs) got injured during the innings. The bouncing ball of Mohammad Hasnain hit his left hand. They wanted to pull this ball.
Sean Abbott took the score close to 150 After losing 6 wickets for 88 runs, number 8 batsman Sean Abbott took the team’s score beyond 140. He was the team’s top scorer by scoring 30 runs. He made a partnership of 30 runs with Adam Zampa and 22 runs with Spencer Johnson.
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